The students are part warriors, part archaeologists — trying to resurrect the Viking art of battle, in the absence of any historical records. “I saw an ad about throwing axes,” said student ...

VIKING: The Norse Warrior’s Manual by John Haywood costs £12.95 and is published by Thames & Hudson Workplace: Most Viking art was created in the cosy confines of homes such as this one in ...

And neither meek nor mild, Viking women were depicted in medieval art and literature as political leaders and priests. The fascination with women warriors is long and varied, from the Amazons to ...

Although the fragmentary metal Viking helmets that have been discovered do not have horns, the portrayal of a warrior — possibly a berserker — wearing a horned helmet on the Oseberg textile ...

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 beli… ...

Scandinavia, Bjorn Ironside rose through blood and battle to claim his place as a king. His name still echoes in Viking ...

A warrior's grave. The late archaeologist Hjalmar Stolpe uncovered the burial in 1878 in Birka, a Viking settlement that flourished from about 750 to 950 in what is now east-central Sweden. The ...

Female Viking warriors aren't a myth. DNA tests show a high-ranking Viking found in a 10th-century grave was a woman. Viking warrior woman confirmed by DNA testing - CNET ...

A Viking 'warrior' buried in the Middle Ages in what is now Sweden was actually a woman, a new genetic analysis reveals. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Live Science.

In the 1880s, a fascinating grave was discovered in the Swedish town of Birka. Chock full of weapons, gaming equipment, and two horses, the 10th century AD burial was assumed to be that of a ...

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 ...

For more than a century after it was found, a skeleton ensconced in a Viking grave, surrounded by military weapons, was assumed to be that of a battle-hardened male. No more.The warrior was, in ...