New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield.

In all fairness, though, we can't blame the sidelining of warlike Viking women exclusively on The Northman and its ilk. Until quite recently, women's importance in Viking society was sidelined by ...

Archaeologists uncovered a wealth of Viking Age artifacts at Skumsnes farm in Fitjar, on Norway's west coast, shedding new light on the roles of women in Viking society. The excavations revealed ...