Somewhat surprisingly for such notable historic monuments ... in the popular TV series, Vikings. Once Sweden had converted to Christianity, Old Uppsala remained a site of religious importance.

However, in the centuries since the Vikings used the site, it has been plowed ... the news release from Arkeologerna and ...

At Fröjel, a Viking Age site on the west coast of Gotland ... (Photo by: Ny Björn Gustafsson/The Swedish History Museum) Traces of lead and other impurities were found embedded in pieces ...

Denmark is to invest 26 million kroner on making one of its Viking ring fortresses, a UNESCO world heritage site, more ...

Steeped in history from the Viking Age to the Age of Reason ... it has been the site of significant conflict in Swedish history, including the notorious 'Sture Murders' in 1567, orchestrated ...

The name Vikings refers to the inhabitants of Scandinavia who dedicated themselves to plundering other parts of Europe in the ...