Some tombs hide more than just bodies or treasure.

Every now and then there are more important discoveries waiting inside, although it can

often take months or years before those secrets are revealed, and in one case, over a century.

Starting about the grave in Berkuss, Sweden spoke of war and conflict.

When they opened it up in 1878, they found the remains of a 10th century viking, and along

with it, a treasure trove of weapons.

A sword, a small axe, lances and shields and a fighting knife, there was even a cluster

of armor-piercing arrows that were probably just as valuable in life as they were to the

researchers who dug them up 9 centuries later.

When you're the best image you can of a viking warrior standing on the battlefield with an

arsenal of deadly weapons at their disposal, striking fear into the hearts of their enemy,

and you might be getting closer to the truth.

Except for one thing, that is, a secret that those old remains only gave up to modern

researchers in 2017.

A mighty warrior in the old viking grave was a woman.

The researchers who published the findings were quick to point out why the mistake had been

made.

Decades ago, many archaeologists made assumptions about gender based on the contents of the

grave, and that mountain of weapons and other gear associated with battle and war seemed

to have lulled the 1878 team into assuming the rest of the story, and they got it wrong.

Life just like viking graves is often full of surprises, but one thing is certain.

Researchers have always lived lives of pain and suffering and death.

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