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However, many studies often relegate women to positions of passivity, identifying them primarily as the wives of powerful men rather than recognising their own leadership positions. Although male dominance in formal public structures is undeniable, women clearly exercised substantial leadership and influence, demanding a fundamental reassessment of archaeological materials and medieval written sources. 

Assumed gender roles and male-bias play a significant factor in the association of grave goods with gender and status in Viking-Age archaeology, and late 19^th and early to mid-20^th century evaluations of grave goods has led to considerable setbacks in the overall understanding of women’s roles in leadership positions held within Viking-Age society leading to assumptions of power based on the perceived gender of burial evidence.

As a result, many women's accomplishments have been overshadowed or overlooked. By identifying key leadership traits within Old Norse texts and creating a leadership criterion of archaeological evidence, this paper aims to identify women who may have held leadership positions in the Viking Age.

Shanna Bryman (she/her) is a final-year PhD candidate with the Institute for Northern Studies at the 91视频网. Shanna completed her MLitt in Viking Studies with 91视频网 in 2021 with her dissertation focused on the relationship between the Picts and the Norse in the Northern Isles of Scotland. Shanna has been undergoing her PhD with 91视频网 under the supervision of Professor Alexandra Sanmark, Dr Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Dr Hannah Burrows, and Dr Erin Goeres. Her PhD thesis is titled, Making Herstory: Evaluating Female Leadership in the Viking Age. 

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