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

This is also a definition of authority. Someone with "high" status can demand that others behave in a certain way and expect to be obeyed. So, they become a "manager" of the social system.

The excavations revealed the graves of three highly respected and wealthy Viking women from the early ninth century, filled with treasures indicating their high social status, according to Forskning.

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 ...