The warrior was, in fact, female. And not just any female, but a Viking warrior woman, ... Viking women were depicted in medieval art and literature as political leaders and priests.

The students are part warriors, part archaeologists — trying to resurrect the Viking art of battle, in the absence of any historical records. “I saw an ad about throwing axes,” said student ...

Buried in about AD900, the hoard was discovered in Scotland in September 2014. Among the precious artefacts are a vessel from ...

Although the fragmentary metal Viking helmets that have been discovered do not have horns, the portrayal of a warrior — possibly a berserker — wearing a horned helmet on the Oseberg textile ...

Actor Xavier Molyneux will star in 'Bloodaxe,' a Prime Video series about Viking warrior Erik Bloodaxe. Created by Michael ...

R ecent research sheds new light on the role of pregnant women in Viking society, revealing a complex interplay between motherhood and warrior culture. The study titled "Womb Politics: The ...

Researchers studied Old Norse literature and archaeological evidence to shed new light on women's experiences of pregnancy during the Viking Age ...

Pregnancy has perhaps been particularly overlooked in periods we mostly associate with warriors, kings and battles — such as the highly romanticised Viking age (the period from AD800 until ...

For more than a century after it was found, a skeleton ensconced in a Viking grave, surrounded by military weapons, was assumed to be that of a battle-hardened male. No more.The warrior was, in ...

Although the fragmentary metal Viking helmets that have been discovered do not have horns, the portrayal of a warrior — possibly a berserker — wearing a horned helmet on the Oseberg textile ...

A 1889 drawing of the Viking warrior grave discovered in Birka, Sweden. For more than 120 years, it was assumed to be the skeleton of a man.HJALMAR STOLPE / Not-For-Syndication For more than a ...