New research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided ...

A warrior’s skull from a grave in Gotland ... The pendant in question contests the theory that “proper” Vikings were invariably male. Price has detected some intriguing cross-gender signals.

Misconceptions abound about Vikings. They are often depicted as bloodthirsty, unwashed warriors with winged helmets. But that ...

Image caption, A re-enactment of Viking battle in York. King Alfred was prepared though, having fortified the towns and organised a large army drawn from his own warriors and the male population ...

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 ...