This discovery was unusual not only for the richness of its grave goods but also for its ninth-century occupants: two elite women, one believed by some to be a sorceress. Museum of the Viking Age ...

The excavations revealed the graves of three highly respected and wealthy Viking women from the early ninth century, filled with treasures indicating their high social status, according to Forskning.

A new study shows that pregnancies during the Viking Age were far from a private matter, closely tied to conflict, social ...

At least three of them appear to belong to a trio of highly respected and wealthy Viking women ... many as 20 graves dating back to the early 9th century CE. The location is so laden with relics ...

Excavations at the archaeological site of Skumsnes in the Norwegian town of Fitjar uncovered over a dozen human remains dating back to the Viking era, around 9th century AD. Researchers identified ...

The study also hinted at the grim reality of life for many newborn infants arriving into the world during the Viking Age.

Pregnant women wielding swords ... This pendant, found in a tenth-century woman’s burial in Aska, Sweden, is the only known convincing depiction of pregnancy from the Viking age.

The object dates to around the 9th century A.D., museum officials ... museum officials said. During the Viking era, men and women would have used brooches as a form of jewelry and to hold their ...

Such brooches were commonly found in the graves of Viking women, and its style was characteristic of the ninth century. "They come in pairs, one for each strap, so there should be another one ...

Dating back to the 9th or 10th century, the graves are evidence of ... "This type of burial is reserved for high-status women in Viking Age society," Borre Lundø said. Excavators also found ...