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Viking Women

2 episodes 93%4KCC

Hidden voices of the Viking Age rise from sagas, graves, and storm seas.

This series reveals how women shaped Viking life, from managing farms and navigating social rules to claiming land in new settlements. Drawing on sagas, archaeology, and the latest research, it builds a richer picture of a world usually told through men alone. Sign up to see the Viking Age from a sharper, more revealing perspective.

Episode guide

2 episodes
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1Part 1: Sigrun's Wrath And The Discovery Of Iceland
Viking women commanded ships and settled colonies. They took up arms and negotiated with emperors. Their traces can now be discovered all the way from America to Kiev. Without their biographies the period of the Vikings stays incomplete. This is the story of Sigrun, in Norway, in the year 872.
54 min
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2Part 2: Jova's Heritage And The Fall Of Haithabu
Viking influence stretches from the Baltic to the Black Sea in 1072. Jova, a young Viking woman, goes in search of her warrior father, and her quest takes us to the Viking communities transitioning to kingdoms and undergoing the transformation to Christianity.
54 min
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