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Archaeologist sailed a Viking replica boat for 3 years to discover unknown ancient harborsArchaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade routes.
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Viking Age women may have wielded weapons when pregnant, sagas and ancient artifacts hintOpinion Despite its central role in human history, pregnancy has often been overlooked in archaeology.
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Oseberg tapestry: Viking Age artwork from a boat burial that may depict the Norse tree of lifeThis tapestry also contains one of the only known depictions of a horned Viking helmet.
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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking societyNew research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided about what that means.
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7 myths about the Vikings that are (almost) totally falseAll that you've heard about the Vikings may not be true.
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Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytailThis tiny figurine may represent a mythical warrior maiden who assisted Odin, the Norse god of war.
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Viking quiz: How much do you know about these seaborne raiders, traders and explorers?See if your Viking Age trivia knowledge is in ship-shape condition with our quiz.
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'Vulva stone' and coin jewelry among remarkable treasures discovered at Viking burial site in NorwayAn excavation of three Viking graves in Norway reveals beads, coin jewelry and a stone carved to look like female genitalia.
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Were the Vikings really that violent?The Vikings' reputation for bloodlust compared to other medieval fighters may have been exaggerated over the years.
