Viking explorer Leif Erikson is remembered with a large statue in front of the landmark church Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik, Iceland. Thanks to famous tales of discovery involving the likes of Erik ...

Three Viking boats embedded in the shores of an Icelandic fjord have been discovered in three days, Iceland Magazine reports. The artifacts, which include a vessel that once belonged to an affluent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. The Viking connection is big business for Iceland. While there ...

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND—Live Science reports that a team of researchers led by Kevin Smith of Brown University has investigated a stone structure in Surtshellir Cave, which is located near a volcano ...

“Get Out There” is a column for itchy footed humans written by long-time Paste contributor Blake Snow. Today we journey to Iceland, Norway, and the Faroe Islands on Viking Cruises. “You’re not the ...

A pebble discovered in Iceland might contain the oldest known picture in the country. The sandstone rock, no larger than a fingertip, was found in Stöð, an ancient settlement on the island’s east ...

One vaccinated guest sailing on Viking Sky's current cruise around Iceland has tested positive for COVID-19. Viking's week-long "Iceland's Natural Beauty" cruise departed roundtrip from Reykjavik, ...

A mysterious double Viking boat burial has been discovered in Norway, intriguing experts. Last month archaeologists excavating a site at Vinjeroa in central Norway uncovered the boat grave of a woman ...

Two Viking boat graves have been uncovered in Sweden in what archaeologists are describing as a “sensational” discovery. One grave, which was intact, contained the remains of a man, a horse and a dog, ...