#29: What Can Breaking Bad Teach Us About the Vikings? With Terri Barnes
What motivated people to leave their homes and risk their lives on Viking raids?In this episode of Exploring the Viking Age, we welcome historian and Viking Age specialist Terri Barnes to discuss the ...
1 Sep 1h 26min
Summer Break Announcement
We are taking a short break for the summer. We're releasing a special summer edition episode on August 1, and we'll be back in full force with our regular episodes on September 1.Have a great summer!
1 Aug 20s
#26: How Viking Reenactors Pursue Historical Accuracy
What is it like to finally visit the land of the Vikings after years of historical reenactment?In this episode of Exploring the Viking Age, we welcome two Viking reenactors from Canada who share their...
31 Juli 50min
#27: Finding Beowulf on Gotland
Did Beowulf really live on Gotland?In this episode of Exploring the Viking Age, we sit down with Hans Wanneby and Rikard Evertsson to explore one of the most fascinating theories surrounding the Beowu...
1 Juni 1h 36min
#26: Heavy Metal and Vikings with JB Christoffersson
In this episode, we sit down with the powerful voice behind the heavy metal band Grand Magus to talk about heavy metal, mythology, and what actually makes music powerful. We dive into vocal techniques...
30 Apr 1h 35min
#25: Einar Selvik is back
In this episode, Einar Selvik (Wardruna) breaks down the ideas behind their latest album “Birna” — and why modern life is fundamentally out of sync with the natural world.We talk about:* Why humans ha...
1 Apr 1h 44min
#24: Sailing and Maintaining Viking Longships
What does it actually take to sail and maintain a Viking longship?In this episode of Exploring the Viking Age with Grimfrost, we sit down in the longhouse with our own shipwright and captain, Erik “Tu...
1 Mars 1h 23min
#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
