A new Crunchyroll-commissioned study reveals that nearly half of U.S. anime fans want to see more shows with stronger female ...

Vinland Saga is a powerful historical drama shaped by its characters, but its damaged protagonist isn't the true standout ...

Give your little girl (or your video game character) a name with a meaning or history that's brave, strong, and powerful.

Recent research sheds new light on the role of pregnant women in Viking society, revealing a complex interplay between motherhood and warrior culture ... pregnant woman in female dress with ...

It held the remains of a tall Viking warrior. Carefully arrayed alongside the body was a full suite of heavy weaponry. Two expensive horses had been sacrificed as part of the interment ritual.

The Old Norse sagas contained intriguing stories of warrior women. Danish scholar Saxo Grammaticus included several of these legendary female figures in his book Gesta Danorum—Story of the ...

No more. The warrior was, in fact, female. And not just any female, but a Viking warrior woman, a shieldmaiden, like an ancient Daenerys Targaryen, Queen of the Dragons from Game of Thrones.

A viking leader from the mid-10th century, originally believed to be a man, was actually a woman, a new study ... evidence there were indeed female viking warriors. History Channel's scripted ...

U.K. archeologists now believe it belonged to a woman warrior from the Iron ... advanced DNA analysis was used to identify a Viking warrior's remains as female. This is what scientists think ...

The masculine part of Scandinavian society dominated the studies of Viking Age historians and archaeologists until relatively recently. In classic overviews of this pivotal period, women were ...

But debate over the Birka female Viking warrior grave only deepened an existing divide within the archeological community over Viking women's role in the social hierarchy. We don't yet have ...