If you ask most people to picture a Viking, they’ll likely conjure an image of a bulky man with a horned helmet and probably tattoos (thanks, Hollywood).

Researchers studied Old Norse literature and archaeological evidence to shed new light on women's experiences of pregnancy during the Viking Age ...

Pendant showing the only known Viking-Age depiction of a pregnant body. O. Myrin, The Swedish History Museum/SHM. The study was led by Marianne Hem Eriksen, Associate Professor of Archaeology at ...

Viking Age woman was buried with her dog in an elaborate 'boat grave,' excavations reveal ; ... What makes this figurine especially interesting is that the pregnant woman is wearing a martial helmet.

Pregnant women wore martial helmets in Viking society, a new study reveals (AFP via Getty Images)An episode in one of the sagas we looked at supports the idea that unborn children ...

The word “Viking” has long been associated with tall and muscular man wielding a razor-sharp weapon, wearing a helmet and standing boldly on the prow of a ship, ready to pillage and burn. Today, ...

A team of researchers from the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester has conducted the first study on motherhood in the Viking Age, discovering that pregnant women were depicted in art and ...

What makes this figurine especially interesting is that the pregnant woman is wearing a martial helmet. The figurine of a pregnant woman that was analysed in the study. Historiska Museet , CC BY-ND ...

Viking women’s gravesites unearthed to find jewelry, ... Metal detector find may rewrite history of 7th century helmet Metal detector find may rewrite history of 7th century helmet.

This story is linked to an artifact analyzed in the study: a figurine depicting a pregnant woman, arms encircling her belly, wearing “what appears to be a helmet with a nose guard,” Olley adds.