In fact, the Vikings left behind a great number of documents in stone, wood and metal, all written in the enigmatic symbols known as runes. They relied on these symbols not only for writing but ...

There is a long history of the far right co-opting Norse imagery. Jake Angeli, the Trump supporter who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing horns and displaying his tattoos, is just the latest example.

Two ancient Viking swords were discovered in a stone burial chamber in central Sweden during a highway excavation. The excavation was made in Viby/Norrtuna, in the province of Västmanland ...