Whether it's through Frozen, How to Train Your Dragon, or Vikings, Viking culture has surged in popularity over the past 10 years, with monikers like Olaf and Astrid becoming household names. The ...

Some names are more than just a moniker; they're a connection to the past. Linka Wintersteen's name is like that. She remembers seeing a photo of her great-grandmother. "And she kind of has curly hair ...

125 Beautiful 'Old English' Names for Your Little Boy or Girl originally appeared on Parade. Not everyone parents the same way, in much the same way that not everyone's taste is the same. And that ...

Ah, the Swedes. First, they brought us IKEA. Then it was fika and the secret to sleeping better. Now they’re bringing us some of the sweetest and most adorable baby names we’ve ever heard. Bestow one ...

Eric means “forever ruler” or “always ruler.” It’s an Old Norse name derived from the Norse word “Eirikr” which means “sole ruler” or “ever powerful." While the name Eric can be traced to Norse ...

— There is scarce a class of humorists whose fortunes have been so fluctuating as those of the punster. We read that in the reign of the wise King James a happy play upon words often insured its ...

A Professor of Viking Studies at the University of Nottingham has led an ambitious new project and produced a fresh, ...

For 800 years he was the stuff of Norse legend. Now scientists say skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle are those of the mysterious figure mentioned in a medieval saga. The ...