Norway Archive

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Ausevik rock art site at Høydalsfjorden, in Sunnfjord, in Western Norway, contains more than 300 rock carvings of different shapes, of which many

AncientPages.com - Every now and then scientists discover something that forces them to re-write history. This has just happened in the case of Middle Ages altarpieces. It has long

AncientPages.com - Once again, it’s time to reconsider our understanding of Stone Age people who were much smarter than we think. In schools today, children learn that Stone people

AncientPages.com - Stones  exposed to strong heat, are often found on old farms and they originate from the Viking Age and even earlier. Long ago, Vikings and their descendants

AncientPages.com - 3,000-year-old graves have been unearthed in central Norway by archaeologists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Museum. Archaeologists consider them some of the oldest burial sites

AncientPages.com - Last year, archaeologists discovered the original shrine belonging to Viking King Olaf Haraldsson who was declared a saint in 1031. St. Olaf, as he is now known,

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have found a carefully carved toy in form of a wooden boat with a raised prow like a proud Viking ship, and a hole in

AncientPages.com - On September 9, 999 or 1000, the Battle of Svolder was fought in the western Baltic Sea between King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway and an alliance of

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Vikings' ships were the European Dark Ages' most outstanding technical and artistic achievement. Without these great ships, the Viking Age would never

AncientPages.com - Forensic experts from Denmark and Norway have opened a sarcophagus containing the remains of descendants of Viking ruler Rollo in Normandy, France. DNA studies will hopefully once

AncientPages.com - A 1,200-year-old Viking sword was accidentally found by a hiker traveling the ancient route between western and eastern Norway. The sword was found at Haukeli located