Here he offers his insights into what drove the Vikings on their global explorations, how Norse scholars today view the Vinland Map, and more. NOVA: What did the Vikings actually do in their ...

While similar modern devices do work successfully (as seen in the NOVA program "The Vikings ... The impression that a Viking fleet must have made under full sail can scarcely be imagined ...

Want to "walk" through a real Viking village? The sequences below from the NOVA film "The Vikings" offer a fascinating and unprecedented look at Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists ...

and in recent times the Vikings' enigmatic alphabet has had a resurgence at the hands of everyone from Nazis to New Agers. Nicole Sanderson is NOVA Online's intern.

If you're the skeptical type, you might raise an eyebrow when you hear that a particular Viking ship was built in the year 819. How could anyone determine the age of such an aged object so ...

Indeed, the Viking Age, from A.D. 800-1100, was the age of the sleek, speedy longship. Without this crucial advance in ship technology, the Vikings would never have become a dominant force in ...