She was young, strong, and very courageous, but she met an untimely demise in the summer of 1370 BC. Many were saddened by her death and devastated by the loss of the Egtved Girl. How do we know this? For the first time since her discovery in 1921, scientists glimpse more closely into the life of this Nordic Bronze-Age teenager and better understand early Scandinavia.

She was young, strong, and very courageous, but she met an untimely demise in the summer of 1370 BC. Many were saddened by her death and devastated by the loss of the Egtved Girl. How do we know this? For the first time since her discovery in 1921, scientists glimpse more closely into the life of this Nordic Bronze-Age teenager and better understand early Scandinavia.