Podcasts by Vikings Are Gay!
The Vikings are the epitome of masculinity and heterosexuality... right? Wrong! Amy Jefford Franks will tell us just some of the ways in which the Vikings Are Gay!
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Wherefore Hervor? On Hervara saga ok Heidreks from 2021-06-08T15:23:58
In this episode of Vikings Are Gay, Amy Jefford Franks explores the tale of Hervor/Hervard, assigned female at birth and later taking on the social role of being a man.
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Black Lives Matter: Viking Studies and White Supremacy from 2020-06-15T15:50:11
As the Black Lives Matter movement sees a resurgence, it is an important time for white allies to reflect on their complicity in white supremacy. In this episode, Amy Jefford Franks will tell yo...
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Thor the Bride from 2020-04-16T19:12:04
In this episode, we take a look at the poem Thrymskviða, which shows Thor dressing up as a woman to gain back his hammer. What can we learn about Viking queerness and queerphobia from this? Amy ...
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Okay Boomer… er, Odin from 2020-02-17T22:03:32
Odin: one of the most well-known gods of Norse mythology, the god of death, war, poetry, magic, in charge of the Valkyries. By all accounts, he seems pretty manly, right? WRONG! In this episode,...
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Bottom Shaming and Magic from 2020-02-10T14:00
The Vikings didn't have words for genders and sexualities like the ones we recognise from the LGBTQIA+ acronym, so how do we go about spotting queerness in the Viking Age? In this episode, Amy w...
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Who Were the Vikings Anyway? from 2020-02-01T10:16:30
Don't worry if you don't know anything about the Vikings, this episode has you covered! We'll enter into the dark, filthy world of the Vikings, giving you the downlow on the basics, and a bit of fu...
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Vikings Are Gay! Trailer from 2020-01-26T20:41:20
The Vikings - the epitome of masculinity and heterosexuality... right? Get ready for Vikings Are Gay!, the brand-new podcast hitting the scene, here to tell YOU all about Viking queerness. Episo...
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