Norway's Viking Age landscapes including ship burial mounds could soon earn global recognition if authorities get their way.

Norway already has eight World Heritage sites, including Bergen’s old wharf complex Bryggen, the historic mining town of ...

Dozens of iron rivets scattered around a farmer's field in Norway could be part of a Viking ship burial, archaeologists say. In 2015, a metal detectorist discovered three of the rivets while exploring ...

Researchers unearthed the remains of a pre-Viking age ship at a Norwegian burial mound. The ship burial likely dates back 1,300 years to 700 AD, media outlets reported. The discovery suggests maritime ...

Archaeologists in Leka excavated Herlaugshaugen, large Viking-age burial mound, and found nails, evidence of a ship grave, photos show. Photo from Geir Grønnesby via Norwegian University of Science ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — Newport officials announced that a Viking ship is docked at Bowen’s Wharf before it makes its way to Norway. The Draken Harald Hårfagre, which claims to be the world's largest ...

Scandinavia's Viking days may be long gone, but its legacy of maritime exploration (and plunder) continues to capture our imagination. Tap into the region's seafaring heritage by visiting excellent ...

While I’ve enjoyed a lot of adventurous travel, nothing in my journals would rival the adventure my grandparents had as they sailed away from their Norwegian homeland — poor and without even a ...

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