Interesting. Judging by the sagas, it was the women who generally instigated divorce. All that was required was for them to assemble witnesses, cite their reasons and declare themselves divorced. This had to occur three times: in their bedroom, in front of the house and before a public assembly.
Viking women could divorce their husbands Viking women may have had to put up with their spouse’s affairs. However, they didn’t have to put up with their husbands ‘until death‘.