Artist's reconstruction of the Langeland grave. Mirosław Kuźma. A 10th-century grave in Denmark was long thought to contain the bones of a warrior believed to be a Viking woman.

With thousands of known Viking warrior graves around Europe, though, it is now possible to test this idea through the study of skeletons. Illustration by Evald Hansen based on the original plan of ...

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… ...

Warriors took to the battlefield at a Viking reenactment festival earlier this month. The Althing Festival took place in Gilcrux’s Moorforge Viking site last weekend (July 13 to 15) and welcomed ...

In 2017, a team of Swedish archaeologists announced an exciting discovery: They had, for the first time, identified the remains of a Viking woman warrior. A DNA analysis of a Viking Age skeleton ...

Gender Reveal: Ancient Viking Warrior Was a Woman, DNA Analysis Shows. Published Sep 11, 2017 at 12:59 PM EDT Updated Sep 11, 2017 at 1:54 PM EDT.

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 ...

Archaeologists in Norway have unearthed the 1,100-year-old grave of a Viking warrior, whose steel sword was placed in an unusual spot: on his left side.

Up to 40,000 people attended Saturday’s first re-enactment of the battle between the Viking invaders and the Irish armies with the same again expected on Sunday.

Writing on her blog, University of Nottingham professor of Viking studies Judith Jesch says, "I have always thought (and to some extent still do) that the fascination with women warriors, both in ...