Viking life wasn’t just tough, it was often chronically painful. For proof, all you need to do is examine their skulls.

CT technology could help archaeologists better understand an ancient population’s health, without damaging bones.

Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease, sinus and ear infections, ...

Want to "walk" through a real Viking village? The sequences below from the NOVA film "The Vikings" offer a fascinating and unprecedented look at Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists ...

Even some modern town names are based on Viking words! York and places that ... Isn’t history great? Oh, you look like you need a bath. Some came to fight, but others came peacefully.