Despite less daylight and cooler climes, Iceland in winter has plenty to capture a tourist’s attention with everything just a ...

Researchers believe they have found the remains of a man thrown into a well 1,000 years ago -- an act described in one of the ...

A team of researchers found the remains of the “Well-man” from an 800-year-old Norse saga and used ancient DNA analysis to reconstruct who he was.

DNA analysis of a medieval man in Norway supports the accuracy of the Sverris Saga, revealing details of a 12th-century poisoning plot.

"They took a dead man and cast him into the well, and then filled it up with stones." So declares the 800-year-old Norse ...

Researchers say the discovery matched "very well" with a story documented in a historical text known as the Sverris Saga.

If you’re not into the stereotypical “ideal European vacation,” Iceland may be the right destination for you. The post ...

The events are recorded in "Sverris Saga," one of the "King's Sagas," or prose poems, written in Norway and Iceland between ...

Scientists have connected 800-year-old skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle to a mysterious figure ...

A post-metal band plays at a screening of a vintage Viking saga. Björk shows up to check ... Industry members are invited to the President of Iceland’s house to chat about the state of the ...