Archaeologists found a massive Viking-era burial ground concealed beneath a ridge near the village of Tvååker in Halland ...

Sleek wooden vessels like the Gokstad ship were key to the success of Viking traders and raiders. Unearthed in 1880 from a burial, the ninth-century ship was powered by sail and 32 oarsmen.

"They were burned in their ship with their weapons and decorations ... The eerie discovery comes after a remarkably intact viking burial site with roughly 50 skeletons was discovered in Denmark.

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some surrounded by stones arranged in the shape of boats—a practice known as "stone ship burial" that symbolizes the journey to the afterlife according to Viking beliefs. The site features three ...

Archaeologist Anders Lorange unearthed the burnt ship in a large burial mound in Nordfjordeid in 1874, according to the Sagastad Viking Center dedicated to the find. The massive treasure-filled ...

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a mysterious Viking Age burial ground with graves shaped like stone ships. As many as 139 of these graves have been found so far at the site near Varberg ...

Archaeologists in Sweden dug up 139 Viking Age graves when excavating a Stone Age settlement. Along with human and animal remains, the team found three large ship-forming stone settings and a ship ...