Discover Visby, the picturesque Swedish port town that inspired Studio Ghibli’s *Kiki's Delivery Service*. From its rich history to major landmarks, festivals, and cuisine, this medieval gem offers a ...

Sweden’s far north is one of the top places in the world to experience the illuminating beauty. The country has become a ...

Swedish troops preparing to go to Latvia as part of the nation’s first overseas NATO deployment since joining the alliance said on Friday (October 4) that they were ready for their upcoming posting.

The Thule Inuit people and Norse both hunted walrus in the High Arctic in the 13th century, according to a new study.

Analysis of ancient walrus DNA has helped to retrace the medieval ivory trade routes of the Norsemen. The post Vikings traded ...

By examining ancient walrus DNA, an international research team led by Lund University in Sweden have retraced the walrus ivory trade routes of the Viking Age. They found that Norse Vikings and Arctic ...

Experience the magic of Sweden’s cities, where modern innovation meets rich history, from cosmopolitan Stockholm to medieval ...

Boris Johnson has said he is “no longer sure” lockdowns played a decisive role in defeating Covid ...

Medieval ‘vampire burial’ unearthed in Poland (Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments) The burial pits were found to be dug in gypsum soil and the dead were buried with neither coffins nor ...

We’ve picked some of our favorite medieval games available to play now, from the realistic to the preposterous. This list isn’t necessarily ranked in any particular order. All of them are ...

At a time when faith in higher education is, at least according to some polls, at an all-time low, I find myself reflecting on how we reached this point as a society. Long seen as a sure pathway ...

Lisa Abend is a freelance journalist based in Copenhagen. Sept. 19, 2024 Sweden’s third-largest city, a 40-minute train ride from Copenhagen across the Oresund Bridge, is used to being defined ...