The real valkyrie : the hidden history of Viking warrior women
Brown, Nancy Marie2021
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In 2017, DNA tests revealed to the collective shock of many scholars thata Viking warrior in a high-status grave in Birka, Sweden, was a woman. 'The Real Valkyrie' weaves together archaeology, history and literature to imagine her life and times, showing that Viking women had more power and agency than historians have imagined.
Main title:
The real valkyrie : the hidden history of Viking warrior women / Nancy Marie Brown.
Author:
Brown, Nancy Marie, author
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2021.
Collation:
viii, 320 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780750997911 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
948.022082948.022948.022 BRO
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2255127