Valhalla, the brief yet intriguing appearance of Erik the Red leaves many questions unanswered about his true legacy. While ...

Over 1,000 years ago, on June 8th 793 AD, a small band of Vikings sailed down the eastern coast of England. Their target was a monastery, called Lindisfarne, and they decided to launch a surprise ...

This windswept coastal outpost is the very spot where Norse sailors first settled in North America, the only authenticated Viking site on ... struggles of these early settlers to life.

The research, led by Dr. Christopher Tillquist from the University of Louisville, analyzed Y-chromosome data to uncover surprising differences in the genetic heritage of Viking settlers in these ...