Shieldmaiden - Fearless women of the Viking Age: myth and reality of Norse heroines Norse mythology is rich in stories about courageous warriors who entered the

Shieldmaiden - Fearless women of the Viking Age: myth and reality of Norse heroines Norse mythology is rich in stories about courageous warriors who entered the

Through runic inscriptions and behind the veil of myth, Jesch discovers the true story of viking women.

Although based on historical persons from the 9th century, Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons are the subjects of compelling legends dating from the Viking era. Warrio

In this extensively revised third edition of The Viking Age: A Reader, Somerville and McDonald successfully bring the Vikings and their world to life for twenty