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Most Viking women were likely not warriors, so this woman may have inherited the role: "I think she came from a family that was expected to have this position [as a war leader] and for some reason ...

This woman almost certainly fought—and died—alongside the male warrior monks. Her bones show no signs of regrowth or healing around her injuries.