When we think about Norse Mythology, it can be difficult to shake the image of an otherworldly Chris Hemsworth with bulging muscles, luscious golden locks and a distinctly sarcastic sense of humour.

Researchers have discovered that an ancient gold disc found in southern Denmark includes the earliest written reference to the Norse god Odin, revealing that he was worshiped up to 150 years earlier ...

It took 10 years of work to prepare a Viking longship for a trip no longer than a football field. How it got to that spot ...

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, ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the 1,200-year-old remains of a large Viking temple in Ose, Norway that was dedicated to the worship of the Norse gods Thor and Odin. "Archaeologists say the large wooden ...

Powerful storms on the Orkney Islands in the far north of Scotland recently exposed ancient human bones in a Pictish and Viking cemetery dating to almost 1,500 years ago. Volunteers are piling ...

During the Second World War a brooch inscribed with ancient Norse runes (letters) was discovered in a field at Værløse Airfield in Denmark telling a sinister story of the Nazi’s efforts to abuse ...

— There is scarce a class of humorists whose fortunes have been so fluctuating as those of the punster. We read that in the reign of the wise King James a happy play upon words often insured its ...

A startling message on a 1,200-year-old granite slab created by the Vikings appears to predict climate change, experts say. The research, published in Futharc: International Journal of Runic Studies, ...