New evidence of Viking warrior women might not be what it seems Experts cast doubt on a recent DNA discovery in a mysterious Swedish grave. Annalee Newitz – Sep 14, 2017 3:47 pm | 97 ...

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

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 discover… ...

This High-Ranking Viking Warrior Was a Woman DNA analysis shows that the elaborate grave of what appears to be a Viking officer was a real-life shieldmaiden. Ben Panko. September 11, 2017.

The site reflected the ideal of Viking male warrior life, or so many archaeologists had thought. New DNA analyses of the bones, however, confirm a revelatory find: the grave belonged to a woman.

The tale of the Viking woman warrior from Birka continues to capture our imaginations. She has even been called a "real-life Viking version" of Game of Thrones' iconic female knight, Brienne of ...

The first conclusive proof of a Viking warrior woman has been found in the DNA of a skeleton from Sweden. Newsletters Amazon Prime Day Share a News Tip. Featured. Featured. Breaking News.

A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE. Her DNA tells another, more detailed story. “The Viking warrior female showed genetic affinity to present-day inhabitants of the British Islands (England and Scotland), the ...

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.

An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior from Birka may have looked like in battle. For 140 years, archaeologists concluded a grave in the small town was for male warrior, but new evidence ...

Viking Woman Warrior May Have Been Slavic A new analysis of female Viking warriors suggests one found in Denmark was actually from the area of present-day Poland. Jason Daley - Correspondent.

In “Forgotten Warriors: The Long History of Women in Combat,” Sarah Percy tells us that, from the Middle Ages to the end of the 19th century, women were to be found in considerable numbers on ...