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

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

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

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

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

There are a lot of high expectations put on the Vikings to perform well in the 2025 season after their 14-3 season last year. J.J. McCarthy will finally make his NFL debut after missing his rookie ...

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

Credit: Odense Bys Museer Infants are underrepresented in Viking burials in general ... which depicts a pregnant woman with what could be a helmet. The deceased, buried with a rich grave good ...

This evidence depicts pregnant women as being adorned with martial gear, ready for combat. A surviving singular Viking Age figurine convincingly displays a pregnant body wearing a martial helmet.

For example, the woman who got a tattoo for the Vikings' Week 2 matchup vs. the Atlanta Falcons, the tattoo was of a falcon with a Viking helmet on it. The tattoo artist pulled off a similar move ...