Why are we Crazy about Outlaws and Vikings?

Why are we Crazy about Outlaws and Vikings?

If there was one group you could truly call the Outlaws of history, it was the Vikings. That’s probably why we’re so fascinated with them. This is not a new phenomena. In 1882, as Irish writer, Oscar Wilde watched a crowd gather around the house of slain outlaw Jesse...
Valkyries – The Kick-Ass Women of Norse Mythology

Valkyries – The Kick-Ass Women of Norse Mythology

The importance of the Valkyries in Norse mythology speaks volumes about Scandinavian society during the Viking era. After growing up with the more subservient women of the Abrahamic scriptures, it’s refreshing to find religious texts that place women on an equal...