What age did Viking girls marry?

Viking girls married relatively young by modern standards, with typical marriage age for Viking girls being around 12 to 16 years old, though this varied by family, status, and region during Viking Age 793 to 1066 AD. Viking society was patriarchal and marriages were often arranged by families for alliances, economic benefits, and social status, rather than love, with girls expected to marry early to produce children and manage households. Historical sagas and legal codes suggest Viking girls could be betrothed as young as 8 to 12, but marriage and consummation typically occurred after puberty around 12 to 15, with 12 being legal age for marriage for girls in many Norse laws, while boys married later around 16 to 20. Some high-status girls married as young as 12 to powerful chieftains, while lower-status girls married around 15 to 18. Viking girls were considered adult after first menstruation and expected to take on wife duties including household management, childbearing, and textile work. By 15, most Viking girls were married or widowed. Compared to today, this was young, but similar to other medieval societies where early marriage was common due to shorter life expectancy around 35 to 40 years. So Viking girls married around 12 to 16 years old, with 13 to 15 being most common age for first marriage.