It has long been thought that the Vikings in Scandinavian countries were equally aggressive. That was not the case. A new study suggests that the Norwegians were the fiercest and most lawless Vikings ...

Viking age people who lived in what is now Norway were far more likely to be violently killed than Viking age people who lived in Denmark, a new analysis reveals. The findings were surprising to the ...

A new study sheds light on how Viking Age societies in Norway and Denmark differed in their experiences with violence and the role social structures played in shaping those patterns. Rates of violence ...

“Violence was much more prevalent in Norwegian society during the Viking Age than in Denmark,” Professor Jan Bill at the University of Oslo tells the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK. Bill is ...

I break down why Bornholm has been so important throughout history, from its Viking-era independence to its time under Danish, Swedish, and even German Hanseatic rule. I also cover the island’s role ...

A Norwegian couple’s home renovations have revealed what archaeologists suspect is a 1,000-year-old Viking grave, reports David Nikel for Forbes. The pair were pulling up the floorboards of their ...

Vikings were much snappier dressers than thought, according to new evidence unearthed by a Swedish researcher. The men were especially vain while the women dressed provocatively, adorning themselves ...

Viking Age skeletons in Norway were much more likely to bear signs of lethal violence than those in Denmark, possibly because society in Norway was less stratified and centralized. When you purchase ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 28, 2024) – Rates of violence in Viking Age Norway and Denmark were long believed to be comparable. A team of researchers including University of South Florida sociologist David ...