The Viking Age conjures images of fierce warriors, longships cutting through icy waters, and raids that left their mark across Europe. But not all Vikings were the same. The groups from Norway, Sweden ...

Nordic combined contests first were held at carnivals in Norway in the mid-1800s, before ski jumping and cross-country skiing were contested as separate events. The sport’s first major competition was ...

Rök runestone, one of the world's most famous, is believed to have been erected by Vikings fearing a repeat of a previous cold climate crisis in Scandinavia. With hit TV shows and recent ...

As The Northman raids movie theaters this weekend, it is doing so with brutal accuracy of Viking history, as far as that history is known. As archeologist Neil Price explains it, the complete picture ...

Nordic combined was contested at the inaugural Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France, and has been a part of every Winter Olympics since then. It is one of six sports that has been on the program ...

Despite being synonymous with the Viking Age, Norway currently has no Viking sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This is why that could soon change. This week, Norway’s Directorate for Cultural ...

Feb 22, 2018; Pyeongchang, South Korea; Akito Watabe (JPN) jumps in the nordic combined mens team large hill and 4x5km ski jumping competition round during the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games at ...