File:Shieldmaidens in Viking Sagas and Graves

A look at the Norse idea of the women warrior or shieldmaiden (skjaldmær) in the sagas, and the recent discovery that a Viking-Age burial containing weapons also contained the bones of a woman. See links below for more:

Original article announcing the discovery: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.23308/full

Important cautionary thoughts from Dr. Judith Jesch at the University of Nottingham: http://norseandviking.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/lets-debate-female-viking-warriors-yet.html?m=1

Dr. Jackson Crawford is Instructor of Nordic Studies and Nordic Program Coordinator at the University of Colorado Boulder (formerly UC Berkeley and UCLA). He is a historical linguist and an experienced teacher of Old Norse, Modern Icelandic, and Norwegian. FAQs: https://youtu.be/tOgU4vgnmxE

Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda is available now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624663567 and his translation of The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok is forthcoming in September 2017: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624666337

Jackson Crawford's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/norsebysw