scientists are poring over two buried ships filled with slain warriors, shedding new light on the violent origins of the Vikings. In Sweden, researchers are studying the remains of a female Viking ...

Viking names carry with them the weight of history. Monikers like Erik, Ingrid or Sigmund bring up vivid images of fierce ...

While many the colorful murals of ancient Pañamarca have long been well-known to archaeologists, this is the first time that researchers exploring this place have found evidence of a female ruler.

Zack Snyder has cast a strong female lead in his latest project, the animated series Twilight of the Gods. Sigrid isn't just a fierce warrior inspired by ancient Norse tradition, she's also a ...

It’s part of an ancient ... The Warrior Tradition, describes the tradition as a broader interpretation of a warrior that includes being a protector and a provider. “Native men and women ...

suggesting that these warrior women may have been real. Ancient Egyptians used honey as a medicinal treatment for various ailments, a practice that was once dismissed as a myth. However ...

In movies and books about Vikings, the ancient seafaring conquerors don’t pause their revelry to remove gristle from their teeth with toothpicks. But in real life, they did, according to a new ...

The down found in the ship could have filled at least 31 duvets. An archaeology professor has a theory about what it might ...

Both ancient 'Norse Sagas' and archaeological discoveries suggest that women actually played equally ... in Iceland in the 9th Century. Aud was a warrior, a leader, a freer of slaves ...

When we think about Norse Mythology, it can be difficult ... Brynhild is a Valkyrie, one of the powerful female warriors who serve Odin and are tasked with guiding the souls of soldiers to Valhalla.

Vikings. They’re one of the groups of warriors in our history that are so well-known and praised (mostly) that we can’t help but put them in various media and retell their stories (such as ...