Photo: Viking soldiers are actually women.

Female warrior (painted by Tancredi Valerie; Copyright Antique Publishing Co., Ltd.) In 20 17, a group of researchers in Sweden made a genetic analysis of the skeleton of a Viking warrior who had long been considered as a man. However, the research results show that the individual has XX chromosome, indicating that the deceased is actually a woman.

There are many problems with this discovery, and researchers have just published a new study to make a deeper study of this discovery. This is an example of what a female soldier looks like. Researchers say the details of the clothes are based in part on materials found in the grave.

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(The picture was drawn by Charlotte Hedenstina Jonson; Copyright Antique Publications Co., Ltd.) tomb, commonly known as Bj.58 1, was discovered in bilka, a Viking settlement, and flourished in modern central Sweden from 750 to 950.

Sketch of the tomb (drawn by harald Olson, redrawn according to Heymar Stolpe's field records; The tomb was first discovered by archaeologist hjalmarstolpe in 1878. This is based on Stolp's sketch. Pay attention to the body (middle) surrounded by weapons and a bag of game fragments. On the left of the photo are the bodies of two horses, a mare and a stallion.

Viking funeral (by? o？ Lal? ra？ British pine drawing; This is what the Viking tomb looked like before it was closed.

Soldiers' weapons (crist a? Photo courtesy of hlin/ Swedish Museum of History; The dead were buried with many weapons. The exhibits here include a sword, an axe, a combat knife, two spears, two shields and 25 armor-piercing arrows.

The soldier has a game (Charlotte Hedenstian Jonson photography; Copyright antique publishing co., ltd), this woman has a bag on her leg. There are three antlers in this bag, the weight of a polyhedron. The researchers wrote in the research report published online in Antique magazine yesterday (1February 9) that the weight of two spheres and 28 game pieces. There are some game clips on it.

These game clips may indicate that the soldier is a military commander, but the idea is still speculative.

Her silk hat (crystal a? Berlin/Swedish Museum of History; Copyright Antique Publishing Co., Ltd. Ancient women wore a hat inlaid with silver silk with an "unusual silver tassel" and four silver balls in the shape of clubs hung on it. The researchers wrote in the research report:

Viking Cemetery (works by Charlotte Hedenstina Jonson, including materials provided by Lena Holmkvist, covering the basic investigation/archives of antiquities and topography of J.J. Nordstrand in Stockholm1888-1889; Copyright Antique Publications Co., Ltd. This picture shows some tombs unearthed in bilka, including Bj.58 1 (red circle). In fact, Bj.58 1 is located near other ornate tombs, just a stone's throw from the so-called Garrison Hall (another area marked in red), which is a 65-foot (20-meter) hall with a unique weapon combination. In fact, Bj.58 1 is buried near this hall, which shows the status of soldiers, but there are still more questions about the status of this unique individual. Please read our report for more information.