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.

In the study, the researchers acknowledge that the weaponry found in the woman's grave is "unlikely" to be an amulet. But, they argue, whether she can be considered a warrior "must remain an open ...

"I think people, when they think of four women living, eating and sleeping together 24/7, they think it must be hell," she said with a laugh in an Irish accent. "It is the one thing people always ask.