Also, as my wife points out, the only injury she sustains during the fight is a cute little 1 inch cut on her left cheek that will heal before the next episode. Because we can't be having battle scars on our hot blonde shieldmaidens.

You misread my post (first time THAT happened on the internet). I am not challenging the potential existence of women warriors. I am challenging the portrayal of their effectiveness in individual hand-to-hand combat. If you want to argue the existence of unusually strong women, then fine, the show should cast…

The thing I love most about the show is their commitment to realism. As a retired soldier with an appreciation for military history, I especially like their efforts to film realistic battle scenes with accurate weapons and tactics. The use of the Saxon heavy cavalry to break the the shield wall this week was a great…