The History of Vikings

Today I chat with Don Hollway, a historian, illustrator, historical re-enactor, and classical rapier fencer. Don is the author of The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada . Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor, Atlas VPN: https://get.atlasvpn.com/Vikings Referenced in Today’s Episode: The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada Don Hollway's Website Email Noah wi...

Today I chat with Dr. Gísli Sigurðsson, Research Professor, and Head of the Folklore Department at the Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland. Referenced in Today’s Episode: Follow Dr. Gísli Sigurðsson on Academia.edu The Prose Edda Email Noah with ideas for future episodes: noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music:  Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr

Today I chat with Dr. Torfi Tulinius, Professor of Medieval Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland, about Eyrbyggja Saga . Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor The Dyno Climbing Company . Referenced in Today’s Episode: Follow Dr. Torfi Tulinius on Academia.edu Eyrbyggja Saga Email Noah with ideas for future episodes: noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music:  Danheim – Framganga &am...

Today I speak with Dr. Jackson Crawford about two sagas of mythical heroes. Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor  Norse Tradesman . P.S. - You can save 20% off your order by using the coupon code ''VIKING'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes: Hervor and Heidrek and Hrólf Kraki and His Champions Dr. Crawford's Website with Links to All of His Books...

Today I speak with Dr. Ármann Jakobsson about witchcraft and the Christianization of medieval Scandinavia. Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor  Norse Tradesman . P.S. - You can save 20% off your order by using the coupon code ''VIKING'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: The Troll Inside You: Paranormal Activity in the Medieval North Follow Dr. Jakobsson on Facebook Feel fre...

Today I speak with Martyn Whittock about Norse myths and legends. Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor Norse Tradesman . P.S. - You can save 20% off your order by using the coupon code ''VIKING'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: Tales of Valhalla: Norse Myths and Legends Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com...

I'm pleased to introduce a new history podcast for children called Bedtime History . Check out the Bedtime History podcast here (http://bedtimehistorystories.com/viking-podcast). Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music: Danheim – Folkvangr

Today I chat with Dr. Raffaele D’Amato about the Varangian Guard. Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor CuriosityStream . P.S. - You can save 25% off of your annual subscription by following the link or using the coupon code ''VIKING'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: The Varangian Guard 988-1453 Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah...

Today I chat with Dr. Ann Christys about a long-forgotten war between Vikings and Muslims. Support this podcast by subscribing to Medieval Warfare Magazine . P.S. - You can save 10% off of your subscription by using the coupon code ''VIKINGS'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: Vikings in the South: Voyages to Iberia and the Mediterranean Follow The History of Vikings on YouTube and Twit...

Today I chat with Dr. Ármann Jakobsson about ghosts, zombies, and trolls during the Viking Age. Support this podcast by subscribing to Medieval Warfare Magazine . P.S. - You can save 10% off of your subscription by using the coupon code ''VIKINGS'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: The Troll Inside You: Paranormal Activity in the Medieval North Interview with Ármann about Tolkien's Old N...

Today I discuss Viking battle tactics with Kim Hjardar. Support this podcast by subscribing to Medieval Warfare Magazine . P.S. - You can save 10% off of your subscription by using the coupon code ''VIKINGS'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: Podcorn Vikings at War Follow The History of Vikings on YouTube and Twitter . Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or...

Today I discuss Viking DNA with Dr. Søren Sindbæk. Support this podcast by subscribing to Medieval Warfare Magazine . P.S. - You can save 10% off of your subscription by using the coupon code ''VIKINGS'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: Viking Archeology YouTube Channel Northern Emporium Facebook Page The Viking Genetics Study Follow The History of Vikings on YouTube and Twitter . Feel...

Today I chat with Vegard Vike about Viking Age weapons. Support this podcast by subscribing to Medieval Warfare Magazine . P.S. - You can save 10% off of your subscription by using the coupon code ''VIKINGS'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: Vikings at War Follow Vegard on Twitter Follow The History of Vikings on YouTube and Twitter . Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments...

Today I chat with Dr. Elizabeth Ashman Rowe about the Vikings in Russia. Support this podcast by subscribing to Medieval Warfare Magazine . P.S. - You can save 10% off of your subscription by using the coupon code ''VIKINGS'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: Writing Battles: New Perspectives on Warfare and Memory in Medieval Europe Norse-Gaelic Contacts in a Viking World Follow The His...

Today I speak with Dr. Jesse Byock about the illustrious Saga of the Volsungs . Support this podcast by subscribing to Medieval Warfare Magazine . P.S. - You can save 10% off of your subscription by using the coupon code ''VIKINGS'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: Viking Language 1 (Learn Old Norse Textbook) Viking Language 2 (Learn Old Norse Reader) Oldnorse.org Follow The History of...

Today I speak with Peter Konieczny, Editor of Medieval Warfare Magazine. Support this podcast by subscribing to Medieval Warfare Magazine . P.S. - You can save 10% off of your subscription by using the coupon code ''VIKINGS'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: Sturlunga Saga - An English Translation Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas, and Power Follow The History of Vikings on YouTube , Tw...

Today I speak with Dr. Christian Cooijmans about Vikings in the Frankish Empire. TEXT ''FRANKISH'' to ''55-444'' to enter the book giveaway! Referenced in Today’s Episode: Monarchs and Hydrarchs: The Conceptual Development of Viking Activity across the Frankish Realm (c. 750–940) Follow The History of Vikings on YouTube , Twitter , and Instagram . Feel free to contact me with any questions, commen...

Today I speak with my friend, Dr. Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir, about the women of the Viking World. TEXT ''VIKING WOMEN'' to ''55-444'' to enter the book giveaway! Referenced in Today’s Episode: Podcorn Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World Follow The History of Vikings on YouTube , Twitter , and Instagram . Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@th...

Today I chat with Dr. Jón Karl Helgason, professor in the Department of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Iceland. We discuss the widely popular and controversial Njáls Saga . Support the show and visit our sponsor https://www.vkngjewelry.com/discount/NOAH20 Referenced in Today’s Episode: Echoes of Valhalla: The Afterlife of the Eddas and Sagas The Rewriting of Njals...

Today I chat with Dr. Simon Nygaard, a scholar of Old Norse religion at Aarhus University in Denmark. We discuss religious rituals pre-Christian Scandinavia and how the Norse could have worshiped their gods through poetry. Support the show and visit our sponsor https://www.vkngjewelry.com/discount/NOAH20 Referenced in Today’s Episode: Dr. Nygaard on Academia.edu An Interview with Dr. Nygaard on Th...

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.  Referenced in Today’...

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 Amazons of the North Video Follow Amazons of the North on Facebook Follow Dr. Ga...

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...

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: The History of Vikings YouTube channel History Time Voices of the Past The Wanderer's Havamal Dr. Crawford’s translation of The...

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...