Yara Greyjoy isn’t the only bad woman warrior sailing the seas. A Swedish grave from the 10th century A.D. that contained the remains of a powerful Viking warrior, horses and weapons was believed to ...

Viking warriors have a historical reputation as tough guys, with an emphasis on testosterone. But scientists now say that DNA has unveiled a Viking warrior woman who was previously found in a roughly ...

It's part of the human condition that we all have biases that cloud our vision and make us misinterpret evidence that's right in front of us. Rarely do researchers ever use DNA testing to disprove ...

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 discovered ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers from Stockholm University and Uppsala University uncovered new DNA evidence proving that female Viking warriors existed. The testing identified some of the remains in the iconic mid-10th ...

A 10th-century grave in Denmark was long thought to contain the bones of a warrior believed to be a Viking woman. But a new analysis of the grave, located on the island of Langeland, suggests that the ...