According to Moen, Viking women who got to the high-ranking status reached by the Bj 581 warrior may have had an existing high social status and learned to navigate the system to advance further.

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 ...

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.” ...

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. But for the most part ...

A mysterious female warrior discovered in Viking grave in Denmark was originally thought to be a Viking. But now, researchers have made a surprising discovery about this fierce warrior who died ...

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 reconstruction of the grave site shows how the woman may have originally looked. Þórhallur Þráinsson ©Neil Price More than a thousand years ago, a Viking woman was laid to rest with the ...

So far, Gardeła reports, there's scant evidence that Viking women took part in combat. At least one suspected female warrior’s grave, however, suggests that she may have been battle-ready.

What we want to see vs. what’s actually there It was an exciting story, and headlines about Viking warrior women have been everywhere in the media. But the reality is more complex and probably ...

Science Viking warrior in ancient grave turns out to be a woman Female Viking warriors aren't a myth. DNA tests show a high-ranking Viking found in a 10th-century grave was a woman.

Viking warrior skeleton identified as female, 128 years after its discovery For more than a century after it was found, a skeleton ensconced in a Viking grave, surrounded by military weapons, was ...