Scandinavia is a land of endless beauty, from towering mountain peaks in Jotunheimen to the magical Northern Lights over ...

The Vikings who assailed the shores of Britain and France were mostly Norwegian or Danish. But Viking adventurers from Sweden were drawn east, ... On the Swedish island of Gotland, ...

Viking Line appointed Marcus Risberg as its new chief executive. Risberg will assume his new role no later than 1 January 2026, the Finnish cruise and ferry operator said in a statement.

The viking presence in Europe is well known, extending east to Constantinople and the rivers of western Russia and Ukraine, ... Coins from the Västergårde hoard on Gotland, most of them silver dirhams ...

A passerby discovered a rare Viking-era iron bracelet in a wetland on the Swedish island of Öland. The open-ended bracelet style is rare in large part because of the use of iron.

Björn Ironside, the son of Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok, ... Gotland, and Öland. Following these conquests, they establish their stronghold in Lejre, Denmark, with Ivar assuming leadership. It ...

Historians say these early rulers borrowed elements of the Roman Empire and governance, helping to create the region’s first centralized states in the Viking civilization. Professor Dagfinn Skre, a ...

History is unavoidable on the Swedish island of Gotland, where the medieval walls of its capital, Visby, still stand. So it made sense that on Nov. 9, Allmänna Sången Visby, a local choir ...

A METAL detectorist has accidentally discovered a 1000-year-old Viking sword fragment with unique animal carvings. The incredible discovery was made by a treasure hunter Sander Visser while scannin… ...

The Vikings' reputation for bloodlust compared to other medieval fighters may have been exaggerated over the years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

Stark Future Racing Enduro Team took on the 2024 Gotland Grand National three-hour cross-country race in Sweden and this is what their pitstops looked like. ... Eddie Karlsson has contested the Battle ...