This was no ordinary ship—what lay within was a time capsule of Viking culture, craftsmanship, and beliefs, offering clues to the lives of two remarkable women. Open the Youtube video The ...

One famous early Irish text records how a woman known as Inghen Ruaidh—or Red Girl, after the color of her hair—led a fleet of Viking ships to Ireland in the 10th century. Bioarchaeologist ...

There's a background character in The Northman you probably blinked and missed. But her appearance, however brief, electrified me more than any other thrill in director Robert Eggers' bombastic ...