The confusing names of Iceland and Greenland date back to Viking times. This centuries-old naming strategy reveals clever ...

Viking is frequently called "The Thinking Man's Cruise," and as you sail in and around Iceland, and discover ...

This article is more than 4 years old. The Sun Voyager is a Viking ship inspired sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason in Reykjavík, Iceland. Getty The Viking connection is big business for Iceland.

Also on display are rare ancient manuscripts relating to Iceland's history. At Viking World, visitors can enter an exact replica of a Viking ship, which sailed across the Atlantic in 2000. Reykjavik.

The caves are also home to Iceland's oldest archaeological remains, including crosses, art, and carved seats. According to Visit South Iceland, the caves could date back to before Nordic Vikings ...

The oldest of the two Viking longhouses at Stöð dates from around A.D. 800, several decades before the commonly accepted date of the settlement of Iceland in A.D. 874. (Credit: Bjarni Einarsson) ...

Newsweek Magazine Iceland's Viking Past Has Put It at the Forefront of Cancer Research Jul 18, 2015 at 11:22 AM EDT ...

An extremely rare Viking ‘Thor’s Hammer’ amulet has been discovered in Iceland. In a Facebook post, archaeologists explained that the sandstone amulet was found at a site in Þjórsárdalur ...

Powerful male Vikings living in Iceland about 1,000 years ago were buried with their powerful male horses, which were sacrificed either through beheading or a blow to the forehead, scientists have ...

Vikings killed off Iceland’s walruses Ancient DNA says the extinct Icelandic walruses were a genetically distinct population. Kiona N. Smith – Nov 4, 2019 6:24 AM | 42 ...

Iceland's final game was against the host country on Sunday, in an amazing quarter-final matchup. France led 4-0 at half time – a surprising lead, considering Iceland's previous performance.

Iceland may have been knocked out Sunday after a heroic effort at the 2016 Euro soccer competition, but it's the team's viking clap that will live on in our memories. The viking clap and chant is ...