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

This sword was buried with a female leader ... “you must have thought your world was ending.” In the old Viking city of Gnezdovo in Russia, an inhabitant buried these beads and silver Islamic ...

Another possible bit of Viking trivia: The Vikings must have been ridiculously fit. The steel sword Mikkelsen uses in stage battles weighs about 5 pounds, his shield weighs 7 or 8, and his helmet ...