Long before Ukraine was a modern nation, Viking warriors from Sweden laid the foundations of a medieval Slavic state—the ...

Caries prevalence and other dental pathological conditions in Vikings from Varnhem, Sweden. PLOS ONE, 2023; 18 (12): e0295282 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295282 ...

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Although ship burials are relatively rare in Sweden, they have been found across other parts of Northern Europe, said Dr. Elizabeth Ashman Rowe, who teaches Viking history at the University of ...

Viking Jewelry Discovered in Sweden Looks 'Almost Completely New' at 1,000 Years Old — See the Photos! “This is something you probably only experience once in a lifetime,” said one archaeologist ...

Vikings and Elves: Music from SwedenFrom the most intimate introspection to the cutting edge of electronic sound-art, Sweden is producing some of today's most compelling modern popular music.

Viking-era discoveries have thrilled archaeologists across Scandinavia and the Baltic in recent years. An incredible Swedish grave containing the skeleton of a Viking warrior, long thought to be ...

Essentially the holiday embodies pre-Christian Viking rituals celebrating the earth’s magical rebirth. When Christianity came to Sweden, the ancient Swedish Church shrewdly kept the holiday ...

Vikings suffered from dental disease, study of Swedish gravesite says. They also had ‘complex’ methods for remedying oral hygiene problems.

The remains of a man, a dog and a horse were found during a rare discovery of two Viking burial boats in Sweden, archaeologists announced July 4. Archaeologists discovered the boats, which could ...

October 5, 2018 / 6:31 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota (CNN) -- An eight-year-old girl has discovered a pre-Viking-era sword in a Swedish lake, prompting locals to name her the "Queen of Sweden." ...