By Jacquelin Carnegie The lovely city of Stockholm is actually spread out over a series of islands. You can get from island ...

If you're thinking this sounds like the bleak, macabre, occult energy of a scandi horror flick, in RPG form, you aren't far off. With its dark aesthetics, medieval nordic setting and headbanging ...

Researchers cite new evidence of how a medieval British noblewoman may have plotted to exact revenge and help kill her former lover, a priest, nearly 700 years ago.

“This was very much the Fifth Avenue of medieval London," explains Manual Eisner, a researcher at the University of Cambridge and the lead author of a new paper on the murder.

EXCLUSIVE: Motorsports and basketball. Indianapolis has become a mecca for those activities as the home of the Indy 500 and the Pacers (who came up just short of winning the NBA crown this year). In ...

The Sun Chariot was discovered in 1902 by a peat farmer who was working on the Trundholm moor in Denmark, about 42 miles (67 kilometers) northwest of Copenhagen.

Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” picked up $8.6 million from Thursday previews as it soars towards a projected $70 million to $80 million debut.

The festival, which began in Nisswa in 2000, has now found new life in Duluth thanks to passionate organizers like Clif Nesseth, a teacher and coordinator for the Nordic Arts Center. “Stamman is ...

A live-action remake triumphed decisively over original animation at the box office this weekend as Universal/DreamWorks’ “How to Train Your Dragon” held on to the No. 1 spot with a $37 ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered "sensational" 18th-century heraldic tiles beneath a Polish monastery, featuring rare glazed designs with bishop's coat of arms dating from 1711-1730.

Across the Nordic nations, governments are boosting defense spending, reassessing security and pushing the concept of total defense. It’s an approach which mobilizes the whole of society to ...