Weddings are one of the oldest time-honored traditions. Even though such a celebration is a common part of our modern lives, ancient cultures also acknowledged and gathered for the joining of two ...

It’s one of the minor but no less essential aspects of living that the pandemic robbed from us: Doing things the way they had been done. Routines are important for feeling OK, both in day-to-day life ...

The newly uncovered Viking-era grave in central Norway is forcing archaeologists to rethink what they thought they knew about how Norse people treated their dead. Instead of fitting neatly into ...

Long before it became cozy symbol of holiday warmth, burning large wooden log during Christmastime had deep spiritual and ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Happy elves, Viking rituals and a back rub from the first lady are powering Iceland's handballers on their way to what could be a first Olympic gold for their frosty island.

Eggers and Icelandic author Sjón Sigurdsson wrote The Northman as a Viking version of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. And while the story is fictional, Eggers tried to incorporate as much of the Vikings ...

The oldest known inscription mentioning the Norse god Odin has been found on a gold pendant in Denmark from the fifth century A.D. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...