In all fairness, though, we can't blame the sidelining of warlike Viking women exclusively on The Northman and its ilk. Until quite recently, women's importance in Viking society was sidelined by ...

Archaeologists uncovered a wealth of Viking Age artifacts at Skumsnes farm in Fitjar, on Norway's west coast, shedding new light on the roles of women in Viking society. The excavations revealed ...

This autumn, they excavated three of those graves. They determined that they had belonged to wealthy Viking women, and they were filled with a small bounty of treasures indicating their high ...