It was the grave of a Viking warrior and naturally was assumed to be a male. Does new DNA evidence prove that there were female viking warlords? While the popular story has been about a female warrior, the real story that underlies this study are the assumptions the researchers just blew out of the water. Not only are women invisible, but men are deterministic, and all of human history is nasty, brutish, and short. Hedenstierna-Jonson C., Kjellstrom A., Zachhrisson T., et al (2017) A Female Viking Warrior confirmed by Genomics.

Source: The Guardian September 15, 2017 10:18 UTC