Vikings 1,100-year-old Viking hoard reveals raiding wealthy only 'part of the picture' — they traded with the Middle East too Archaeology 'Gold coins started appearing one after another': ...

A large, gold Viking ring crafted from twisted metal strands and estimated to have belonged to a powerful Viking chief was discovered in the bundle of jewellery purchased by Mari Ingelin Heskestad.

Five historic Danish Viking age Ring Fortresses have just been added to the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List. The fortresses were built between year 958 and 987 under the reign of the Danish ...

We’ve all been there—scrolling through eBay or stopping at a roadside antique store, sorting through jewelry and thinking: “What if I find a really valuable antique in here?” Most of the time, that ...

A SILVER ring unearthed in a field had lain there since a Viking raid on Wales almost 1200 years ago, a treasure trove inquest heard yesterday. A SILVER ring unearthed in a field had lain there since ...

Buried in a pile of costume jewelry was an ancient gold ring that archaeologists say once belonged to a powerful Viking chief. Mari Ingelin Gausvik Heskestad, from Norway, spotted the ring among cheap ...

A rare silver Viking ring found in a corn field near Hoogwoud in the province of Noord Holland has been bought by the Dutch museum for antiquities RMO in Leiden for an undisclosed sum. The ring, which ...

Some historians say the fortresses were constructed by the first Danish King of England as a military training camp from which to launch his invasions of England You can save this article by ...

Model of the original Viking fortress at Trelleborg in Denmark. A local authority on the Danish island of West Zealand has given the green light to rebuild a Viking fortress on its original ...

Ancient tales about Viking expeditions to Islamic countries had some elements of truth, according to recent analysis of a ring recovered from a 9th century Swedish grave. Featuring a pink-violet ...

In the modern-era, Scandinavian countries have become known for their sometimes awkward embrace of migrants from the Arab and Muslim world. But the history behind that relationship goes back far ...