“Bellyfull.” “Unlight.” “A woman walking not alone.” These are all terms once used to describe pregnancy in the Viking Age, which has been a long-neglected subject in the study of ...

A silver figurine from a 10th-century burial depicts a pregnant woman wearing a helmet, challenging traditional views.

This evidence depicts pregnant women as being adorned with martial gear, ready for combat. A surviving singular Viking Age figurine convincingly displays a pregnant body wearing a martial helmet.

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Now that recovery work is underway, the team has confirmed the site holds an unexpected scene: a Viking boat grave for a respected local woman buried with her beloved pet dog.

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 ...

Secrets of Viking world uncovered in new study Pregnant women wielded swords and wore martial helmets, experts reveal ...

Human History Metal Detectorist Discovers Rare Boat Grave Containing Viking Woman and Her Dog The cherished pet continues to guard her in the afterlife as it likely did when they were both alive.

Although the fragmentary metal Viking helmets that have been discovered do not have horns, the portrayal of a warrior — possibly a berserker — wearing a horned helmet on the Oseberg textile ...

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 ...

A helmet outfitted with beardlike chain mail protected a wealthy lord who lived before the Viking age, when Scandinavia was wracked by turmoil.

How Did Vikings View Pregnant Women? New Research Reveals That They Were Sometimes Depicted With Weapons Researchers studied Old Norse literature and archaeological evidence to shed new light on ...