In an age of kings and warlords, she rose to lead a kingdom—and fight back against Viking invaders without ever taking the ...

In the age of Vikings, Freydís Eiríksdóttir was unlike anyone else. The daughter of Erik the Red and sister of Leif Erikson, she sailed farther than most men dared - and when betrayal came, she ...

The 10th-century warrior was buried with artifacts that point to her involvement in military planning and tactics. Heads up, Game of Thrones fans: Tough women warriors aren’t just the stuff of ...

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers — and a harsh world where not all newborns were born free or given burial. These are some of the ...

One such burial was found when amateur metal detectorists came across partially exposed bronze brooches in the dirt in Norway’s remote Senja Island in 2023. A little digging revealed rib bones ...

Viking Public House in downtown Cleveland offers a unique Nordic dining experience with traditional foods and Viking-themed ...

Metal detectorists found the grave two years ago on Senja, an island in northern Norway. Arctic University Museum of Norway The Vikings may have earned a reputation for being fearsome warriors—but ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 10th-century Viking woman in Norway who was buried in a boat grave along with her pet dog, shedding more light on special funerary rituals reserved for ...