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The Fate of the Real Lagertha: What Happened to the Woman Behind the Myth in the Vikings Series
and her lasting influence on Viking culture. Lagertha, known in the sagas as a formidable warrior, is a figure who has transcended time, becoming an icon of female strength. According to the ...
First medieval female burial with weapons discovered in Hungary
A recent study led by Dr. Balázs Tihanyi and his colleagues, published in PLOS ONE, has led to the positive identification of ...
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The Viking warrior who turned out to be a woman
Should we rethink the role of women in ancient societies? For more than 100 years, a high-ranking Viking warrior was assumed to be male. Dr Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson has been studying the ...