Viking

Calamity after calamity befell Europe at the beginning of the so-called Dark Ages. The Roman Empire collapsed in the late fifth century. Volcanic eruptions in the mid-sixth century…

Many men in northern Europe over the age of 60 suffer from the so-called Viking disease, which means that the fingers lock in a bent position. Now researchers at Karolinska Institutet,…

A new study based on 297 ancient Scandinavian genomes analysed together with the genomic data of 16,638 present day Scandinavians resolve the complex relations between geography, ancestry,…

Issued on: 27/12/2022 - 20:54 Italy will allow the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship to dock at an Italian port and disembark…

To suggest that acclaimed filmmaker Robert Eggers continues to challenge his longtime collaborator, production designer Craig Lathrop, is something of an understatement. Their first…

Scientists have shown how three vortices can be linked in a way that prevents them from being dismantled. The structure of the links resembles a pattern used by Vikings and other ancient…

Issued on: 11/11/2022 - 07:46 France warned Italy of "severe consequences" as it was set to take in on Friday a charity ship…

Issued on: 10/11/2022 - 12:03 France said on Thursday it was evacuating four of the 234 migrants sailing on a charity group…

STOCKHOLM – About 1,000 years ago, a Viking woman named Ingrid built a wharf to load ships at a bay on the Swedish coast and commemorated the site with a looping runic inscription on a…

A Viking river cruise ship that was headed up the Mississippi River was halted on Thursday after low water levels forced the vessel to end its voyage earlier than expected.…