A large bonfire lit up the night sky in the town of Lerwick in Scotland’s Shetland Islands as revelers celebrated the annual Up Helly Aa – Europe’s largest fire festival – on Tuesday7.According to the ...

On Scotland’s Shetland Islands, a fire festival called Up Helly Aa celebrates the region’s Norse heritage. It takes place ...

The burning of the galley in Lerwick provided the traditional climax to another memorable Up Helly Aa spectacle in Shetland.

Researchers dated the ship by conducting tree-ring analysis, which showed it was built with timber from Pomerania, in ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Archaeologists in Denmark say a sunken Viking ship near Copenhagen ...

Onboard/Offboard is a series that explores the can't-miss highlights of our favorite cruises—from the shore excursions to book to the spa treatments too relaxing to pass up. We were met with an ...

Despite being synonymous with the Viking Age, Norway currently has no Viking sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This is why that could soon change. This week, Norway’s Directorate for Cultural ...

Viking Holdings has been a big winner since its IPO. Cruise stocks have been a surprising bright spot during a time of economic anxiety and worries about inflation. Now, Goldman Sachs sees further ...

After several decades of volunteer work, Save Our Ship, Inc. unveiled the recently restored Leif Erikson Viking ship. The community of Knife River hosted their local ‘Julebeyen’ or Christmas village ...