New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield.

But debate over the Birka female Viking warrior grave only deepened an existing divide within the archeological community over Viking women's role in the social hierarchy. We don't yet have ...

multiple women were among the group, including Freydís Eiríksdóttir. During the expedition, she cemented herself as a notable figure of Norse legend. Freydís was featured in two sagas ...