Among the Vikings, women are often shieldmaidens and very strong and independent, but where I was from, England it was not the same. But even among Vikings, there was always a great honor and desire for many strong sons but no man seemed to scorn having a daughter.

[ Before being enslaved by Vikings and meeting Lagertha his thoughts on women might have been different even if he had always respected him, but even in Wessex, Judith had been strong and fierce in her own ways too. ]