From their mastery of the seas to their influence over lands as far from home as Russia and North America, the Scandinavian raiders known as the Vikings shaped the world for centuries. Swift and ...

But archeological investigations of Viking sites stretching from Russia to Newfoundland have ... curator of a new exhibit on Vikings at the Smithsonian Insitution, offers compelling insight ...

Trade became more varied as the Vikings made their way across Europe, bringing conflict and commerce where they went. One example was the Volga River in modern-day Russia. The Vikings who settled ...

the Vikings left artifacts, such as this 10th-century silver coin, along their trade routes spanning eastern Europe and Russia. Parcak’s team is confident that the remains were most likely left ...