Selective female infanticide in the Viking Age: A feminist critique
Published online on December 20, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Social Archaeology, Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 70-89, February 2026.
This article challenges the long-standing assumption that female infanticide was a widespread and socially accepted practice in the Viking Age. While previous scholarship has often interpreted written and archaeological evidence as proof of habitual ...
This article challenges the long-standing assumption that female infanticide was a widespread and socially accepted practice in the Viking Age. While previous scholarship has often interpreted written and archaeological evidence as proof of habitual ...