New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield.
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Meet the Vi-queens! Women take part in historic Up Helly Aa Viking festival as hundreds join torchlight procession in ShetlandUp Helly Aa in Lerwick, Shetland, began in the 1880s but only allowed women and girls to join ... The members don Viking-style clothing for the event, which celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage.
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From 'Vulva Stones' to a weaving sword: Graves reveal high-status of women in Viking societyFarms that made fine clothes had high status," said ... "Through textile work, women could accumulate wealth in the early Viking Age," said Unn Pedersen, an expert on the Viking Age who has ...
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