The woman in the grave died in the 9th century and was discovered around ... "It was a status symbol for Viking men and women, they even wanted to be buried with silver." Still, the Scandinavians ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

a significant role in shaping perceptions of past women’s lives. In Norway, for instance, hundreds of Viking Age graves were found to contain martial equipment in the form of swords, spearheads, axes ...

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 ...

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.