The fearsome-looking participants in a Viking fire festival known as Up Helly Aa live in Scotland’s remote Shetland Islands, a wind-whipped northern archipelago where many claim descent from ...

Viking ancestry is far more common in Britain than most of us ever realised. A simple DNA kit could reveal your family’s own ...

LONDON — Archaeologists said Tuesday they have discovered the remains of a Viking chief buried with his boat, ax, sword and spear on a remote Scottish peninsula — one of the most significant Norse ...

Ten years ago, a Viking-era artifact was unearthed in Scotland. Now, it’s far-flung origins have been revealed, museum officials said. Photo from National Museums of Scotland In 2014, metal ...

On the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, peat—that spongy stuff found in bogs and made of partly decomposed vegetation and organic matter—has long been a vital resource for heating, cooking, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A hoard of Viking gold and silver artifacts dating back over 1,000 years has been discovered by a treasure hunter with a metal detector in Scotland, in a find hailed by experts as ...

The annual Viking-inspired fire festival of Up Helly Aa, described by organizers as “a northern Mardi Gras,” was held in the town of Lerwick in Scotland’s Shetland Islands on Tuesday, January 30. The ...

A spectacular Viking boat burial was uncovered this year on the coast of Ardnamurchan, a remote region of western Scotland, the first such burial to be found on the British mainland. A spectacular ...

The Minnesota Vikings are heading to Scotland’s capital next week. NFL giants Minnesota Vikings have confirmed they will make a special visit to Edinburgh in order to celebrate their “shared ...