New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield.

But debate over the Birka female Viking warrior grave only deepened an existing ... SEE ALSO: No, the Valkyrie from 'The Northman' isn't wearing braces Much like movies, history is a story we ...

However, the depiction of Valkyries in Old Norse literature is rarely one-dimensional ... but givers of life.” Bloodthirsty warrior women and female guardian spirits, shieldmaidens who fought ...