Viking explorer Leif Erikson is remembered with a large statue in front of the landmark church Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik, Iceland. Thanks to famous tales of discovery involving the likes of Erik ...

Academics have uncovered complex social networks within age-old Icelandic sagas, which challenge the stereotypical image of Vikings as unworldly, violent savages. Academics at Coventry University have ...

The Saga Museum brings Iceland's Viking history to life through realistic silicone figures depicting significant moments in Icelandic history. Visitors can immerse themselves in the sagas, listen to ...

I’d made some of the same assumptions that Fidler once mistakenly made as well. The ABC broadcaster admits early in this collaborative effort with the Australian-Icelandic writer that he had thought ...

If you've browsed a dusty old Viking saga and thought you’d need a full translation or an ancient rune decoder to make sense of it, then you’re not alone. However, on the island of Iceland, something ...

Named for the geothermal steam spotted by its earliest Norse settlers, Reykjavik means “smoky bay”. The morning Sjón and I are due to meet, though, it is snow rather than steam that has lowered ...