Amleth (who embodies the traditional hypermasculine Viking warrior ideal that dominates ... After the skeleton was confirmed to be female, some archeologists jumped to the conclusion that the ...

Should we rethink the role of women in ancient societies? For more than 100 years, a high-ranking Viking warrior was assumed to be male. Dr Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson has been studying the ...

One historical account that stands out is the story of Lagertha, a legendary Viking queen who was a fierce warrior and a capable ... he traveled there to seek her hand in marriage but was attacked ...