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However, the thoroughly evil "Freydís" who kills a number of people in one of the sagas about
Vínland is probably a fictional character whose name (the gods are "Freyr" and "Freyja"; "dís" means "goddess") reflects her violent and unfeminine role in this saga.
Meg
Respondeo:What makes that unfeminine?
Bill.
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