Archaeologist Julia Wihlborg suggested that the sword and shield of the Hårby Valkyrie may represent a woman who had manly qualities or who became a man, raising the question of whether female ...

Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking ... which had the rather sensational title "A Female Viking Warrior Confirmed by Genomics," said Judith Jesch, a professor of Viking studies and ...

"Though some Viking women buried with weapons are known, a female warrior of this importance has never been determined and Viking scholars have been reluctant to acknowledge the agency of women with ...

Image Credit: Uppsala University “This is the first formal and genetic confirmation of a female Viking warrior,” Uppsala ... What we have studied was not a Valkyrie from the sagas but a ...

"Though some Viking women buried with weapons are known, a female warrior of this importance ... "What we have studied was not a Valkyrie from the sagas but a real life military leader, that ...

“What we have studied was not a Valkyrie from the sagas but a real ... more detailed story. “The Viking warrior female showed genetic affinity to present-day inhabitants of the British Islands ...

“Hence the individual in grave Bj 581 is the first confirmed female high-ranking Viking warrior,” wrote the ... “What we have studied was not a Valkyrie from the sagas but a real life ...

“The identification of a female Viking warrior provides a unique insight ... “What we have studied was not a Valkyrie from the sagas but a real life military leader, that happens to have ...

But debate over the Birka female Viking warrior grave only deepened an existing ... SEE ALSO: No, the Valkyrie from 'The Northman' isn't wearing braces Much like movies, history is a story we ...

What it tells us about the past: This cast silver figurine of a Valkyrie — a ... a noble's farm in the Viking Age, complete with a metal craft workshop. Armed female figures have been found ...