Archaeologists from the Arctic University Museum of Norway discovered a Viking-age boat burial on Senja Island containing the remains of a high-status woman and her pet dog, along with a collection of ...

“Only the elite would receive a burial like this,” the lead archaeologist noted. Archaeologists in Norway have unearthed the Viking burial of a high-status woman who was buried with her dog in a boat, ...

The Vikings may have earned a reputation for being fearsome warriors—but even they appear to have had a soft spot for their pets. Archaeologists in Norway recently discovered the 1,000-year-old grave ...

“Bellyfull.” “Unlight.” “A woman walking not alone.” These are all terms once used to describe pregnancy in the Viking Age, which has been a long-neglected subject in the study of Viking history. Now, ...