Jackson Crawford, director of CU’s Nordic Studies program, studies and translates Old Norse, a language spoken by medieval Scandinavians. Here the native Coloradan talks Vikings, videos and his ...

Most stories of the Vikings and their gods focus on men. It’s time for the women to take centre stage: from giantesses to bad ...

Talking like an 18th-century pirate? That is sooo “2000 and late.” These days, between the Thor movies and Loki on Disney+, or the TV series Vikings, it’s all about being ancient Norse marauders. Now, ...

“Vikings: Valhalla” showrunner and creator Jeb Stuart has fathered four kids, and he’s about to pop out his fifth — in the form of the Netflix sequel series. “I’m ready to have this baby,” Stuart says ...

Weddings are one of the oldest time-honored traditions. Even though such a celebration is a common part of our modern lives, ancient cultures also acknowledged and gathered for the joining of two ...

AMERICAN VIKINGS: How the Norse Sailed Into the Lands and Imaginations of America. By Martyn Whittock. Pegasus Books. 272 pages. $29.95. Centuries of lively and heroic medieval sagas, first recorded ...

The huge longhouse was likely used as a ceremonial hall during the Iron Age. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in ...

Every time a phone connects to wireless earbuds or a car stereo, a tiny Viking legacy quietly flickers to life. The ...

Vikings are all the rage these days. Assassin's Creed lets you book your foes a one-way-ticket to Valhǫll, Crusader Kings lets you cut a swathe across Miðgarðr as a Northern Lord, and of course, ...

This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. Viking ancestry is far more common in ...