The Bones of BirkaHow many female Viking warriors does it take to make a fact? When archaeologist Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna Jonson discovers that the bones contained in the most significant Viking warrior grave ever opened are, in fact, female, she and her team upend centuries of historically accepted conclusions. They ignite a furious debate around the reality of female Viking warriors and the role of gender in both ancient and modern times. In The Bones of Birka,