Researchers believe the drinking hall may have been used by the Norse chief Earl Sigurd — who was a powerful figure during ...

Set in medieval Bohemia, you slip into the soggy boots of Henry of Skalitz, the son of a blacksmith, and immediately throw yourself into such epic quests as “throw poo at man’s house” and ...

There were no shortage of wacky properties to hit the market this year, including nuclear bunkers, a studio with a cell and a ...

First built over 5,000 years ago, the prehistoric village is on the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland ... Old doesn’t always mean picturesque, but the medieval Trulli houses of Alberobello in ...

Three suspects accused of stabbing Orkney resort owner appeared in the Orkney Magistrates’ Court on Friday where they were remanded in custody. The men, Hanyane Ronauld Mei, 47, Danile Nxamakele ...

Kirkwall is preparing once more for the return of the street game, the Ba’. The game, contested by two sides, the Uppies and the Doonies, takes place on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, with a boys ...

Three people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder and common assault this was after the owner of Hanscombe's Haven in Orkney in the North West was stabbed during an altercation South ...

The family emphasised their long-standing relationship with the predominantly black Orkney community, which has been instrumental to the resort’s success. Owner of Orkney resort attacked by visitors.

Deciding to seek revenge the following summer, the earl returned to Orkney for the winter, and early in the spring raised a levy throughout his earldom. He also sent word to his nephew Rǫgnvaldr, ...

The house itself was built in 1609 ... Each new find adds to a growing body of knowledge about life in the region’s medieval period, offering glimpses into the ingenuity—and perhaps ...

A picturesque rural village with only 15 houses is located less than an hour ... St Michael’s is a medieval church with largely 18th century furniture. It stands on the site of a former ford ...