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
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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
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
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Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com
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
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
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
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
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
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
Today I chat with Nancy Marie Brown about Gudrid, an Icelandic voyager, who sailed to North America.
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Referenced in Today’s Episode:
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman (Non-fiction)
The Saga of Gudrid the Far-Traveler (Fiction)
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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
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Music: Danheim –...
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:
''Valhalla: How Viking Belief in a Glorious Afterlife Empowered Warriors''
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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...
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:
''Down by the River: Exploring the Logistics of Viking Encampment across Atlantic Europe''
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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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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
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