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Yes, That Viking Warrior Buried with Weapons Really Was a Woman
By Laura Geggel published
Researchers answer questions following the explosive finding that a Viking warrior was biologically female.
Photos: Viking warrior is actually a woman
By Laura Geggel published
Here's what the Viking warrior woman may have looked like.
Did the Vikings Think the Gods Were Watching Them?
By Stephanie Pappas published
The Norse gods weren't babysitting humanity.
Ancient DNA from Viking Graves Proves the Fierce Fighters Rode Male Horses
By Mindy Weisberger published
In Iceland, manly Viking warriors were buried with their male horses.
Do Canadian Carvings Depict Vikings? Removing Mammal Fat May Tell
By Owen Jarus published
Carvings uncovered in the Canadian Arctic may be the earliest portraits of the Vikings created in the Americas.
Viking Ship and Cemetery Found Buried in Norway
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists discovered the anomaly using radar scans of an area in Østfold County.
An 8-Year-Old Girl Pulled This 1,500-Year-Old Sword Out of a Swedish Lake
By Brandon Specktor published
While spending the day near their summer home, Saga the reached into a lake and felt something hard and metallic greet her fingers.
How on Earth Did These Burials of Viking Descendants Wind Up in Sicily?
By Laura Geggel published
The discovery of 10 burials near a medieval church in Sicily has led to a rare finding: the skeletal remains of the descendants of Vikings.
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