Uncover the fascinating Viking-age monetary system with the analysis of a thousand-year-old iron ring from Sweden.

Vikings loved their jewelry, and they wore it with pride ... The word "Viking" comes from the Old Norse word "Vik," which means bay or inlet. "Vikings" means pirate or raider. Renowned for their ...

Jewelry found in Skumsnes by metal detectorists led archaeologists to over 20 Viking graves with coins ... The 1,160-year-old grave belonged to a powerful woman and had stones arranged in the ...

Archaeologists recently unveiled remarkable artifacts from Viking graves in Norway — all ... which were filled with coins, jewelry and other treasure, belonged to wealthy women.