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answersfromvanaheim:

You are not allowed to shit on Sigyn because you like Angrboda.

You are not allowed to shit on goddesses because they aren’t badass warrior women.

They are badass weavers, gardeners, caregivers, healers, magic-workers and the like and you don’t get to shit on them because they don’t fit your badass warrior woman image.

Additionally, people need to stop making assumptions about the view of, and value of, these roles using a modern sexist lens. For instance, textile production was extremely important to the Icelandic economy for centuries. A huge chunk of a household’s money would likely come from the textile work done in the home – “women’s work” was a huge cornerstone of Icelandic exports.

Goddesses who are magic-workers, sustenance-providers through gardening and agriculture (we are talking a time when food isn’t guaranteed and starvation is a real concern), weavers (absolutely necessary for survival in a harsh and cold environment and a major wealth generator), healers (have you seen what sorts of things people dealt with before modern medicine? Look at an old-timey folk medicine or crude surgery book and start having nightmares, for serious)… all of these jobs are extremely important and, yes, they are badass.