Excavations revealed the graves of three highly respected and wealthy Viking women from the early ninth century.

Women in the Viking Age by Judith Jesch (Woodbridge, Boydell, 1991). A general survey using archaeological, runic and literary evidence. Women in Old Norse Society by Jenny Jochens (Cornell UP, 1995).

For centuries, the image of a monk hunched over a desk, painstakingly copying manuscripts by candlelight, has dominated our ...

Kassiani (also known as Kassia) was a ninth-century abbess and composer born in Constantinople around 810 AD. And her music is heart-stoppingly beautiful – just listen… She was one of the first ...

How a 9th-century Hindu philosopher embodied the idea of a fulfilled life (RNS) — Our fear of dying can sometimes lead to a fear of living the best versions of ourselves.