But, in 2016, researchers reexamined the Viking’s skeleton and saw indicators that lead them to believe the warrior was female. The team then tested the remains’ nuclear DNA from a tooth and ...

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 ...

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.

Viking warrior skeleton identified as female, 128 years after its discovery For more than a century after it was found, a skeleton ensconced in a Viking grave, surrounded by military weapons, was ...

A Female Viking Warrior Was Found In Birka The burial site, dubbed Bj 581, in Birka, Sweden, was brimming with all kinds of artifacts. Due to their militaristic nature and lack of domestic items ...

The scholars reported Sept. 8 that their findings, based on DNA tests, “suggest that women, indeed, were able to be full members of male-dominated spheres” in Viking society.

Science Viking warrior in ancient grave turns out to be a woman Female Viking warriors aren't a myth. DNA tests show a high-ranking Viking found in a 10th-century grave was a woman.

Some scientists suspect the grave held a Viking warrior woman, but that’s a controversial view. Evald Hansen, C. Hedenstierna-Jonson et al/Amer. J. of Phys. Anthro. 2017 ...

So far, Gardeła reports, there's scant evidence that Viking women took part in combat. At least one suspected female warrior’s grave, however, suggests that she may have been battle-ready.

No more. The warrior was, in fact, female. And not just any female, but a Viking warrior woman, a shieldmaiden, like an ancient Daenerys Targaryen, Queen of the Dragons from “Game of Thrones.” ...