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Valkyries: The Real Story Behind These Warriors of Legend

Season 2 Episode 3 | 8m 45s

Vikings were some of the fiercest fighters in human history, using their impressive battle prowess to spread Norse influence between the 8th and 11th centuries. Their bravery as warriors was driven by one ultimate desire: to join Odin in Valhalla. Only the most worthy Vikings would get to spend their afterlives in that hallowed hall, and the choice of who made the cut fell to a group of powerful,

Aired: 09/19/22
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We dispel the myths surrounding this ancient text and reveal its true purpose.
Pele is a major figure in Hawaiian mythology and pop culture.
Amazons were portrayed as bloodthirsty but evidence suggests writers exaggerated reality.
Sir Gawain is the Arthurian knight who best embodies the strangeness of his time.
The myth of Gilgamesh is less of a hero’s journey, and more of an existential crisis.
In Norse mythology, there are two gods who fought an epic war but united in the end.
Cultures around the world have often seen trees as gifts or manifestations of gods.
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Utopias are the everything bagel seasoning of myth devices.
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Abrahamic religions have a story of war between good and evil with an unexpected origin.
We dispel the myths surrounding this ancient text and reveal its true purpose.
Pele is a major figure in Hawaiian mythology and pop culture.
Amazons were portrayed as bloodthirsty but evidence suggests writers exaggerated reality.
Sir Gawain is the Arthurian knight who best embodies the strangeness of his time.
The myth of Gilgamesh is less of a hero’s journey, and more of an existential crisis.
In Norse mythology, there are two gods who fought an epic war but united in the end.
Cultures around the world have often seen trees as gifts or manifestations of gods.