A new study sheds light on how Viking Age societies in Norway and Denmark differed in their experiences with violence and the role social structures played in shaping those patterns. Rates of violence ...

Viking Age skeletons in Norway were much more likely to bear signs of lethal violence than those in Denmark, possibly because society in Norway was less stratified and centralized. When you purchase ...

“Violence was much more prevalent in Norwegian society during the Viking Age than in Denmark,” Professor Jan Bill at the University of Oslo tells the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK. Bill is ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Vikings had windows — usually only associated with medieval churches and castles — meaning Norsemen dignitaries sat in rooms lit up by apertures with glass, Danish ...

From the Viking skeletal study: Antemortem damage is observable with remodeling of the occipital bone. TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 28, 2024) – Rates of violence in Viking Age Norway and Denmark were long ...