Read more about the article Viking Kings Had Glass Windows Long Before Medieval Churches
Photo shows Mads Dengso Jessen, Senior Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, with a piece of window glass fragment from the Viking Age, undated. New research has revealed that the Vikings had windows with glass panes. (ohn Fhaer Engedal Nissen, The National Museum of Denmark/Newsflash)

Viking Kings Had Glass Windows Long Before Medieval Churches

Viking kings and nobles were among the first in history to put glass into the windows of their timber-framed longhouses, archaeologists have discovered. Early glass windows are usually associated with…

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Read more about the article Man Finds Iron-Age Viking Sword And Jewellery While Clearing Forest Undergrowth
Picture shows a Viking-era sword found in Janakkala, Finland, undated. A landowner clearing undergrowth in his forest, found a Viking-era sword, called the regional history association who then discovered jewellery an other items. (Reijo Hyvonen/Newsflash)

Man Finds Iron-Age Viking Sword And Jewellery While Clearing Forest Undergrowth

A man has found an Iron-Age Viking sword and jewellery while clearing some undergrowth in his forest in Finland, yet despite the fact that they suspect there are more treasures…

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Read more about the article Two Long Lost Viking Relatives Reunited 1,000 Years After They Died Using DNA Analysis
Two Viking relatives reunited in Denmark after 1,000 years. (Denmark's National Museum/Newsflash)

Two Long Lost Viking Relatives Reunited 1,000 Years After They Died Using DNA Analysis

These two 1000-year-old Viking skeletons were found 100s of miles apart only to be reunited in Denmark after DNA analysis showed that the pair were actually related. The two Vikings…

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Read more about the article Rare Medieval Viking Helmet Unearthed In Romania
The unique medieval helmet, of Viking origin, from the 10th-13th centuries, that was found during work on the Siret River 11 years ago and was recovered on February 7, 2021

Rare Medieval Viking Helmet Unearthed In Romania

A medieval helmet of Viking origin - among only a handful of known examples of its kind in Europe - has been unearthed in Romania. The helmet, believed to be…

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