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Pulling together: Norway returns to Leif Erikson's shore
A thousand years ago Norse crews crossed the North Atlantic and built houses on the shore of North America. This week their descendants at the World Cup did the thing a Norwegian crowd still does when it wants to feel like one body. They rowed.1 month ago — News -
Reexamining the Buddha in the Oseberg Viking ship burial
Two Norwegian ship burials contained Celtic bronze figures decorated with symbols that the Vikings shared with the people who had made them. Research suggests that the story behind those symbols runs back 5,000 years, to a grassland the ancestors of both peoples had once called home.2 months ago — Culture and religion -
Three hundred years in Markland
The Norse did not merely reach North America. They kept going back, for three centuries, and we now have the tree rings, walrus DNA and documents records to prove it.3 months ago — News -
Glima: The ancient Norse art that moves likes tai chi
How Iceland's ancient wrestling tradition preserved principles that echo across martial arts cultures – and what modern practitioners can learn from Viking wisdom.5 months ago — News
