Viking Age Podcast

Mother of Kings I - The Threshold


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In this episode, we set off on a new mini-series exploring the life and legend of Gunnhild konungamóðir - Mother of Kings - and other powerful women in Old Norse Literature.

This first installment doesn't touch too much on Gunnhild herself, but instead sets up some background information. Specifically, today we focus on the way gender is described and depicted in Sagas and Law codes, exploring some fascinating prose and poetry along the way.

I hope you enjoy. 

For more information and a full list of sources used in this episode, check out our website: https://vikingagepodcast.com/the-threshold

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