As the eighth century drew to a close, the first Viking kings ruled on the island of Karmøy nearly 100 years before Norway became a sovereign country. Now, archaeologists have discovered the burials ...

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 ...

In 1110, King Sigurd of Norway became the first reigning monarch to journey to the Holy Land during the Crusades. This video follows his voyage, detailing how Viking legacy and Christian zeal ...

Harald Fairhair began life as a teenage warrior fighting to defend his father’s legacy in a land torn apart by petty kings. Over ten brutal years he burned homes, crushed rebellions, and slew rival ...