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.

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 ...

It held the remains of a tall Viking warrior. Carefully arrayed alongside the body was a full suite of heavy weaponry. Two expensive horses had been sacrificed as part of the interment ritual.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...