An Introduction to the Old Norse Sagas w/ Dr. Jackson Crawford
Today I chat with Dr. Jackson Crawford, an Old Norse specialist, and translator teaching at the University of Colorado Boulder. We discuss everything a beginner will need to know about the Old Norse s...
24 Juni 201947min
The Saga of Egill Skallagrímsson w/ Dr. Torfi Tulinius
Today I chat with Dr. Torfi Tulinius, Professor of Medieval Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland. We discuss Egil Skallagrímsson, the Viking Age poet and warrior who is best known as being t...
17 Juni 201935min
Old Norse Death Poetry w/ Dr. Mathias Nordvig
Today I speak with Dr. Mathias Nordvig of the University of Colorado Boulder. He teaches Pre-Christian Nordic mythologies, Scandinavian folklore, North Atlantic and Greenlandic literature, reception h...
10 Juni 201932min
The Danelaw w/ Dr. Jane Kershaw
Today I chat with Dr. Jane Kershaw of Oxford University about the Danelaw. Listen for a conversation about the Scandinavian influence in medieval England and the cultural impact it left behind. Refere...
13 Maj 201922min
The Kalevala and European Mythologies w/ Northern Myths Podcast
Today I chat with Luke de Wolf and Dan Larabie of the Northern Myths Podcast. We discuss the Finnish Kalevala and how it contrasts to works of Norse myth. Referenced in Today’s Episode: The Daily Poem...
4 Apr 201958min
Laxdæla Saga: Origins of the Icelandic Sagas w/ Dr. Gísli Sigurðsson
Today I chat with Professor Gísli Sigurðsson of the University of Iceland about Laxdæla saga. We discuss the origin of this well-known Icelandic saga, the key characters it features, and whether it sh...
15 Mars 201932min
Ibn Fadlan, the Varangian Guard, & the Rus’ w/ Dr. James Montgomery
Today I had a chat with Dr. James Montgomery of Cambridge University about medieval Arabic traveler Ibn Fadlan. Ibn Fadlan’swriting is an interesting source for the Viking Age and provides a foreigner...
20 Feb 201925min
Excavating a Viking Age Trading Town w/ Dr. Peter Addyman
Today I had a chat with Dr. Peter Addyman, British archaeologist and original director of York Archaeological Trust. We discussed the history of Viking Age York and the discoveries he made during the ...
13 Feb 201927min
