Vikings

As happy as a Dane: Denmark nationals happiest in Europe, says EU

Denmark, perhaps better known for fierce marauding Vikings than being a nation of the happiest people, has just won that very accolade. Again.

Researchers claim to have found fabled Viking sunstone

Researchers say a rough, whitish crystal recovered from the wreckage of 16th century English warship may be a sunstone, a special kind of mineral believed by some to have helped medieval seafarers navigate the high seas.