Will I Vike It?

On today's episode I'm at Moorforge Viking Settlement in Cumbria to talk with bone carver Peter Merrett. We discuss all things craft from bone carving to leatherwork, how he works on bone, what tools he used, how he got started with his craft, family history and much more. Find out Peter's dream project, whether he could survive a Viking age diet, what food he'd miss the most, the weirdest thing i...

On today's episode I'm at Moorforge Viking Settlement in Cumbria to talk with Eleanor, from Forage The Fells. We discuss all things foraging, from her origins as a forager, to some of the things we found in the nearby hedgerows at Moorforge Viking Settlement. Find out Eleanor's dream project, whether she could survive a Viking age diet, what food she'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in her Kitc...

On today's episode I talk with Mike, the director at The Scottish Crannog Centre. We discuss how he ended up at the Crannog Centre, the devastating fire at the old centre, rebuilding the centre and the future plans for the site. Find out Mike's dream project, whether he could survive a Viking age diet, what food he'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in his Kitchen, worst food he's ever eaten, wei...

On today's episode I talk with Jameson Foster from The Nordic Sound Channel about being an ethnomusicologist, his podcast, Skuzzlebutt and the Banjo Find out Jameson's dream project, whether he could survive a Viking age diet, what food he'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in his Kitchen, worst food he's ever eaten, weirdest thing in his Kitchen, most memorable meal & what food and drink wil...

On today's episode Craig talks with Theresa Emerich Kamper. They discuss how tanning, leather, river trips and being gon Alone. Find out Theresa's dream project, whether she could survive a Viking age diet, what food she'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in her Kitchen, worst food she's ever eaten, weirdest thing in her Kitchen, most memorable meal & what food and drink will she be taking to...

On today's episode Craig talks with Nicky from Annotts pots. They discuss how Nicky became a potter, reenactment and historical pottery. Find out Nicky's dream project, whether she could survive a Viking age diet, what food she'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in her Kitchen, worst food she's ever eaten, weirdest thing in her Kitchen, most memorable meal & what food and drink will she be ta...

Hey Will I Vike It? Listeners, this episode is not the usual, but I hope you will watch and listen anyway as I talk with Tom from Breaking The Chains, an organisation that work with Veterans to rescue animals from danger - whether that be earthquakes or war zones. Tom is incredibly passionate and hard working and I feel privileged to have taken up some of his time of this chat. He also answered an...

On today's episode Craig talks with archeologist and educator Vanessa AKA PukuB. They discuss how Vanessa became an archaeologist, working with the Maya, and teaching while being respectful of cultures and people and not appropriating them. Find out Vanessa's dream project, whether she could survive a Viking age diet, what food she'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in her Kitchen, worst food she...

I'm taking a little break from the podcast, so in place of the usual episode is an episode from my other podcast - Wyrd Wessex Recorded at Butser Ancient Farms Beltane event on May 4th 2024 Me and my co-host Andy Stevens spoke to multiple guests throughout this episode, including Earth to rebirth who were holding hand fastings at the event, historical music group Here be Flagons, and Damh the bard...

On this Episode Craig chats with Sam Spiers AKA the Sussex Searcher about being a metal detectorist. Sam is really passionate about his hobby and doing it the right way, so they discuss how he became a detectorist. Sam also showed Craig a few of his favourite finds and they talk about the accuracy of the TV series The Detectorists. Find out Sam's dream project, whether he could survive a Viking ag...

On this Episode I catch up with Thomas Beynon Timbrell from Heritage Blades (formally Big Beynons Blacksmithing). Tom was the first guest ever on Will I Vike It? and we discuss recreating historical knives based on the evidence, and the complications with sticking to the originals. Tom also answered the bonus questions I ask every guest, as some of these didn't exist when the show started. Support...

This Week on Will I Vike It? Craig's at the Ancient Technology Centre in Cranborne on set at the Fog on the Barrow Downs with 'Mitch of the Fyrd' & 'History with Jess' They discuss reenactment, their love of history & their Living Medieval magazine. Find out their dream project, whether they could survive a Viking age diet, what food they'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in their Kitche...

This Week on Will I Vike It? Craig chat’s with Kai from Heilung & Old Norse Clothing. They talk about how Kai became a tattoo artist, his new clothing label, creating and being in Heilung, fasting, the healing effect Heilung has on people and more... Find out Kai's dream project, whether he could survive a Viking age diet, what food he'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in his Kitchen, worst...

This Week on Will I Vike It? Craig chat’s with Emma & Robert June from Solskin festival. They discuss the origins of the festival, what the festival is about and Robert gets mad at Craigs choice of Pizza topping! Find out their dream project, whether they could survive a Viking age diet, what food they'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in their Kitchen, worst food they've ever eaten, weirdes...

This Week on Will I Vike It? Craig chat’s with liberty Guy from the Wirral Viking festival They talk about the history of Vikings in the Wirral, the upcoming festival and Liberty answers the most important question of all - Just what IS a Wirral? Find out Liberty's dream project, whether she could survive a Viking age diet, what food she'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in her Kitchen, worst fo...

This episode is an extended rerelease of an episode recorded at Easter last year (2023). This Week I'm at Moorforge Viking Settlement in Cumbria with Hamish From Pictavia Leather. We discussed how Hamish started leather working, the Picts & Jelly Beans! Find out whether Hamish could survive a Viking age diet, and what food he'd miss the most, on this episode of Will I Vike It? Support the show...

This Week I'm chatting with WWE's Erik aka Raymond Rowe We discuss wrestling, Vikings & reenactment. Find out his dream project, whether he could survive a Viking age diet, what food he'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in his Kitchen, the worst thing he's ever eaten, most memorable meal and What food and drink he's taking to Valhalla on this episode of Will I Vike It? Support the show throu...

This Week I'm chatting with WWE's Valhalla aka Sarah Rowe We discuss wrestling, hunting, farming, food, diet and more. Find out her dream project, whether she could survive a Viking age diet, what food she'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in her Kitchen, the worst thing she's ever eaten, most memorable meal and What food and drink she's taking to Valhalla on this episode of Will I Vike It? Supp...

This Week I'm chatting with Anatoly from NYTT LAND We discuss the origins of the band, where they find inspiration, shamanism and their upcoming UK appearance at Solskin festival. Find out his dream project, whether he could survive a Viking age diet, what food he'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in his Kitchen, the worst thing he's ever eaten, most memorable meal and What food and drink he's t...

This Week I'm chatting with Seidrblot We discuss how seidrblot got started, where they find inspiration and what lies ahead for the band. Find out their dream project, whether they could survive a Viking age diet, what food they'd miss the most, the weirdest thing in their Kitchens, the worst thing they've ever eaten, most memorable meal and What food and drink they're taking to Valhalla on this e...

This week I'm joined by Andy, Bekhi, Amy & Patrick, as we work our way through the list of worst food ever - according to past guests. Support the show through Patreon and get early access to episodes: https://patreon.com/user?u=85857828&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link For Viking age & Halfling recipes an...

This Week I try to make a Viking Mince Pie and chat to The Big Man Himself - Santa! This ones shorter than usual, as I catch up with Santa on Christmas Eve while he was out delivering presents. I tell him a Christmas joke, and he tells me who was the naughtiest - The Saxons or Vikings! Find out whether he could survive on a Viking age diet, and what food he'd miss the most, on this episode of Will...

This Week I'm at Midgardsblot Viking Festival in Norway and chatting with Trond from Norske Kokkers Landsforening Vestfold. We discuss the menu at Midgardsblot and what Norse Kokkers Landsforening Vestfold is and does. Apologies about the audio, there's a lot of background noise as we were recording during the opening ceremony at the festival. Find out Trond's dream project, whether he could survi...

This Week I'm at Ribe Viking Centre in Denmark and chatting with the volunteer coordinator, Annso. We share some food while discussing Ribe Viking centre. Find out Annso's dream project, whether she could survive a Viking age diet, what food she'd miss the most, the worst thing she's ever eaten, most memorable meal and What food and drink she's taking to Valhalla on this episode of Will I Vike It?...

This Week I'm chatting with Jonas Lorentzen from Nebala. Theres a lot to cover in this episode as we go right back to Jonas' previous work as a chef, being in Heilung and Nebala. We then move on to discuss (and I sample) some of Jonas' new meads - One Elderflower and one Elderberry, created for Jonas by Afonmel. Find out Jonas' dream project, whether he could survive a Viking age diet, what food h...