The Viking-era gravesite was discovered on the outskirts of Linköping, a city in southern Sweden, in fall 2022. Arkeologerna. Archaeologists soon found that the person in the grave had been ...

Researchers have examined the teeth of Swedish Vikings and found that aside from decay and loss, they engaged in surprisingly advanced dental practices not dissimilar from modern practices. The ...

Vikings in Sweden suffered from painful dental issues and occasionally tried to treat them, according to a study published December 13, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Carolina ...

Swedish archaeologists uncovered a rare 1,100-year-old Viking coffin grave containing weapons near Linköping, describing their findings as "unusual." ...

A graduate student in Sweden has been learning about Vikings through an unusual method: He’s done it by sailing like one. Archaeologist Greer Jarrett, a doctoral student at Lund University, has ...

Swedish laws may also account for the lack of rediscovered iron Viking jewelry. Unlike with artifacts made of silver or gold, Swedes are under “no obligation to contact authorities when [they ...

Swedish archaeologist Greer Jarrett sailed the seas for 3,100 miles in a replica Viking boat. His three-year journey led to discoveries about Viking voyages.

During the Viking Age, an ox would cost 2 öre of silver or 50 grams of silver. This corresponds to roughly 100,000 Swedish kronor or $9,610 today. When compared to the value of an hour’s work ...

A thousand years ago the Vikings of Scandinavia sailed and rowed their great open boats across the seas to Normandy, Iceland, Ireland and America with no protection but that of a huge dragon's ...