"Though some Viking women buried with weapons are known, a female warrior of this importance has never been determined and ...

DNA and geochemistry experts re-examined the famous Swedish grave of a high-ranking Viking warrior and discovered that the person buried alongside swords, armor, and two sacrificial horses was ...

581. Christer Åhlin, Swedish History Museum/Antiquity Publications Ltd An incredible grave containing the skeleton of a Viking warrior, long thought to be male, has been confirmed as female ...

A high-status Viking warrior who was thought to be a man turns out to be a woman, a new DNA analysis finds. The remains of the warrior were buried with an array of warlike accessories, including ...

More than a thousand years ago, a Viking woman was laid to rest with the full honors of a mighty warrior, including weapons, armor and two horses. But when researchers discovered her remains in ...

It held the remains of a tall Viking warrior. Carefully arrayed alongside the body was a full suite of heavy weaponry. Two expensive horses had been sacrificed as part of the interment ritual.

It was clearly the grave of a great Viking warrior, one who commanded the royal cavalry. But archaeologists did not think to examine the skeleton more closely until 2013, when it was discovered ...

Archaeologists say the number of Viking warrior burials in Dublin is astounding. A project cataloging these burials began in 1999, with the results having been revealed in 2014. The 800-page tome ...