As well as settling in Britain, they established Viking colonies in France, and used rivers to travel deep into Russia. Not only did the Vikings travel to Scotland, they also sailed west into the ...

A new study suggests that Bronze Age Scandinavians crossed open seas 3,000 years before the Vikings, showing they were ...

Analysis of ancient walrus DNA has helped to retrace the medieval ivory trade routes of the Norsemen. Researchers found that Norse Vikings and ... within which to travel up the coast, hunt walrus ...

Where did the Vikings come from? Ask the children to find out where the Vikings arrived in Ireland and where they came from and draw out their route on a map. What mode of transport did they use ...