Sweden's has had a strained relationship with the Arab world over the past few weeks, after the Scandinavian country came under a war of words with Saudi Arabia over human rights. But an engraved ring ...

The ring is made of silver alloy, with a pink-violet cut glass stone. It was found by famed Swedish archaeologist Hjalmar Stolpe during the 1872-1895 excavations of grave fields in the Viking era ...

Scientists who tested the ring from an ancient grave say ‘the woman herself, or someone close to her, might have visited - or even originated from - the Caliphate’ You can save this article by ...

Researchers have been examining a "unique" engraving on an ancient ring which supports evidence that Vikings may have directly traded with Islamic civilisations over a thousand years ago. The piece of ...