Last fall, a Swedish man spotted something in a marsh on Oland, Sweden’s second-largest island. At first, he thought the circular object—found lying on the ground near a construction pit—might be a ...

But it did lead into some interesting commentary during my two-week cruise, aptly named “Cities of Antiquities,” on the Viking Star. Napa native Susan Merle is a travel writer based in Montreal.

But is the Hollywood creation anything like the original Viking god? Written and narrated by Dr Janina Ramirez Animated by Dominika Ozynska Performances by the Duma Ndlovu Academy, South Africa ...