Norse legends feature women warriors such as Hervor and Brynhildr. And neither meek nor mild, Viking women were depicted in medieval art and literature as political leaders and priests.

As a new book, Viking: The Norse Warrior's Manual, reveals, the Scandinavian raiders also had a surprisingly creative side.

The students are part warriors, part archaeologists — trying to resurrect the Viking art of battle, in the absence of any historical records. “I saw an ad about throwing axes,” said student ...

Two Viking warriors from the same clan separated for more than 1,000 years have finally been reunited at Denmark's National Museum DNA analysis showed the Vikings, one in his 20s and the other in ...

Image 1 of 2 Although rare, the Viking sword is not unique. Viking graves often contained a warrior's weapons, and more than 3,000 have been found in Norway. Image 2 of 2 ...

This reconstruction of the grave site shows how the woman may have originally looked. Þórhallur Þráinsson ©Neil Price More than a thousand years ago, a Viking woman was laid to rest with the ...

Trading town Scientists unearthed the remains of the warrior from one of the largest Viking burials ever discovered: a ring of graves that encircle the medieval town of Birka, on the island of ...

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Norse legends feature women warriors such as Hervor and Brynhildr. And neither meek nor mild, Viking women were depicted in medieval art and literature as political leaders and priests.