Many Scandinavian-Americans hold it as an article of faith, or at least reason enough to ignore Columbus Day: A rock plucked from roots of a tree in Minnesota in 1898 proves the Vikings were here ...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Two Minnesota residents might not have skeletons in their closet, but they do have the skulls. Or, at least, they used to. Since Swedish actor Peter Stormare began investigating ...

The year was 1898. It was fall, and it was time to clear land for the spring planting. On a small 40-acre farm in central Minnesota, Olof Ohman and his two sons, Olof Jr., age 11, and Edward, age 10, ...

Per press release, “Were Norsemen the first Europeans to explore the Minnesota-Great Lakes and surrounding area more than a century before Christopher Columbus? Some scholars and fervent theorists ...

Williams is in the Twin Cities next month, speaking Nov. 1-2 at the Minnesota History Center and the American Swedish Institute. Minnesota looms large in runic studies because it's home to the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- It's often called a "Minnesota Mystery." Throughout the years much has been made about the mystique behind the Kensington Runestone. Does it really date back to the 14th century, ...

There are those who believe Minnesota’s connection to Scandinavia goes much further back than settlers by the name of Olson or Swenson. Some scholars and theorists say Norsemen were the first ...

KENSINGTON, Minn - For more than a hundred years, people have debated whether the Kensington Runestone is real or fake. Now, a playwright with ties to the Kensington area is bringing all that history ...

Did Norse adventurers dig deeper into North America than we thought? Or is it a hoax? What if the Minnesota Vikings were real? Ok, I know football is real, but like…the real vikings. Not like that ...

FARGO – Mike Scholtz is thrilled that his feature-length documentary, "Lost Conquest," headlines the opening day of the Fargo Film Festival on Tuesday night at the Fargo Theatre. While the movie is ...