https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In an accidental find, a 10th-century burial site believed to have belonged to a Viking noble family has been discovered just outside Denmark's second city Aarhus. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250617/spectacular-viking-burial-site-discovered-near-aarhus Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:03:05 +0200 spectacular-viking-burial-site-discovered-near-aarhus Archaeologists in Denmark have found a small knife inscribed with runic letters dating back almost 2,000 years, the oldest trace of writing found in the country, Museum Odense said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240123/denmarks-oldest-writing-found-on-2000-year-old-knife Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:35:36 +0100 denmarks-oldest-writing-found-on-2000-year-old-knife Danish researchers and historians have won funding to research a book which hopes to uncover the truth and dispel some of the the myths about the much-vaunted Viking leadership style. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231103/danish-researchers-plan-book-on-viking-leadership Fri, 03 Nov 2023 18:14:42 +0100 danish-researchers-plan-book-on-viking-leadership An amateur archeologist has found 22 gold objects with sixth century symbols that could yield new details about pre-Viking peoples in Denmark, the museum that will house the treasure said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210906/danish-treasure-discovery-could-yield-new-knowledge-of-pre-viking-people Mon, 06 Sep 2021 18:53:49 +0200 danish-treasure-discovery-could-yield-new-knowledge-of-pre-viking-people The Danish Road Safety Council has put the Scandinavian country's Viking past to a hilarious new use: convincing macho Danish men to wear cycle helmets. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210610/the-vikings-also-wore-helmets-danes-draw-on-marauding-past-for-cycle-safety Thu, 10 Jun 2021 21:15:09 +0200 the-vikings-also-wore-helmets-danes-draw-on-marauding-past-for-cycle-safety In the popular imagination, the Viking warriors who plundered northern Europe from the 8th century were as tall, fair and Scandinavian as they were murderous. In fact, according to a new study, they were far more diverse than previously thought. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200918/why-not-all-vikings-were-blond-haired-and-blue-eyed Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:30:15 +0200 why-not-all-vikings-were-blond-haired-and-blue-eyed A major Viking fortress can be rebuilt on its original archaeological site after local authorities in the town of Slagelse gave the green light for the project on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190917/danish-viking-fortress-to-be-reconstructed-as-project-given-approval Tue, 17 Sep 2019 15:54:39 +0200 danish-viking-fortress-to-be-reconstructed-as-project-given-approval Aarhus on Monday introduced Viking-style traffic lights at 17 locations in the city. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190826/here-are-aarhus-new-viking-pedestrian-crossings Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:33:27 +0200 here-are-aarhus-new-viking-pedestrian-crossings The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this is the story we know from school and popular culture. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190128/the-anglo-saxons-were-more-menacing-the-vikings-and-the-english-language-can-prove-it Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:27:55 +0100 the-anglo-saxons-were-more-menacing-the-vikings-and-the-english-language-can-prove-it Study of animal bones from the late Bronze Age has helped scientists in Denmark to make new discoveries about the domestic cat. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181219/viking-era-bones-reveal-growth-of-domestic-danish-cats Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:15:01 +0100 viking-era-bones-reveal-growth-of-domestic-danish-cats Coins found near Ribe in Jutland in August have proved to be part of a collection of 252 pieces of Viking silver. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181025/viking-treasure-of-252-silver-coins-found-in-denmark Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:00:28 +0200 viking-treasure-of-252-silver-coins-found-in-denmark Evidence suggests that a recently uncovered treasure trove of Iron Age gold in Denmark was a rich man’s gift to the Gods. And there turned out to be much more where that came from, writes Mads Ravn, head of research at Vejle Museums. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180925/archaeologists-celebrate-spectacular-discovery-of-danish-iron-age-treasure Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:37:36 +0200 archaeologists-celebrate-spectacular-discovery-of-danish-iron-age-treasure Danish archaeologists have excavated the streets beneath Ribe to discover how the first city of the Viking age was established. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180913/thousands-of-objects-discovered-in-scandinavias-first-viking-city Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:37:44 +0200 thousands-of-objects-discovered-in-scandinavias-first-viking-city To begin with you will need a handy Viking paint chart. Luckily, archaeologists in Denmark have just made one. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180625/heres-how-to-decorate-like-a-viking-danish-researchers Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:51:37 +0200 heres-how-to-decorate-like-a-viking-danish-researchers With a Viking-themed entry for this year's Eurovision Song Contest, Denmark is rolling the waves of the current pop culture fascination with historic Scandinavian seafarers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180212/denmarks-eurovision-entry-is-a-sign-of-our-viking-loving-times Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:43:00 +0100 denmarks-eurovision-entry-is-a-sign-of-our-viking-loving-times The Danish heat of the Eurovision Song Contest resulted in a Viking-themed song by singer Jonas Flodager Rasmussen being picked to represent the Scandinavian nation at May's competition in Lisbon. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180212/denmark-goes-for-viking-themed-raid-on-eurovision-song-contest Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:57:56 +0100 denmark-goes-for-viking-themed-raid-on-eurovision-song-contest Archaeologists are now certain that the 264 bodies buried in the English town of Repton were Vikings, thereby settling a decades-old mystery. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180209/english-mass-grave-contains-remains-of-danish-viking-army Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:02:32 +0100 english-mass-grave-contains-remains-of-danish-viking-army New research suggests the Vikings indulged in a bit of viticulture. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170426/danish-vikings-may-have-made-their-own-wine Wed, 26 Apr 2017 14:24:01 +0200 danish-vikings-may-have-made-their-own-wine An exceptional year for Danish archaeologists just keeps getting better. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161209/rare-1500-year-old-odin-amulet-found-in-denmark Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:04:43 +0100 rare-1500-year-old-odin-amulet-found-in-denmark A team of Danish archaeologists digging in a field east of Ribe knew they had a better-than-average chance of discovering a treasure trove. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161205/viking-gold-discovered-in-denmark-on-live-tv Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:03:42 +0100 viking-gold-discovered-in-denmark-on-live-tv