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Archaeologists from the University of Iceland analysed wood samples from Norse sites in Greenland, and found they came from tree species that were grown in North America.

Viking sagas of transatlantic journeys have thrilled people for centuries. Historians are sorting fact from fiction—from accounts of clashes with the First...

Ancient Origins Guest Writer, William James Veall, is far afield from his usual research concerning Trans-Oceanic visitations to South America.

The gold ring is said to have been made during the Late Iron Age, which was a period between 400AD and 800AD, and worn by a man based on the band size.

Researchers from University of Massachusetts Amherst have analysed sediment samples taken from a Greenland lake adjacent to a former Norse farm.

The chopping of wood at LAnse aux Meadows, in Newfoundland, Canada was dated to 1021 AD using a radiocarbon signal in trees from a solar storm, experts from the University of Groningen said.

Jordan Patrick Smith plays Ubbe in Vikings (Image: AMAZON PRIME) READ MORE However, during their visit to Iceland, Ubbe was introduced to a wanderer called Othere (Ray Stevenson). Othere told the tale of a golden land’ to the west, presumably land which today is present-day America. The idea of the golden land inspired Torvi and Ubbe to keep exploring a world beyond Kattegat. Othere also revealed to Ubbe he was once a Christian monk named Athelstan (George Blagden), the same name of a chara...