In a recent study published in Cell, researchers investigated the history of Scandinavia for the period from the Roman period (between 1.0 CE and 400.0 CE) to the present, spanning over 2,000 years.

We are a land of immigrants — from the indigenous peoples who came from Asia via the Bering Strait or from Polynesia on rafts, to the pioneers from the British Empire, to Scandinavians, Italians, ...

FARGO — With a growing interest in family heritage around the world, returning to traditions for the holidays can help people learn their place in history. For much of the Midwest — especially in the ...

Before Ragnar and before the sagas, there was Harald Fairhair - the first King of Norway. According to legend, he vowed not to cut his hair until he united the land under his rule. What began as a ...

With long beards and long hair, Kansas City, Mo., residents Caleb May and Stephen Holdeman — dressed in traditional Nordic costumes — looked the part of real Vikings at Saturday’s ninth annual Nordic ...

The Historical Society has recently received questions on the origin and history of the Scandinavian Days celebration, and being a relative newcomer to Story City, I was also curious. By chance, I ...

The New Sweden Centre took visitors back to the 1630s during their first annual New Sweden Days Scandinavian Celebration. Re-enactors dressed in period clothing, demonstrated colonial activities and ...

Two recent books chart the global reach of Scandinavian societies. Every nation harbors its own myths of world-historical greatness—even Iceland. No one is a more enthusiastic advocate for this tiny ...

Reductionism is a major flaw of Americans’ approach to learning about world history. Outside of a few standout European powers that continually pop up (England, Germany, Russia, etc.), cultures of the ...

In the summer of 2023, archaeologists excavating at Øvre Eiker near Oslo discovered a longhouse with unusually large ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Many travelers talk of their “bucket list,” a set of dream ...