Here he offers his insights into what drove the Vikings on their global explorations, how Norse scholars today view the Vinland Map, and more. NOVA: What did the Vikings actually do in their ...

Over 1,000 years ago, when the Vikings sailed to Vinland, now known as Newfoundland, multiple women were among the group, including Freydís Eiríksdóttir. During the expedition, she cemented ...

"Vinland Saga" brings the era of the Vikings to the realm of anime. The titular "Vinland" is the name that Viking explorer ...

This evidence supports long-held Norse legends and sagas about voyages to a mysterious land called "Vinland," believed ... Such stories have long hinted that Vikings, including famed explorer ...

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 ...

He called the new country Vinland because it had grape vines. In this area of Canada, in a place called evidence L'Anse aux Meadows, archaeologists have discovered evidence of a Viking settlement ...

Even today, the national holiday celebrating Leif Erikson’s landing in Newfoundland hasn’t stirred anything like the controversy surrounding Columbus Day. ‘They then left to sail to the east ...