Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

Burial Chamber Reveals 1,200-Year-Old Upright Viking Swords, Symbol of Respect to Valhalla Warriors Two ancient Viking swords ...

Image caption, A re-enactment of Viking battle in York. King Alfred was prepared though, having fortified the towns and organised a large army drawn from his own warriors and the male population ...

While there’s certainly no shortage of ancient Viking lore enthusiasts ... s cult-favourite fantastical romance begins when the warrior witch survives a burning ordered by Odin after she ...

That was the case recently when a remarkable discovery from the Copper Age was made during an otherwise routine dig for a new ...

From the remains of five Viking ships in Denmark to the excavation of an ancient rubbish dump in Westray ... Birthe and Martin Biddle uncovered the body of a warrior in the churchyard at Repton.

Warp is stretched, For warriors’ fall ... over the centuries, the ancient Norse stories that told of female spirits deciding who lives and dies in battle have shape-shifted with the times ...