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Orkney’s plan to join Norway is far from outlandish — we have far more in common with the Nordic nation than you probably realise

Real-life Viking heroes will be arriving for an exciting hands-on exhibition.

The Viking king who introduced Christianity to Denmark had cross-bearing silver coins struck between the years 970 and ...

A metal detectorist has unearthed two hoards of Viking silver in a field in Denmark, including coins made during the reign of the powerful Danish king Harald Bluetooth.

Let Kate Wills be your guide to how the capital is leading the country — and the world — on sustainability

King Charles is not included in the UK citizenship test even though questions such as the height of the London Eye are, a researcher says.

The Last Kingdom draws a great deal from history, but is the character of Uhtred of Bebbanburg among them? The formidable warrior of the TV series may be a fiction but, writes Professor Ryan Lavelle, he has parallels in real history – not least an 11th-century ealdorman named Uhtred, who fought the Vikings and married the daughter of King Æthelred II…

The Danegeld was a tax created by English rulers to pay for the defense of their country from vikings|Viking raiders. The rate of taxation was two shill...

Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir explores the origins of the name, and why a development of 20th-century digital technology would take the name of a rotten tooth

During the Viking Age (A.D. 793 to 1066), Viking raided, explored and traded from what is now Canada to the Middle East.