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Walrus ivory scrimshaw dated to around 1100, carved in the same fashion as the prow of a Viking longboat. New research has pinpointed where such walrus were hunted by Norsemen, revealing that their expeditions roamed much farther than previously thought. Source: Cleveland Museum of Art / Public Domain.

Ancient Walrus Ivory Reveals Vikings Regularly Hunted in North America

All That History October 7, 2024

We may have grown up thinking it was true, but Columbus was not the first...

We now know what happened to James Fitzjames, first officer of the doomed Frankling Expedition of 1845. Source: Richard Beard / Public Domain.

Cannibalized Remains of HMS Terror’s First Officer Identified

All That History September 28, 2024

The story of the ships HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, and the doom that awaited...