Date: September 18th, 2018 10:34 PM Author: Boyish Deep Partner
When we talk about the Norse pantheon, obviously we think of powerful warrior goddesses like Hlín, deity of protection; Skadi, deity of hunting; Syn, deity of justice; and of course the primary Norse goddess of war, Freya. Freya got first pick amongst those slain on the battlefield to take into her afterlife Sessrumnir. Sometimes we forget about Odin, Frigg’s husband, who was a god of war and wisdom of his own right. After Freya took her half of the dead, Odin brought everyone left over to his own version of Sessrumnir, which was called Valhalla. Of course, he needed women — Valkyries — to do the actual transportation, but that’s beside the point. Odin himself learned to borrow the power of women and practiced seidr — women’s magic. Is it so bizarre to imagine that other viking men might have followed in their god’s footsteps and taken on traditionally feminine roles like raiding?
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