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

an understanding of the role of women soldiers in ancient history will grow with it. Next, learn about the Slavic woman warrior buried with weaponry in a Danish Viking cemetery and discover the ...

But debate over the Birka female Viking warrior grave only deepened an existing divide within the archeological community over Viking women's role in the social hierarchy. We don't yet have ...