For more than a century after it was found, a skeleton ensconced in a Viking grave, surrounded by military weapons, was assumed to be that of a battle-hardened male. No more. The warrior was, in fact, ...

A high-status Viking warrior who was thought to be a man turns out to be a woman, a new DNA analysis finds. The remains of the warrior were buried with an array of warlike accessories, including ...

In the 1880s, a fascinating grave was discovered in the Swedish town of Birka. Chock full of weapons, gaming equipment, and two horses, the 10th century AD burial was assumed to be that of a powerful ...

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 discovered ...

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 ...

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 believed to ...

Female Viking warriors aren't a myth. DNA tests show a high-ranking Viking found in a 10th-century grave was a woman. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...

At first, the scientific paper seemed like scientific confirmation of a long-cherished myth about Vikings. DNA and geochemistry experts re-examined the famous Swedish grave of a high-ranking Viking ...

A 10th-century grave in Denmark was long thought to contain the bones of a warrior believed to be a Viking woman. But a new analysis of the grave, located on the island of Langeland, suggests that the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Amy Ellis Nutt, The Washington Post For more than a century after it was found, a skeleton ensconced in a Viking grave, surrounded by military weapons, ...