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ELLA: And even making my own amazing archaeological discovery
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Viking Warrior Women

And even making my own amazingarchaeological discovery. Is that a cause of death?

ELLA: And even making my own amazing
archaeological discovery. Is that a cause of death?

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ELLA: And even making my own amazing archaeological discovery.
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Is that a cause of death?
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:19
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Wild Blue Media

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Using original excavation data combined with cutting edge computer graphics, we recreate the grave of a mighty viking warrior woman as never seen before.
To reveal whether Viking women could really have fought alongside men, - Viking Warrior Women 00:19
To reveal whether Viking women could really have fought alon...
ELLA: What is being revealed right now is transforming - Viking Warrior Women 00:13
ELLA: What is being revealed right now is transforming
Northern Europe. - Viking Warrior Women 00:13
Northern Europe.
You can still imagine the Vikings setting out - Viking Warrior Women 00:20
You can still imagine the Vikings setting out
My investigation into Viking warrior women begins here - Viking Warrior Women 00:08
My investigation into Viking warrior women begins here
I've come to the Swedish History Museum to see the Birka warrior, - Viking Warrior Women 00:11
I've come to the Swedish History Museum to see the Birk...
The fragile remains are not on display to the public, - Viking Warrior Women 00:10
The fragile remains are not on display to the public,
A burial unearthed over a century ago, - Viking Warrior Women 00:11
A burial unearthed over a century ago,
At the time, experts hailed the discovery of an elite Viking warrior. - Viking Warrior Women 00:33
At the time, experts hailed the discovery of an elite Viking...
There's a different age associated with each of those fusions, - Viking Warrior Women 00:06
There's a different age associated with each of those f...
So why haven't archaeologists known this all along? - Viking Warrior Women 00:10
So why haven't archaeologists known this all along?
...which makes any determination really, really difficult. - Viking Warrior Women 00:04
...which makes any determination really, really difficult.
CHARLOTTE: Well, there's lots of information missing - Viking Warrior Women 00:07
CHARLOTTE: Well, there's lots of information missing
ELLA: By studying bone growth and tooth wear, - Viking Warrior Women 00:23
ELLA: By studying bone growth and tooth wear,
But we do have the greater sciatic notch and that is actually quite wide, - Viking Warrior Women 00:08
But we do have the greater sciatic notch and that is actuall...
ELLA: But when the grave was excavated, - Viking Warrior Women 00:18
ELLA: But when the grave was excavated,
-I'm so excited. I am sorry-- -(Charlotte chuckles) - Viking Warrior Women 00:05
-I'm so excited. I am sorry-- -(Charlotte chuckles)
As well as a sword there was a battle axe and spears. - Viking Warrior Women 00:08
As well as a sword there was a battle axe and spears.
ELLA: Even an entire cache of arrows. - Viking Warrior Women 00:09
ELLA: Even an entire cache of arrows.
ELLA: But while the weapons fascinated archaeologists - Viking Warrior Women 00:35
ELLA: But while the weapons fascinated archaeologists