Culture
The Mighty Thor and the Failure of Masculinity
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There are plenty of options for pushing back on this culture of weak man-children using anger to puff themselves up. One of them is to turn to myths of mighty Thor.
Europe
Study suggests Viking Age Denmark and Norway had distinct relationships to violence
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A new study uses skeletal trauma, grave goods, runestones, and infrastructure to argue that Viking Age Denmark and Norway had markedly different relationships to interpersonal violence.
Culture
Opinion: Twilight of the Boomers
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Over the past week, Democrats have giddily celebrated the ascension of Kamala Harris to the top of the ticket. That’s great, but it doesn’t deal with the issue of elderly leaders in this nation of ours. Maybe the tale of Egil Skallagrimsson, the Viking poet who lived to old age, has something to teach us here.
Arts & Culture
New exhibit explores Viking Age women’s role as sorcerers and prophets
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A new exhibition at Denmark’s National Museum uses the figure of the völva, a female oracle and sorcerer, to explore how pre-Christian Scandinavians thought of time, religion, and destiny.
Culture
Review: “Vikings: Warriors of the North Sea”
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Sprocket Wagner reviews “Vikings: Warriors of the North Sea,” on exhibit at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Science Museum until September 4th.