I was a bit late in seeing Robert Eggers’ The Northman compared to a lot of other very online Heathens for a variety of life-related reasons and have been holding off on giving any serious takes until I could really get my thoughts together on it. On the whole, I think this was an excellent, highly enjoyable film, with some flaws and shortcomings, but one specific element in The Discourse that gave me some pause is the question raised by Steve Rose with the Guardian. In his