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Vikings Are Gay!

Vikings Are Gay!

Written by: Amy Jefford Franks
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 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!Amy Jefford Franks World
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  • Wherefore Hervor? On Hervara saga ok Heidreks

    Wherefore Hervor? On Hervara saga ok Heidreks
    Jun 8 2021

    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 social role of being a man. 
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    31 mins
  • Black Lives Matter: Viking Studies and White Supremacy

    Black Lives Matter: Viking Studies and White Supremacy
    Jun 15 2020

    As the Black Lives Matter movement sees a resurgence, it is an important time for white allies to reflect on their complicity in white supremacy. In this episode, Amy Jefford Franks will tell you about some of the darker parts in the history of Viking Studies as a field, and why anti-racist work must form part of what we do. 
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    42 mins
  • Thor the Bride

    Thor the Bride
    Apr 16 2020

    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 about Viking queerness and queerphobia from this? Amy Jefford Franks takes a look. 
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    18 mins
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