Epic Warrior Women: Vikings (8 p.m., Smithsonian) - This documentary reveals new groundbreaking archaeological findings from a small island in central Sweden that uncover a startling twist to history ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield. An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior from ...

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 ...

This cast silver figurine of a Valkyrie — a mythological maiden who assists Odin, the Norse god of war — is a unique example of Viking Age metalworking that provides clues about the role of armed ...

“Bellyfull.” “Unlight.” “A woman walking not alone.” These are all terms once used to describe pregnancy in the Viking Age, which has been a long-neglected subject in the study of Viking history. Now, ...