"Revealing the Transgender History of Anglo-Saxon Warriors"

A University of Liverpool researcher has suggested that some Anglo-Saxon warriors may have been transgender, based on the analysis of Dark Age graves in Kent. By applying "trans theory" to the burials, the researcher argues that modern gender norms may not have applied 1,500 years ago, and that transgender individuals may have held high status in Anglo-Saxon society. The study also discusses the re-examination of historical figures using modern gender categories, such as the classification of the Roman emperor Elagabalus as transgender by a museum.