But her appearance, however brief, electrified me more than any other thrill in director Robert Eggers' bombastic new Viking epic (and that's saying something). Amleth (who embodies the ...

"Though some Viking women buried with weapons are known, a female warrior of this importance has never been determined and Viking scholars have been reluctant to acknowledge the agency of women with ...

No more. The warrior was, in fact, female. And not just any female, but a Viking warrior woman, a shieldmaiden, like the ancient Brienne of Tarth from “Game of Thrones.” The artifacts ...

We'll start with the basics: History Channel's Vikings on Blu-ray (seasons 1 thru ... and they really complete any shieldmaiden outfit. Ridiculous and amazing. This freaking 4.5 liter drinking ...

Frank Frazetta Jr. Collection/Frazettamuseum.com “Sworsdman of Mars,” 1973, by Frank Frazetta Be Viking enlightened: To satisfy a modern-day shieldmaiden—a leaning-in alpha female—be open ...

More than a thousand years ago, a Viking woman was laid to rest with the full honors of a mighty warrior, including weapons, armor and two horses. But when researchers discovered her remains in ...

If there's anyone you can hope to have teach you some tricks to become a proficient (or at least serviceable) Vikings shieldmaiden in a couple short hours, it's Katheryn Winnick. The star of the ...

As the History Channel’s first foray into scripted TV drama, Vikings follows semi-mythological Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok as he brawls with other burly Viking dudes, smirks at his awesome ...

It puts you in the sturdy boots of a viking (either the stronger male warrior or the faster female shieldmaiden) entrusted with defending the world against a race of ice demons who have been ...

DNA analysis shows that the elaborate grave of what appears to be a Viking officer was a real-life shieldmaiden Ben Panko More than a thousand years ago, a Viking woman was laid to rest with the ...