Filming of Nicole Kidman’s Viking drama The Northman to resume after COVID-19 crisis

Filming of Nicole Kidman’s Viking drama The Northman is back on track as construction resumes on wooden village in Northern Ireland… after COVID-19 pandemic forced delays By Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 19:28 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 19:28 BST, 17 July 2020 Nicole Kidman’s upcoming Viking drama The Northman is back on track … Read more

Viking re-enactor nearly kills partner when he stabs her with sword while practising his moves

Viking re-enactor nearly kills partner when he stabs her with sword while practising his moves outside their caravan A Viking re-enactor nearly killed a woman when he stabbed her with a sword The part-time Viking was practising his moves in Benover, near Maidstone, Kent The unnamed woman had a life-threatening injury and needed emergency care  She … Read more

800AD Iceland Viking settlement discovery may rewrite history

Ancient Viking settlement found in Iceland dates back to 800 AD and challenges records of the first colonists who arrived nearly 75 years later Two Viking longhouses were unearthed in an eastern region of Iceland The oldest was built in 800 and was used as a seasonal hunting camp The younger one was created some … Read more

Viking ship will be ‘urgently’ excavated to save its oak hull from being ravaged by a fungus 

A Viking ship buried in Norway for more than 1,000 years is set to be excavated — the first project of its kind in more than a century.  The undertaking is being called ‘urgent’ by archaeologists as the ship’s wooden hull, believed to be made of oak, is being ravaged by a fungus.  It is … Read more

Melting ice reveals lost Viking mountain artefacts

Melting glaciers in Norway have revealed ancient artefacts dropped by the side of a road more than 1,000 years ago. Clothes, tools, equipment and animal bone have been found by a team at a lost mountain pass at Lendbreen in Norway’s mountainous region. A haul of more than 100 artefacts at the site includes horseshoes, … Read more

Viking Cruises suspend all ocean and river trips, citing ‘significant risks’ caused by coronavirus 

Princess Cruises has today suspended its ocean voyages for two months while Viking Cruises has also halted trips until May because of the coronavirus outbreak.  US-based firm Princess said its 18 cruise ships would stay in port until May 11 after two of its ships suffered virus outbreaks, including the Diamond Princess in Japan.  Ships … Read more