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.

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.

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’ ...

Norwegian cod may have arrived in Germany hundreds of years earlier than we originally thought, thanks to the ingenuity of the Vikings. It seems they worked out 1200 years ago how to freeze-dry fish ...

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 ...