Despite each grave’s wealth of jewelry and personal belongings, none contain any bones from the Viking women themselves. One possible reason has to do with the environmental conditions of Skumsnes.

Three high-status women, though perhaps not Scandinavians themselves, were, or perhaps were not, interred there.

Archaeologists have unearthed coins, jewelry and stones from graves in Norway that likely belonged to high-status Viking ...

Søren Diinhoff / University Museum of Bergen Archaeologists have unearthed coins, jewelry and stones from graves in Norway that likely belonged to high-status Viking women, reports Science ...