The History of Vikings

The History of Vikings

A podcast featuring scholarly discussions about Vikings, Norse myth, & the history of medieval Scandinavia. Hosted by Noah Tetzner. Follow The History of Vikings on Twitter: @HistoryofViking Email Noah with ideas for future episodes: noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Episodes

December 13, 2024 54 mins

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Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

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Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

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November 29, 2024 28 mins

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Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

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Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor Norse Tradesman

P.S. - You can get get 15% off their entire store  by visiting: https://norsetradesman.com/podcast

Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

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November 4, 2024 33 mins

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Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

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Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor Genomelink. P.S. - You can get the exclusive Viking DNA Report, usually $29, for free! Just use the promo code ''HISTORY'' or follow this link: https://genomelink.io/signup/?pc=history

Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

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November 2, 2024 23 mins

Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor Genomelink. P.S. - You can get the exclusive Viking DNA Report, usually $29, for free! Just use the promo code ''HISTORY'' or follow this link: https://genomelink.io/signup/?pc=history

Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

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Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor Genomelink. P.S. - You can get the exclusive Viking DNA Report, usually $29, for free! Just use the promo code ''HISTORY'' or follow this link: https://genomelink.io/signup/?pc=history

Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

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Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor Genomelink. P.S. - You can get the exclusive Viking DNA Report, usually $29, for free! Just use the promo code ''HISTORY'' or follow this link: https://genomelink.io/signup/?pc=history

Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

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Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor Norse Tradesman

P.S. - You can get get 15% off their entire store  by visiting: https://norsetradesman.com/podcast

Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

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September 19, 2024 59 mins

Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor Genomelink. P.S. - You can get the exclusive Viking DNA Report, usually $29, for free! Just use the promo code ''HISTORY'' or follow this link: https://genomelink.io/signup/?pc=history

Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr


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Today I chat with Nancy Marie Brown about Gudrid, an Icelandic voyager, who sailed to North America.

Support this podcast by today's sponsor, Viking, and their Viking Homelands Itinerary.

Referenced in Today’s Episode:

The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman (Non-fiction)

The Saga of Gudrid the Far-Traveler (Fiction)

Nancy's Website

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Today I speak with Nancy Marie Brown about the hidden history of Viking warrior women.

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Referenced in Today’s Episode:

The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women

Nancy's Website with Links to all Her Books

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Music: Danheim –...

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Today I chat with classical historian, Nic Fields about Harald Hardrada of Norway.

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Referenced in Today’s Episode: God's Viking: Harald Hardrada: The Life and Times of the Last Great Viking

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Today I chat with Dr. Else Roesdahl about the Scandinavian king, Harald Bluetooth.

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Referenced in Today’s Episode:

The Vikings: Third Edition

''Valhalla: How Viking Belief in a Glorious Afterlife Empowered Warriors''

Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga

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Medieval Scandinavians and other Germanic peoples celebrated a holiday called Yule during the time of year when days became longer and winter was at its peak. 

What was this holiday and how was it celebrated? Do we have surviving evidence for what happened at Yule celebrations dur...

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During the Middle Ages, seafaring Scandinavian marauders wrought havoc in lands both near and far—from Iceland to Finland, and Córdoba to Constantinople. These were warriors who belonged to an altogether violent society. They are known to us today as Vikings. 

One may read about their military exploits in Old Norse sagas and the chronicles of Christian...

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January 26, 2023 46 mins

Today I chat with Dr. Christian Cooijmans, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Liverpool and author of Monarchs and Hydrarchs: The Conceptual Development of Viking Activity across the Frankish Realm (c. 750–940)

Referenced in Today’s Episode:

Monarchs and Hydrarchs

''Down by the River: Exploring the Logistics of Viking Encampment across Atlantic Europe''

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October 14, 2022 44 mins

Today I chat with Dr. Leszek Gardeła, a Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark and author of multiple books on the Viking Age.

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Referenced in Today’s Episode:

Women and Weapons in the Viking World: Amazons of the North

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September 29, 2022 47 mins

Today I chat with Dr. Tom Shippey, a renowned British scholar and leading academic on the works of J.R.R. Tolkein.

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Referenced in Today’s Episode:

Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings

Email Noah with ideas for future episodes: noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

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