Episode 43 - Sexist Historians and Gudrid the Viking

This week Kelsie tells Brooke about her conversation with Sarah Durn, a medieval historian, about Viking women and emerging scholarship about their adventures a participation in Viking raids. Durn has researched the story of Gudrid, who is mentioned in two Viking sagas. You can find Durn's piece at the Smithsonian Magazine website. ​

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Sarah Durn

Sarah Durn is a freelance journalist and author based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has written for National Geographic, Smithsonian, Gizmodo, Mental Floss, UpWorthy, BUST, among others, and is the author of The Beginners Guide to Alchemy released by Callisto and Rockridge Press last year. Find witty retellings of the kick-butt ladies history forgot on Sarah's historical women's Instagram account @remember_these_ladies. Sarah is also a professional TV & film actor known for her work on Ava Duvernay's Queen Sugar and the Lifetime TV movie Stolen in PlainSight. Website: sarahdurn.com Instagram: @sarah_durn & @remember_these_ladies Twitter: @sarah_durn