In this episode, I am talking about Freyja, stories about her in nordic mythology, and how she affected the Viking Age people. I also describe why she was annoying to the Christian religion and the possibilities of the existence of female Viking warriors.
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http://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/religion-magic-death-and-rituals/the-magic-wands-of-the-seeresses/-Freyja's pendant - 14.11.2020 - worldtreeproject.org/document/2344
