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    VALKYRIE: THE WOMEN OF THE VIKING WORLD

    May 21, 2020 2 minutes
    Author Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir Publisher Bloomsbury Price £20 Released Out now JG

    This deep dive into the lives of the women of the Viking era is a fascinating one, combining as it does both the realities and mythology of the time to reveal the complexity and sophistication of the culture. Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir’s investigation

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