Scientists have reconstructed the face of the female Viking warrior whose remains they came across 1000 years after the woman presumably died in battle.
Following the amazing finding in Solør, Norway, scientists made use of the well-preserved skeleton of the woman warrior who was buried along with dozens of weapons.
According to the reports, the skeleton, which can be found at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo along with the reconstructed face, is around 1000 years old.
As archeologist Ella Al-Shamahi said in an interview with The Guardian, the experts initially didn’t consider the woman to be a warrior just “because the occupant was a woman.”
However, they were proven wrong by dozens of weapons that were buried along with the Viking. In addition, they came across a dent in the skull which suggests she suffered an injury to her head inflicted by a sword.
“I’m so excited because this is a face that hasn’t been seen in 1,000 years… She’s suddenly become really real,” Al-Shamahi added, speaking of the reconstructed face.
“The resulting reconstruction is never 100 per cent accurate, but is enough to generate recognition from someone who knew them well in real life,” Dr. Caroline Erolin of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification added.
The stunning findings were presented in a documentary in which Al-Shamahi travels Scandinavia in search of forgotten Viking burial sites.
“There are so many other burials in the Viking world… It wouldn’t surprise me at all if we find more [warrior women],” Viking expert Professor Neil Price expressed.
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