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

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

To trace forgotten Viking trade routes, an experimental archaeologist spent three years braving frozen Norwegian waters.

An archaeologist sailing fjords on a Viking boat uncovers lost sea routes and hidden harbors once used by Norse sailors.

To reconstruct Viking seafaring, Jarrett took to the sea himself. He piloted clinker-built boats along Norway’s western coast, including vessels like the fembøring and the faering —traditional designs ...

Viking experts from the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester have examined pregnancy in the Viking Age and discovered that pregnant women were depicted in art and literature with martial gear ...

Archaeologist Julia Wihlborg suggested that the sword and shield of the Hårby Valkyrie may represent a woman who had manly ...

Saturday is Syttende Mai, a celebration of Norway’s Independence Day. Augustana University is showcasing some of its Norwegian heritage with a new display in ...

Archaeologists in Linköping excavated an unusual row of stones and found a Viking-era grave with weapons and fabrics, photos show. Photo from Alf Ericsson, Arkeologerna On the outskirts of a city ...

These are some of the realities uncovered by the first interdisciplinary study to focus on pregnancy in the Viking age, authored by myself, Kate Olley, Brad Marshall and Emma Tollefsen as part of ...