Like the shield-maiden of Solør, this woman was buried ... Norway, until Nov. 22. "Viking Warrior Woman" first aired on Nov. 3 on the National Geographic channel.

Viking mythology and lore are filled ... Norway has several of what have been nicknamed "shield-maiden" burials, after the women warriors of Scandinavian folklore. One is the Nordre Kjølen ...

Mind you, I’m no indomitable Viking warrior – and am perhaps more akin ... But what does that mean, exactly, for a shield maiden? What pre-Valhalla vicissitudes could possibly trouble one ...

raising the question of whether female warriors were actually regarded as men in Viking Age society. However, because most of the armed female figurines have been discovered as isolated finds ...

DNA and geochemistry experts re-examined the famous Swedish grave of a high-ranking Viking warrior and discovered that the person buried alongside swords, armor, and two sacrificial horses was ...

Amleth (who embodies the traditional hypermasculine Viking warrior ideal that dominates today's modern reimaginings of this ancient history) is partaking in the spoils of a violent raid on an ...

In 2017, a team of Swedish archaeologists announced an exciting discovery: They had, for the first time, identified the remains of a Viking woman warrior. A DNA analysis of a Viking Age skeleton ...

Female Viking warriors aren't a myth. DNA tests show a high-ranking Viking found in a 10th-century grave was a woman. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist ...

My first introduction to the world of warrior women was through ... this braid screams Shield Maiden realness. This braid takes the traditional viking inspiration and makes it a little softer ...

A mysterious female warrior discovered in a Viking grave in Denmark was originally thought to be a Viking. But now, researchers have made a surprising discovery about this fierce warrior who died ...

What it tells us about the past: This cast silver figurine of a Valkyrie — a mythological maiden who assists Odin ... raising the question of whether female warriors were actually regarded as men in ...