A stunning new discovery in Denmark is shedding light on the roles women played in the Viking Age. The Hårby Valkyrie, a 1,200-year-old gold and silver figurine, was uncovered in the Danish village of ...

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers — and a harsh world where not all newborns were born free or given burial. These are some of the ...

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