Viking Story

In the second episode of the "Viking Mysteries" series we explore the dark history of Surtshellir in Iceland. What is Surtshellir? What was its purpose and why did the Vikings continually visit the si...

10 Dec 202114min

In the first of the "Viking Mysteries" series we look at the mystery surrounding the Vínland Map. Is the Vínland Map an authentic 15th Century map made by the Vikings or a modern day forgery? What is ...

10 Dec 202125min

The Viking horns are heralding in a new season, just in time for the holidays! In Season 2 we'll be diving into the world of rejections in the entertainment industry (yay!) but it's not all doom and g...

10 Dec 202111min

This final episode explores a few more of the overall themes from the Vikings which were not focused on in episode one. Namely: what kind of law did the Vikings adhere to? How were laws administered? ...

5 Juni 202118min

An overview of religion in the Viking age with a particular contrast between the pagan religion of the Vikings and Christianity. Both of these religions play a large role in my novel, as in the year 1...

5 Juni 202119min

This is the last episode of the “Location Series” and it focuses on Vínland, a mysterious location alluded to in the so-called Vínland Sagas, and a place that confounds scholars even to present day. 
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5 Juni 202119min

This is the third overall episode but only the second of the “Location Series.” In this episode I welcome you to Iceland, a place where I have recently lived and a central location to my novel. This e...

5 Juni 202122min

This is the first of three episodes dedicate to the “Location Series”; three locations specific to my novel, set in the Viking age, and three locations where I have dedicated a significant part of my ...

5 Juni 202111min