Three high-status women, though perhaps not Scandinavians themselves, were, or perhaps were not, interred there.

A stunning archaeological discovery in Norway sheds light on the status and influence of women during the Viking Age. The ...

Søren Diinhoff / University Museum of Bergen Archaeologists have unearthed coins, jewelry and stones from graves in Norway that likely belonged to high-status Viking women, reports Science ...

The signals are so strong that we can almost pinpoint where the brooches are." "Through textile work, women could accumulate wealth in the early Viking Age," said Unn Pedersen, an expert on 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 ...