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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society
New research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided ...
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Vikings of Galloway: New study uncovers just how brutal they were
The new theory that human sacrifice did take place at the Dumfries and Galloway site has emerged as a raft of new understanding about the Vikings’ presence in the area is being unravelled ...
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Viking Age women may have wielded weapons when pregnant, sagas and ancient artifacts hint
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 ...