The Viking connection is big business for Iceland. While there have been no Viking ship excavations as in Norway or any runestones found as in Sweden, Iceland still has plenty to draw those with an ...

This interactive museum delves into the history of Iceland, from the Viking age to present day. To tell this story, the museum displays about 2,000 artifacts, in addition to 1,000 photographs.

Adjacent to the actual archeological site is a replica of Erik the Red s house where Leif Erikson was born, Eiriksstadir. Paul Ross Iceland has suddenly become the place to go, and most visitors ...

It dates back decades before Vikings are supposed to have settled the island. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists have ...

Viking boat graffiti like this record-setting carving are usually "extremely poorly done." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The National Museum of Iceland houses an exhibit with artifacts, artwork and even human remains from the 800s through the 1200s. DNA testing has shown that settlers on the previously uninhabited ...

ATLANTA — Iceland’s “woman in blue,” the partial skeleton of a young woman found in 1938 in a grave with Viking-era objects, was a child of some of the island’s earliest settlers, researchers reported ...