There's a background character in The Northman you probably blinked and missed. But her appearance, however brief, electrified me more than any other thrill in director Robert Eggers' bombastic ...

Archaeologists uncovered a wealth of Viking Age artifacts ... or Ireland. The woman was also equipped with wool shears, a hetchel, a spindle whorl, and a weaving sword—all tools used in textile ...

Bristling with spears and swords, Viking and Slav ... This nameless Viking woman seems to have commanded the respect of many Viking warriors. “On her lap she had gaming pieces,” says ...