An incredible grave containing the skeleton of a Viking warrior, long thought to be male, has been confirmed as female, researchers say. The 10th-century grave, known as Bj. 581, was first ...

Writing on her blog, University of Nottingham professor of Viking studies Judith Jesch says, "I have always thought (and to some extent still do) that the fascination with women warriors, both in ...

The first conclusive proof of a Viking warrior woman has been found in the DNA of a skeleton from ... "The individual in grave BJ581 is the first confirmed female high-ranking Viking warrior," ...

Until recently, female Viking warriors were largely the stuff of literature or mythology. Camilla, in Virgil’s Aeneid, was raised to be a huntress and was expert in the javelin and bow.

Yara Greyjoy isn’t the only bad woman warrior sailing the seas. A Swedish grave from the 10th century A.D. that contained the remains of a powerful Viking warrior, horses and weapons was beli… ...

Female Viking warriors aren't a myth. DNA tests show a high-ranking Viking found in a 10th-century grave was a woman. Viking warrior woman confirmed by DNA testing - CNET ...

A 2019 paper called “Viking warrior women?Reassessing Birka chamber grave Bj.581,” published in the journal Antiquity, dug into this further. The study, penned by the same team that wrote the ...

Viking Age women may have wielded weapons when pregnant, sagas and ancient artifacts hint Viking Age woman was buried with her dog in an elaborate 'boat grave,' excavations reveal ...

It's a hell of a story: DNA analysis of a 10th century skeleton found at a burial in the Swedish town of Birka -- a huge trade hub -- revealed that a Viking military leader was actually a woman ...

Of the known Viking Age burials, "statistically speaking, there would be less than 1%" of women buried with weapons among graves of men buried with weapons, Gardeła told Live Science.

A 1889 drawing of the Viking warrior grave discovered in Birka, Sweden. For more than 120 years, it was assumed to be the skeleton of a man.HJALMAR STOLPE / Not-For-Syndication For more than a ...