But the skeleton had some traits that suggested the person was female. A new study has revealed through DNA analysis that this powerful warrior was indeed a Viking woman. The idea of a female ...

In the 1800s, archaeologists dug up a major Norse find in Sweden. A chamber grave located in the Viking town of Birka included a highly decorative tomb from the 10th century. The site was believed ...

Join archaeologists examining the history-changing DNA of a female Viking warrior. Join a team of archaeologists ... Sea and Constantinople via the Black Sea. In these territories, where many ...

Danish-Swedish singer Caroline Henderson makes her debut acting role in the series as Jarl Haakon, the leader of Kattegat—but was the black Viking ... Jaral Haakon, a female warrior, and ...

Based on this discovery, thousands of Vikings in tombs around Europe can and should now be tested to see if more women were assumed male because of their warriors’ graves. In Birka, Sweden ...

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." ...

A new analysis of the DNA has proved it to be the “first confirmed female high-ranking Viking warrior,” according to a recent study in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...