Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine play central roles in the saga, illustrating the power struggles and alliances that define Viking history ... the Vikings show map. Created by Michael Hirst, the ...

5 min read This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Icelandic sagas tell how the 10th-century Viking sailor Leif Eriksson stumbled on a new ...

Detailed maps of Viking settlements in Scotland ... merchant laird's house known as Tankerness House. Displays tell the history of the islands over the past 5,000 years with exhibits of ...