New research using DNA from the fish bone remains of Viking-era meals reveals that north Norwegians have been transporting -- and possibly trading -- Arctic cod into mainland Europe for a millennium.

Capt. Mark McKeown of Bering Bounty LLC spends most of his time in Alaska fishing the Bering Sea for cod and salmon, but he’ll be at Viking Express Market in Baraboo on Saturday to answer customers’ ...

Learn more about Viking culture and why new research is saying they had extensive trading networks throughout Europe and beyond. You may think of Vikings as warriors raiding and ransacking Medieval ...

Knowledge of the range and chronology of historic trade and long-distance transport of natural resources is essential for determining the impacts of past human activities on marine environments.

The idea that the Vikings would carry frozen cod 2000 kilometres to “sell in distant markets” is extraordinary. Is it not more likely that they took it on their journeys for food and, when they ...

Norway is famed for its cod. Catches from the Arctic stock that spawns each year off its northern coast are exported across Europe for staple dishes from British fish and chips to Spanish bacalao stew ...