The Feared and Respected Old Norse Völva Sorceresses – ThorNews
This summary is perfect timing: atm I’m editing my Viking “shield maiden novel” (lack of a proper title yet ;-)) and this is a brilliant account of the magical women…
Sex, Romance, and the Viking Woman | Gina Conkle’s Guest Blog for Dirty, Sexy History
Sex and romance have spiced up history. There’s the tragic tale of Marc Antony and Cleopatra and the Middle Ages pairing of intellectual souls, Heloise and Peter Abelard. There’s the…
The Female Gaze: that’s the revolution!
… Bring on the Vikings! In part 1 of this post I explained how the old-fashioned male gaze in stories (written or on-screen) is incomplete and stereotypical, but still wildly…
The Female Gaze: What’s the revolution?
As an empowered, confident woman I didn’t at first realise why I am so in love with series like Vikings and Outlander. Yes, my gaze finds amazingly attractive men there,…
Holy Viking Hotness …
… or: How to write sex with style, Part 2: The complicated cooking of a tasteful Nordic feast As I said earlier, some recipes for yummy hotness are just proven…