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Rare blood-red arc of light shines in the Scandinavian sky. What is it?

A river of hazy red light stretched across the night sky over Denmark after the most powerful solar storm to hit Earth for six years slammed into our planet. The rare phenomenon is not an aurora.

LiveScience

The Vikings on Tyneside - and the legacy of the seaborne invaders from the North

The first Viking longships appeared off the North East coast in 793 when the monks of Lindisfarne felt the full force of the fearsome new warrior invaders from Scandinavia

Chronicle Live

Newly Unearthed Viking Gold Violates Our Understanding of Norse God Odin

The gold pendant has also been inscribed with runes – an alphabet used in Scandinavia for almost 1,000 years before the Latin alphabet took over.

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Norse god Odin may be much older than we thought, thanks to new discovery

More than a thousand of these bracteates have been found across Europe

Wales Online

Is Norse god Odin older than previously thought? An expert analyses new evidence

A new find from Denmark, dubbed the Vindelev bracteate, has challenged previous understanding of religion in late prehistoric and early medieval Scandinavia.

The Conversation

Watch Next-Gen Peugeot 3008 Try To Evade Spies During Winter Testing

The heavily camouflaged prototype was spotted in Scandinavia.

Motor1

Extreme wildfires are turning the world's largest forest ecosystem from carbon sink into net-emitter

The vast boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere stretch from Scandinavia through Siberia, Alaska and Canada. They cover a tenth of the world’s land but hold one-third of the land’s carbon, stored mainly in organic-rich soils and in trees. Now, a new study in the journal Science provides further evidence…

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Newcastle United go global as countries scramble to launch Carabao Cup final coverage

Scandinavian countries and elsewhere are all looking to get in on the Newcastle United action this Sunday

Chronicle Live

Rotate: how two influencers built Scandinavia’s sexiest partywear label

In the category of influencer-turned-designer, the founders of Danish dress label Rotate are among the most successful. Chloe Street catches up with Copenhagen’s coolest export

Evening Standard

Vikings Brought Their Own Animals When They Invaded

Viking kings held their own horses and hounds in high regard

Zenger

Study finds first solid scientific evidence Vikings brought animals to Britain

The findings indicate Vikings were not only stealing animals when they arrived in Britain, but brought some with them.

The Independent UK

Review: 'The End of Drum-Time,' by Hanna Pylväinen

FICTION: A sweeping story of forbidden love and fugitive faith set in the majestic expanse of northern Scandinavia in the 1850s.

Tribune News Service

Stereophonics' Kelly Jones to travel to remotest Scandinavia to make 'weird, spiritual album'

The singer's swapping the Valleys for the fjords for his unlikely next project

Wales Online

Northern lights make Scandinavia a bucket-list travel destination

Witnessing the northern lights is one experience every traveller should see.

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Malmö city guide: Where to eat, drink, stay and shop in Sweden’s trendy coastal metropolis

A cooler, more compact coastal city than the Swedish capital, this stylish number has cutting-edge architecture, seafront saunas and a relaxed, innovative dining scene, says Dom Tulett

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Norway Archaeologists Find ‘World’s Oldest Runestone’

Archaeologists in Norway said Tuesday that have found a runestone which they claim is the world’s oldest, saying the inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. The flat, square block of brownish sandstone has carved scribbles,…

Glasgow Live

Glasgow cold snap as Scandinavian 'beast' storm to bring polar blast

January has been pretty mild so far, with lots of rain causing flooding throughout the city. But the weather is set to take a turn for the chilly, with sub zero temperatures expected within days.

Zenger

Study: British And Irish Ancestry Present In Scandinavia Due To Viking Raids And Slavery Practices

A migration from the west impacted all of Scandinavia, scientists said included British ancestry ‘widespread’ in Scandinavia.

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Viking DNA study finds they were more genetically diverse than modern Scandinavians

The Viking Age brought surprising genetic diversity to northern Europe, but it didn’t last, according to a new study that sampled 2,000 years' worth of genomes.

The Conversation

DNA reveals large migration into Scandinavia during the Viking age

We often think of the Vikings as ultimate explorers, taking their culture with them to far-off lands. But we may not typically think of Viking age Scandinavia as a hub for migration from all over Europe.

Liverpool Echo

'We turned an old coach house into a Scandi dream home'

Kathy and Tom draw upon their travels for interior inspiration, with Scandinavia their "destination of choice"

Manchester Evening News

Forecasters say snow could arrive next week as temperatures fall

Temperatures are starting to fall and a weather pattern developing over Scandinavia could bring in much cooler air from the north from Monday, say forecasters

The Guardian - UK

Honey bombs recipe by Trine Hahnemann

A Scandinavian classic treat to eat with hot tea

Manchester Evening News

20 Stories transforms into enchanted forest with festive cocktails as it launches its winter terrace

Embracing the Scandinavian tradition of 'hygge' the restaurant aims to transport visitors to a winter wonderland in the city

Inverse

DNA study debunks a long-held theory about how ancient Britons lived

This paper found that about 76% of the genetic ancestry in the early medieval English population we studied originated from what is today northern Germany and southern Scandinavia – continental northern European (CNE).

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