Viking Attacks and Group PhotosMarch 03, 2012 – Which is worse: being attacked by Vikings or having to take a group photo? Photographer Jim Richardson takes the sting out.
Pictures: Mysterious Viking-era Graves Found With TreasureDecember 18, 2011 – Viking? Slavic? Neither? Swords, amulets, and jewelry recently found in dozens of thousand-year-old Polish graves have experts stumped.
Vikings Navigated With Translucent Crystals?November 11, 2011 – Vikings may have navigated on cloudy days by looking through a "sunstone" made of Icelandic spar, a new study suggests.
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Home of the Viking KingsFebruary 13, 2018 – Launch your fjord exploration from Norway's coastal cities and towns.Gordon Ramsay Braves Norway’s Winter Viking SeasonMay 20, 2020 – From herding reindeer to scuba diving in wintry waters, Gordon gets to the heart of traditional Norwegian cuisine and where it’s headed.
How to Fight Like a VikingMarch 07, 2017 – Courage, camaraderie, and a lack of chivalry made the Norse fearsome fighters.
Enormous, rare Viking ship burial discovered by radarOctober 15, 2018 – Archaeologists in Norway using ground-penetrating radar have detected one of the largest Viking ship graves ever found.
How to Eat Like a VikingFebruary 28, 2017 – It's no surprise that the fearsome raiders relished wild boar meat. But yogurt?
Vikings in North America: A Saga’s New ChapterNovember 15, 2016 – Satellite images have led archaeologists to a new excavation site in Canada, yielding more clues to Norse settlements in North America.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, WalesFebruary 15, 2011 – Get facts, photos, and travel tips for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in Wales from National Geographic.
Lake District National Park, EnglandFebruary 15, 2011 – Get facts, photos, and travel tips for Lake District National Park in England from National Geographic.
Book Excerpt: From the Eyes of the VikingsOctober 08, 2010 – RED GLACIER, ALASKA Bergs and boulders form islands of ice and rock in the basin of the glacier. Welcome to the latest edition of Library Fridays, where we share an excerpt from one our upcoming titles from National Geographic Books. I was particularly enthused at just hearing the name of this week’s book, From the…
"Thor's Hammer" Found in Viking GravesAugust 10, 2010 – Seen as lightning repellent, "thunderstones" resembling the Norse god Thor's hammerhead were put in graves for good luck, experts say.
Pictures: Urban Vikings Take to the StreetsSeptember 27, 2014 – Viking reenactors from Foteviken, Sweden, descend on the nearby town of Höllviken.
Viking WeatherJune 01, 2010 – As Greenland returns to the warm climate that allowed Vikings to colonize it in the Middle Ages, its isolated and dependent people dream of greener fields and pastures—and also of oil from ice-free waters.
The Ice Vikings: How to Climb Icebergs in the North AtlanticMay 28, 2010 – By Tom Prigg; Photographs by Ben McMillen Five friends and I decided to drive 40 hours each way from Pittsburgh to Newfoundland, Canada, to climb icebergs. So we loaded up a short school bus bought and modified by our teammate Ryan Hostetter and headed out, complete with a jet ski in tow. The destination was…
