The Death of Baldr
Today, I’m delighted to present a very special episode of the podcast curated by my friend Daniel Allison. Daniel is the host of the House of Legends Podcast, where he retells the world’s greatest myths, legends, and selections of folklore. In addition to this, he is the author of a new book titled The Bone Flute – a fantasy adventure that is set in Prehistoric Scotland.
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Viking Warrior Women with Dr. Leszek Gardeła
Today I chat with Dr. Leszek Gardeła, an archeologist and Viking Age specialist from the University of Bergen, Norway. We discuss the controversial topic of Viking warrior women and whether Norse women fought in combat during the Middle Ages.
Referenced in Today’s Episode:
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories and Mysteries
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Yule: The Norse Winter Holiday with Dr. Mathias Nordvig
Today I chat with Dr. Mathias Nordvig of the University of Colorado Boulder. He teaches Pre-Christian Nordic mythologies, Scandinavian folklore, North Atlantic and Greenlandic literature, reception history of the Viking Age in the Nordic Studies Program there. We discuss the Norse winter holiday of Yule and how it was celebrated during the Viking Age.
Referenced in Today’s Episode:
The Poetic Edda: A Study Guide.
The Artwork of Thomas Denmark
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Havamal – Odin’s Words of Wisdom with Dr. Jackson Crawford
Today I speak with Dr. Jackson Crawford, an Old Norse specialist, and translator teaching at the University of Colorado Boulder. We discuss the Old Norse poem Hávamál and how it contributes to our understanding of Norse myth and literature.
Referenced in Today’s Episode:
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Dr. Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda
Dr. Crawford’s translation of The Saga of the Volsungs
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Thingvellir and Viking Assembly Sites with Dr. Alexandra Sanmark
Today I chat with Dr. Alexandra Sanmark, Reader in Medieval Archaeology at the Centre for Nordic Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands. We discuss assembly sites across the Old Norse World and the significance they had in how the Vikings governed their people.
Be sure to check out my new book The Poetic Edda: A Study Guide.
The Poetic Edda is a collection of medieval Icelandic poems about the Norse gods and their human heroes. It is a crucial source for Norse myth and has inspired the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkein and the operas of Richard Wagner.
Referenced in Today’s Episode:
Dr. Sanmark’s Biography, Work, and Publications
Recommended Articles by Ancient History Encyclopedia:
The Legendary Settlement of Iceland
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