Medieval people have a reputation for being superstitious—and many of the supernatural phenomena found in the pages of ...

Would you tell us a little bit more about it? Grollemond: Sure, the exhibition is called Rising Signs: The Medieval Science of Astrology. And what I really wanted to do with this exhibition ...

A new analysis indicates the human remains found in a well in Norway are from a 1197 raid described in a royal history.

Radiocarbon dating confirmed that the body is around 900 years old, and previous studies suggested it was a man aged 30-40 ...

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.

Essential reading for anyone interested in medieval science, Medieval Meteorology demonstrates that the roots of scientific forecasting are much deeper than is usually recognized. 'A wonderful, ...

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