THE WEEK > Your government Monday, Dec. 1 Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor ...

Did a bankrupt Egypt attempt to hitch an anonymous ride for an unpopular pharaoh into immortality? His 225 personal retainers ...

A man who crafted a replica Viking shield in his garden shed before donating it to a museum on the Isle of Man said the ...

Centuries before modern travelers reached Norway’s Lofoten islands for the scenery, Viking chieftains settled here for fertile soil and rich fishing grounds.

Archaeology reveals that a millennium ago, North America was home to thriving urban centres as large and sophisticated as ...

Ancient DNA from Iceland’s first centuries of habitation is forcing historians and geneticists to redraw the map of who ...

On September 25, 1066, King Harold Godwinson's Saxon army had just force-marched nearly 200 miles in four days to confront a ...

Metal detectorist Roy Søreng was scouring a field in Norway when he stumbled upon an oval-shaped metal brooch. When ...

Shetland is a destination best explored slowly, with time to appreciate its raw beauty, Norse heritage and the remarkable ...

The House of Manannan has received a replica Viking Age shield crafted by Chris Clayton, a frequent visitor to the Isle of ...

Two friends discover Viking treasure - coins dating back 1,000 years that reveal trade routes and secrets of the Irish Sea.

What made this encounter truly extraordinary was Samoset's command of the English language. He had learned to speak English from fishermen who worked the waters off Monhegan Island in the Gulf of ...