Wherefore Hervor? On Hervara saga ok Heidreks
In this episode of Vikings Are Gay, Amy Jefford Franks explores the tale of Hervor/Hervard, assigned female at birth and later taking on the...
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Vikings Are Gay!
The Vikings are the epitome of masculinity and heterosexuality... right? Wrong! Amy Jefford Franks will tell us just some of the ways in which the Vikings Are Gay!
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7 episodesBlack Lives Matter: Viking Studies and White Supremacy
As the Black Lives Matter movement sees a resurgence, it is an important time for white allies to reflect on their complicity in white supre...
Thor the Bride
In this episode, we take a look at the poem Thrymskviða, which shows Thor dressing up as a woman to gain back his hammer. What can we learn...
Okay Boomer… er, Odin
Odin: one of the most well-known gods of Norse mythology, the god of death, war, poetry, magic, in charge of the Valkyries. By all accounts,...
Bottom Shaming and Magic
The Vikings didn't have words for genders and sexualities like the ones we recognise from the LGBTQIA+ acronym, so how do we go about spotti...
Who Were the Vikings Anyway?
Don't worry if you don't know anything about the Vikings, this episode has you covered! We'll enter into the dark, filthy world of the Vikin...
Vikings Are Gay! Trailer
The Vikings - the epitome of masculinity and heterosexuality... right? Get ready for Vikings Are Gay!, the brand-new podcast hitting the sce...