#18: Johan Runer – What Viking Graves Reveal About Power, Identity, and Control

#18: Johan Runer – What Viking Graves Reveal About Power, Identity, and Control

Archaeologist Johan Runer joins us to explore how Viking society was held together without kings, police, or central power. From burial rituals to land rights and runestones, we look at how authority, ownership, and identity were built from the ground up.

We talk about decentralized power, grave goods as legal markers, and the invisible laws that shaped Viking life. This episode is about real people, not just warriors and sagas—and how archaeology brings their world back to life.

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#23: Cecilia Ljung - How Scandinavia Became Christian

#23: Cecilia Ljung - How Scandinavia Became Christian

In this episode, we sit down with archaeologist Cecilia Ljung from Uppsala University to explore one of the biggest transformations of the Viking Age: the shift from Norse pagan traditions to Christia...

1 Feb 1h 19min

#22: Tonicha Upham - The Story behind the 13th Warrior

#22: Tonicha Upham - The Story behind the 13th Warrior

In this episode, we explore one of the most extraordinary eyewitness accounts of the Viking Age, written by the 10th-century Arab traveler Ibn Fadlan. Best known today through the movie "The 13th Warr...

31 Des 20251h 30min

#21: Anders Kaliff – Heathen Yule

#21: Anders Kaliff – Heathen Yule

What do fire rituals, the dead returning home, and Odin riding through the night sky have to do with heathen Yule? Do the old ways find their way into our modern day celebrations?In this special midwi...

1 Des 20251h 59min

#20: Veronica Björkman

#20: Veronica Björkman

What does it take to preserve one of the most iconic Viking sites in the world — while also keeping it alive and relevant for new generations?In this episode, we speak with Veronica Björkman, site man...

1 Nov 20251h 29min

#19: Giles Kristian & Philip Stevens: Viking Books, Movies and Games

#19: Giles Kristian & Philip Stevens: Viking Books, Movies and Games

For our first ever double-guest episode, we’re joined by bestselling historical novelist Giles Kristian and award-winning director and actor Philip Stevens. Together they’ve rowed the world’s largest ...

30 Sep 20251h 55min

#17: Jackson Crawford – What Old Norse Really Sounded Like

#17: Jackson Crawford – What Old Norse Really Sounded Like

Jackson Crawford is a linguist, translator, and educator known for his clear and accessible approach to Old Norse. In this episode, we talk about what Old Norse actually sounded like — and how we even...

1 Aug 20252h 3min

#16: Håkan Altrock: Viking Shipbuilding, Baltic Voyages, and Getting Shot At in Russia

#16: Håkan Altrock: Viking Shipbuilding, Baltic Voyages, and Getting Shot At in Russia

Håkan Altrock has built Viking ships, sailed them along the ancient Viking routes to the Caspian Sea, pulled them across land by hand—and been threatened and shot at in Russia.In this episode, he shar...

1 Jul 20251h 26min

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