"Though some Viking women buried with weapons are known, a female warrior of this importance has never been determined and ...

As a provocation, Helgi wipes his bloody spear on Guđrun’s clothes and over her belly. He declares: “I think that under the ...

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

A former Norwegian soldier fell in love with Ukraine. Unable to not act, he founded an organization so he could bring help ...

A history of women’s overlooked contributions to ... In the 1870s, Björkö was discovered to be a significant Viking settlement. There was one grand burial chamber housing a great warrior, buried with ...

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

Pregnancy was deeply political and far from uniform in meaning for Viking-age communities. It shaped – and was shaped by – ...

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 ...