The Goddess Professor Speaks

Warning: This post contains spoilers about the show Vikings .   Anyone who knows me knows that I'm an info junkie, TV addict, and a feminist. A few months back, I was fortunate to watch the History Channel show called Vikings . I'd seen advertisements for it, but largely ignored them. Friends encouraged me to watch the show, and I'm so glad I did. Watching Vikings, I was instantly impressed by the main female character Lagertha . But more importantly, I was intrigued by this slightly more accurate portrayal of the Viking culture; it is after all, a TV show.  As an info junkie, I frequently paused the episodes to fact check things the show portrayed. I'm happy to learn more about any culture, but I'm especially appreciative to see that not only were the Vikings NOT a horned helmet wearing , beer guzzling, raping, pillaging, killing, maiming, destroying people who treated women like shite, women actually had prominent places in their society and what's mor...