Prior to the 1266 Treaty of Perth, the Western Isles of Scotland were controlled by various Norse and Gaelic rulers who owed their allegiance to the Kings of Norway rather than the kings of Scotland.

At Hyperallergic, we strive to make art more inclusive ... The truth is, the Viking textile from Birka has no Arabic on it at all. Evidence for contact between the Vikings and the Islamic world ...

Satellite images have led archaeologists to a new excavation site in Canada, yielding more clues to Norse settlements in North America. 5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 ...

When the war ended, Allied soldiers tracked down Nicolas de Largillierre's "Portrait de femme à mi-corps" with the help of a savvy French curator who had been working for the resistance Sonja ...

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. Overwatch 2 fan art depicts Ramattra as Ymir, a Norse frost giant, drawing attention and praise from the community. The choice of Ymir ...

Tamara de Lempicka’s first major U.S. survey invokes her as a trailblazing techno-feminist who borrowed freely from art history. But it also buries her erratic second act. By Walker Mimms ...

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Is Dublin worth visiting? Absolutely! Dublin, the capital of Ireland, is a city steeped in history and renowned for its ...

At the time the pieces were made, Lewis was part of the Norse-Gaelic Kingdom of the Isles, encompassing islands and land along the west coast of Scotland as well as the Isle of Man. There was a ...

Gael García Bernal reflects on an auteur-led early career ... parallels between his work and that of filmmaker Robert Altman, and what drew him into art collecting. 18 min ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's ...

Artist Emma Majury demonstrates some basic artistic techniques in the realms of drawing, painting, photography, printing, collage, and sculpture. A series of short films for primary schools ...