Who needs a princess crown when you can have a Viking shield? Dan Snow, a well-known British historian, podcaster and tv host, was brimming with pride when his daughter Zia opted to dress as a Viking ...

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 ...

The remains of a powerful Viking — long thought to be a man — was in fact a real-life Xena Warrior Princess, a study released Friday reveals. The lady war boss was buried in the mid-10th century along ...

The grave of a Viking warrior has been revealed beyond reasonable doubt to belong to a woman, challenging our understanding of ancient societies. The burial site of the warrior, first discovered in ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield. An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior from ...

Researchers have identified what may be the first evidence of a Viking woman with a battle injury—potentially casting new light on gender roles in ancient Scandinavian society. National Geographic ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ancient warrior was given a prestigious Viking burial, complete with deadly Viking weapons, a ...