Known for being fierce raiders, courageous explorers, and competent traders, the Viking Age lasted from roughly 793 AD until 1066 AD. What Life Was Actually Like for a Viking Berserker | Military ...

Researchers from Stockholm University and Uppsala University uncovered new DNA evidence proving that female Viking warriors existed. The testing identified some of the remains in the iconic mid ...

The idea of a female Viking warrior is not new. Historical records from the early Middle Ages mention women fighting alongside men and artistic works depict this as well.

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 beli… ...

To Moen, the evidence of female Viking warriors is right in front of us. "Occam's razor, you know — the simplest explanation is usually the best," she said.

Until recently, female Viking warriors were largely the stuff of literature or mythology. Camilla, in Virgil’s Aeneid, was raised to be a huntress and was expert in the javelin and bow.

The graves of ‘woman warriors’ are changing what we know about ancient gender roles Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters ...