Vikings

'The tram is coming and it will be warm and swift,' say Susan Morrison (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

I adore a wee hurl on a tram - Susan Morrison

Vikings from the Shetland South Mainland Up Helly Aa Jarl Squad lead the torchlight procession through Edinburgh city centre, the opening event for the Hogmanay celebrations., on December 29.

12 dazzling pictures capturing torchlight procession through city centre

Some Christmas puddings get more attention than some pets, before they are ceremoniously set on fire (Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

Christmas pudding or clootie dumpling? Nae contest – Susan Morrison

For some many good weather means barbecues and burnt food (Picture: Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

Barbecue weather – when 21st century men become Vikings and Border Reivers

Ian Pemberton, seven, with a Lego model liner that was part of a Lego city built in London's Selfridges in 1962 (Picture: Kent Gavin/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beware the Viking toy that conquered the world! – Susan Morrison

Pic - Greg Macvean - Battle of Prestonpans parade

Bid to brew medieval beer by growing crops on fields of famous battle

Edinburgh's city-wide Hogmanay celebration is renowned across the country. Picture: Shutterstock

Why does Scotland celebrate Hogamany? origins of the name and Scottish New Year ...

United States' players celebrate their victory against England after the Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match at the Stade de Lyon outside Lyon, France, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Women’s World Cup shows men how to play without the drama – Susan Morrison

A derelict cottage on the island of Swona whose last residents left in 1974. PIC: www.geograph.org.uk/Robert Baharie.

An abandoned Scottish island and the last family to call it home

The Caithness Horizons museum in Thurso has closed suddenly. PIC: www.geograph.org

Shock as museum on North Coast 500 route suddenly closes

The Battle of Largs signalled the beginning of the end of Scandinavian influence over Scotland. PIC: Creative Commons.

On this day 1263: Vikings and Scots clash at Battle of Largs

How shielings were depicted in Pennant's Voyage to the Hebrides in 1776. PIC: Creative Commons.

The ancient Highland shielings inspiring 21st Century living

Muscle-bound, tattooed, Norwegian-speaking Vikings are the most dateable men

Two shoulder brooches and beads found in a Viking woman's grave at Kneep in Uig on the Isle of Lewis. PIC: National Museums Scotland.

In Pictures: 11 ancient items the Vikings left in Scotland

Crush the Trivial Pursuit opposition with the help of Susan's history festival

Susan Morrison: A history festival that can tell if you're a Viking

Pairc Hills on Lewis, an island which has suffered deforestation over the centuries. PIC: Flickr/Creative Commons/Mumbles Head.

100,000 tress to be planted in the Outer Hebrides
Up to 100,000 trees are to be planted in the Outer Hebrides over the next three years in a bid to revive the native woodland of the islands.
By The Newsroom

Vikings take part
during a torchlight procession through Edinburgh. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Millions of Brits could be descendants of Vikings, research finds

The stave church at Ringebu, Norway, dates from the 13th Century when Norway passed control of the Hebrides to Scotland. Islanders were given the choice of moving to Norway "freely in peace" as a result of the 1266 agreement with a number of prominent figures taking up the offer. PIC Flickr/Mike M/Creative Commons.

When Hebrideans were offered a new start in Norway

Smoo Cave in Sutherland is the largest coastline cave in the British Isles. PIC Contributed.

Secrets of Smoo Cave: from whisky to Vikings and murder

Christmas has arrived in Capital.

Susan Morrison: All in the best possible taste

Trinity Primary School pupils Ella Rainey, Finlay Nairn, Lilia Addison, Bruno Gunson-Milne, Harris McDermott, May Gartward are taking part in the Guinness Book of World Records attempt. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Star authors head to city for World Book Day at Usher Hall

Travelling first class thanks to an East Coast Rail offer proved an eye-opener. Picture: TSPL

Susan Morrison: Ticket to ride’s a rail good idea

Jonathan Melville: Panda-ing to our love of Dragons

Review: The Vikings, National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street

Preview: Vikings!, National Museum of Scotland

Mark arrival of Vikings at the museum

Ice cricketers settle score
Three local cricketers have returned from Norway victorious after helping their side win a match on snow and ice and raise vital funds for charity.
By The Newsroom