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

“Our results — that the high-status grave Bj 581 on Birka was the burial of a high ranking female Viking warrior — suggest that women, indeed, were able to be full members of male dominated ...

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 ...

Viking sword placed on warrior's left side likely prepared him for 'mirror afterlife' News. By Laura Geggel published 4 September 2020 The 1,100-year-old steel sword is nearly 3 feet long.

In 2017, a team of Swedish archaeologists announced an exciting discovery: They had, for the first time, identified the remains of a Viking woman warrior. A DNA analysis of a Viking Age skeleton ...

More than a thousand years ago, a Viking woman was laid to rest with the full honors of a mighty warrior, including weapons, armor and two horses. But when researchers discovered her remains in ...

A Viking warrior's roughly 1,000-year-old grave in remote Scotland is brimming with weapons, including a sword, ax and spear. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...