Being pregnant in the Viking Age was surely no picnic, but this experience has been largely ignored, in part because there are very few records to go by.

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers — and a harsh world where ...

A silver figurine from a 10th-century burial depicts a pregnant woman wearing a helmet, challenging traditional views.

This tapestry also contains one of the only known depictions of a horned Viking helmet.

A new study shows that pregnancies during the Viking Age were far from a private matter, closely tied to conflict, social ...

Despite its central role in human history, pregnancy has often been overlooked in historical studies. However, a new study ...

The study also hinted at the grim reality of life for many newborn infants arriving into the world during the Viking Age.

A team of researchers from the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester has conducted the first study on motherhood in the ...

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers—and a harsh world where not ...

Viking experts from the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester have examined pregnancy in the Viking Age and discovered ...

Viking experts from the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester have examined pregnancy in the Viking Age and discovered ...