“Hence the individual in grave Bj 581 is the first confirmed female high-ranking Viking warrior,” wrote the researchers in the study, which was published in the American Journal of Physical ...

-These weapons could only have belonged to a mighty warrior. The modern-day image of a Viking is a big, strong, bearded man, fearless and capable of the worst atrocities.

The famous Viking warrior Ragnar Lothbrok learned of the brutal murder and cruel treatment of the women while away on campaign. So, he led an army into Norway to seek revenge.

The warrior woman was buried in elaborate clothing and her grave contained a stunning array of weapons, including a sword, an ax, 25 armor-piercing arrows, a fighting knife, two lances and two spears.

“The emotional lure of the woman warrior, especially in the Viking Age, is too strong for reasoned argument,” she wrote in a blog post Sept. 9.

The tomb of a battle-scarred ancient female warrior discovered in Armenia is revealing its secrets. The woman’s remains, which date to the 8th to 6th-century B.C., were found at the ancient ...

Sadly, strong female leaders from the Viking era are often overlooked in history. Becky Gowland, a lecturer of archeology at Durham University, told The Guardian that one of the biggest mistakes ...

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 ...

Trading town Scientists unearthed the remains of the warrior from one of the largest Viking burials ever discovered: a ring of graves that encircle the medieval town of Birka, on the island of ...