The discovery of Arabic characters showing reverence to Allah embroidered in Viking funerary clothing has turned on its head hundreds of years of thinking about Scandinavians in history, and raises ...

Researchers found Arabic words designed into funeral clothes from Viking Age graves in Scandinavia, hinting at the influence of Islam on that area. Annika Larsson Researchers have found Arabic script ...

Roy Søreng, a local metal detectorist, found a Viking Age brooch in Norwegian soil. When he called archaeologists to the site ...

Researchers in Sweden have found Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves, whose age spanned from late 8th century to the mid-11th century. The discovery raises new ...

They are better known for invading, raping and pillaging; but it seems the Vikings were also fashion victims. Researchers at the National Museum in Copenhagen have compiled compelling evidence that ...

Burial costumes from Viking boat graves have provided more evidence of contact between Nordic tribes and ancient Islam. A study of the garments, found in 9th and 10th century graves, has revealed the ...

Swedish researchers have elaborated on just how they believe ancient references to Allah made their way into Viking burial fabrics. Annika Larsson uncovered ancient, geometric Kufic scripts on the ...

A ninth-century grave discovered in Norway held the remains of a Viking Age woman whose mouth was covered with two large scallop shells.