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Book SynopsisIn the tradition of Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic lives of female Viking warriors
Once again, Brown brings Viking history to vivid, unexpected lifeand in the process, turns what we thought we knew about Norse culture on its head. Superb. Scott Weidensaul, author of New York Times bestselling A World on the Wing
Magnificent. It captured me from the very first page. Pat Shipman, author of The Invaders
In 2017, DNA tests revealed to the collective shock of many scholars that a Viking warrior in a high-status grave in Birka, Sweden was actually 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.
Nancy Marie Brown uses science to link the Birka warrior, whom she nam
