It was nice to see that it’s not, ‘Oh, here are two women who are in bed together.’ Their strong bond is not necessarily the sexual part of a relationship, but more of an emotional bond.

During a viking raid, she stopped another man from raping a Saxon woman and killed him.

Sigvard had Lagertha brutally beaten and tried to humiliate her by disrobing her in front of guests, but she stabbed him in the eye and he was killed by another man. I needed to make this Ulfred (Ubbe & Alfred) fanvideo after seeing 5x15. Dive into the juicy bits of history with a gay sensibility.

Promo pics and trailers revealed Lagertha had a new lover, Astrid, and Katheryn Winnick revealed in an interview they had been together 6-7 years. It’s really beautiful to see.

I don’t feel that Lagertha necessarily is a lesbian; I never played it that way.

Lagertha accepted and they made love, but she told him that one day she would kill him for usurping her earldom.On her wedding day to Kalf, Lagertha fulfilled her promise and killed him. On the show in the second half of season 4, the relationship was heavily downplayed.Episode 4×11, the mid-season premiere, had a sex scene between Lagertha and Astrid that was cut from the version that aired in the US.

In contrast, none of the show’s heterosexual sex scenes were cut from the US version. She also revealed she was pregnant but had another miscarriage.In the mid-season finale, there was a time jump of more than six or seven years. In previous seasons, Lagertha had been married to men or had taken men as lovers, so the deletion of the kiss scene perpetuated the assumption that Lagertha was a heterosexual female.What is interesting about “Vikings” is that it is historically-based, taken from English, Frankish and Danish accounts, as well as Viking sagas.The fact that Hirst chose to explore a homosexual relationship between two female characters, one a series regular, contributes to viewers’ perception of queer relationships, not only in current society, but also ancient societies.Lagertha’s actual existence is debated –- scholars continue to debate the validity of the Viking sagas in which she is mentioned -- so, surely, there is no way to know if this mythical woman actually had a female lover.Her relationship with Astrid in the scenes aired in the U.S. version are largely positive and portray them confiding in each other, making important decisions together and having a sexual relationship.However, a queer love scene between Lagertha and Astrid was completely edited out with only their kiss being shown.Though it is unknown if the extended love scene was included in other versions of the show, its deletion begs the question: Why are heterosexual love scenes shown more in American television than homosexual love scenes?If a show portrays somewhat graphic heterosexual sex scenes –- including scenes of rape –- then homosexual sex scenes should be included as well, especially if they add to the narrative.Exploring Lagertha’s relationship with Astrid is important to understanding why she became interested in a woman at this time.Hirst said “I’m not saying that she’s suddenly discovered that she’s a lesbian … The point is, she’s in a relationship with someone she feels more comfortable with, someone she feels she might be able to trust, and it’s a woman.”Hirst’s choice to include a queer relationship in a widely popular TV series comes at a time when queer female relationships are becoming a frequent occurrence in TV shows and films., many of whom are shown in a negative light.Queer love scenes still seem somewhat taboo in the American film and television industry, and the deleted love scenes between Lagertha and Astrid are not a unique occurrence.According to an Independent article, queer kiss scenes between the two main characters of Todd Hayne’s “Carol” were completely edited out a screening of the film on a Delta Air Lines flight.Similarly, scenes from the BBC drama “Call the Midwife” featuring two female love interests were cut in the PBS airings in America, the publication AfterEllen reportedAll of these instances of editing suggest that the American film industry and market are continuing to filter aspects of homosexual and queer relationships, and it seems unnecessary in 2017.Queer relationships have occurred throughout human history, and treating the portrayal of homosexual and heterosexual relationships equally in terms of deletion would be an important step forward for the American film and TV industries.Get this weeks top news delivered straight to your inbox twice a week by signing up for our email newsletter. You don't need an account to sign up!Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos.Sorry, there are no recent results for popular audio clips.Check out the print edition of our newspaper printed twice a week. I think you’re going to like that relationship.Lagertha definitely grooms her to be the warrior that she is.