At an Iron Age cemetery in Sweden, archaeologists discovered an unusual grave of a woman interred with an iron folding knife ...

Life in Viking villages was shaped by the seasons and everyone had a role to play making sure there was enough food to eat. While the men were raiding, it was the women and children who looked ...

Outlander features several Gaelic feasts and symbols passed down ... goes back hundreds of years after killing her husband. Both women are put on trial as witches. Geillis Duncan is based on ...

In one grave, a woman is buried in a wagon - the higher part of a Viking cart was used as a coffin - suggesting she was from the "upper part of society", Mr Borre Lundo said. Along with the human ...

In Norse mythology, the apocalyptic event known as Ragnarök is preceded by a three-year-long winter known as Fimbulwinter, or “mighty winter.” Scholars have speculated whether Fimbulwinter is ...

Similar-sounding names: Dale, Yale, Gael, Gail, Hale, Faye, Garth, Gabe, Glenn, and Garland. Origin: Vindr is of Old Norse origin ... which is the name of the woman Achilles loved in Homer ...

The “iconic” Lewis chessmen have been redisplayed in a case which allows visitors to see their backs for the first time. The ...

870–918), political leader, military strategist and administrator of law, is one of the most important ruling women in English history ... literatures and bilingual intellectual cultures. Gaelic ...

The research forms part of The Norse and the Sea project led by the ... The archaeologists said Tarbert's Gaelic name means "over bringing" suggesting the carrying of boats. There is also a ...

“Air names” have been in high demand ever since beauty mogul Kylie Jenner and hip-hop artist Travis Scott decided to name their second child Aire Webster. They welcomed the baby boy on Feb. 2, 2022.