Author: Simon J Berger

Cool stuff.

” It is no longer tenable to ignore that occasionally, demonstrably female bodies were laid to rest with weapons and demonstrably male bodies with feminine article such as jewellery.”

http://thethegns.blogspot.se/2013/03/shield-maidens-and-cross-dressing.html

Originally shared by Elin Dalstål

Shield maidens were a real thing

Great article and discussion about findings of Viking graves with gender mixed grave goods and the other material and literal sources for the complex gender roles in Viking society

http://thethegns.blogspot.se/2013/03/shield-maidens-and-cross-dressing.html

http://thethegns.blogspot.se/2013/03/shield-maidens-and-cross-dressing.html