Vikings' is working to keep their female characters as varied and real as possible, and the series' actresses are more than happy to further that goal.

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Series creator Michael Hirst and actress Katheryn Winnick (Lagertha) took time at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con to address the treatment of Vikings' female characters over the last two seasons, and what fans should expect from season 3.

"For women, I think then and now, the Dark Ages and now, there were just more problems. More issues, more things to solve, more complications to life," Hirst explained to The Mary Sue. "So I don't write the women differently, but I write them in the same way, so the women are as interesting as the men, and they don't just decorate the show."

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As the series moves into season 3, Lagertha will continue to accrue power as a shieldmaiden and perhaps explore possibilities for a new husband.

I think every woman character, every female character, has her own arc. Yes, I'm a shieldmaiden, and they get the power in terms of the glory and fighting the battle sequences, but also as a mother," Winnick explained, adding that "you have different sides of the female personality and the different sides of being a female in that time period that gets explored."

Find out more when Vikings returns to the History Channel in 2015. Click the video below to see a new preview for season 3.

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