The brooches are highly decorated with patterns common to the era Two intricately decorated Viking age bronze brooches ... until now no brooches associated with women had been discovered.

The brooches will undergo conservation work before ... The pieces were the "first real artefact evidence" that Viking women visited the island, Manx National Heritage (MNH) said.

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.

They also found a triangular brooch with glass ... One of the women’s graves featured stones carefully arranged in the shape of a long Viking boat, likely as a ritual to aid her journey to ...