Watch the incredible craftsmanship behind the making of Viking axes forged from Damascus steel in this detailed video. The forging process combines traditional blacksmithing techniques with the unique ...

Being pregnant in the Viking Age was surely no picnic, but this experience has been largely ignored, in part because there ...

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers — and a harsh world where ...

A new study shows that pregnancies during the Viking Age were far from a private matter, closely tied to conflict, social ...

Famed for their ruthlessness and their courage, the Vikings were a canny bunch, too. These pearls of wisdom are just as ...

As a provocation, Helgi wipes his bloody spear on Guđrun’s clothes and over her belly. He declares: “I think that under the ...

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

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A stunning 1,200-year-old gold and silver figurine depicting a Viking woman armed with a sword and shield has been discovered in Denmark’s Hårby village. Valkyries are often depicted as fierce, armed ...