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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Erpingham on December 23, 2019, 06:41:05 PM

Title: More on armed Viking women
Post by: Erpingham on December 23, 2019, 06:41:05 PM
 This article (https://www.medievalists.net/2019/12/warriors-warlocks-widows-women-and-weapons-in-the-viking-world/) continues Leszek GardeÅ‚a's explorations of women buried with weapons.  As might be expected from archaeological research, things are not straightforward .  There is also a mention of another forum favourite - miniature weapons and shields and their meanings.  What does it mean if a woman is buried with a miniature shield pendant? 

As usual, a good bibliography accompanies the article.