The other woman died aged 80. She had a hunchback, a bad leg, and suffered from Morgagni's syndrome (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgagn...), which would have given her hairy arms and a beard. She was buried with the equipment, including the staff, of a professional prophetess/seer (a "vǫlva").

Morgagni–Stewart–Morel syndrome - Wikipedia

The older woman, the vǫlva, would be considered "disabled" in modern society. She could only walk with the help of a crutch, for starters. But the Vikings weren't the Spartans; they didn't expose babies with differences. The Vikings felt that everyone could contribute.