Throughout history, Viking culture has been surrounded by stories of strength, loyalty, and a fierce commitment to living ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Amy Ellis Nutt, The Washington Post For more than a century after it was found, a skeleton ensconced in a Viking grave, surrounded by military weapons, ...

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 ...

Artist's impression of the occupant of grave Bj.581 as a high-status female warrior, left, and a sketch of grave Bj. 581. Christer Åhlin, Swedish History Museum/Antiquity Publications Ltd An ...

The 1,100-year-old steel sword is nearly 3 feet long. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in Norway have unearthed the ...

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 ...

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 ...

On an island not far from what's now Stockholm, Sweden, a trading settlement called Birka was established around 750 CE. It's thought to have become the first real urban center in Scandinavia, housing ...

The makers of the upcoming film 'Northmen - A Viking Saga' have just made a phenomenal casting decision. While searching for actors to play Viking warriors, the filmmakers had the following epiphany: ...

LONDON, Aug 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Vikings were known for brutality and chauvinism as they pillaged their way across Europe, but a new book has claimed that some of the Nordic warriors ...