Once upon a time, there was a Viking king. He prayed to Thor, Odin and Freya and ruled over a land that did not yet have an ...

Denmark has a lot of Viking history, and you can see it in many places. Old forts, rune stones, and burial mounds tell stories of warriors, leaders, and seafarers. Some sites are lively, with markets ...

The seafaring life of a Viking was rough in days of yore. But today, Denmark, one of the ancestral homes of Vikings, often ranks at the top of lists of countries with the best quality of life. Its ...

The Viking Age saw the pillaging of the British Isles, France, and the Mediterranean until inequality, Christianity, and sex ended the era.

We take a look at the unexpected places the Vikings reached, and what remnants of their visits you can still see today.