Will I Vike It?

This Week I'm in York at the Jorvik Viking Festival and I met up with Daniel Farrand from Horns of Odin and The Nordic Mythology Podcast. I get Dan to try some homemade Cyser, make his own butter, and try some Hakarl (Icelandic fermented Greenland shark) - but will he Vike It? Find out whether Daniel could survive a Viking age diet, and what food he'd miss the most, on this episode of Will I Vike...

This Week I'm in York at the Jorvik Viking Festival and I met up with Jimmy 'The Welsh Viking' for a pint and a Yorkshire Pudding wrap. Find out whether Jimmy 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 through Patreon and get early access to episodes here For Viking age & Halfling recipes and ideas check out my 'Eat Li...

This Week I chat to Christopher Mullin from Rookery mead, about how he got started, mead history and we drink some of the meads from his collection, tasting notes included, so pull up a chair and pour yourself a cup of mead. Find out whether Christopher 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 through Patreon and get ear...

This Week I chat to Lars Marius Garshol about historical beer brewing. Find out whether Lars Marius 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 through Patreon and get early access to episodes here For Viking age & Halfling recipes and ideas check out my 'Eat Like A Viking!' & 'Eat Like A Halfling!' cookbooks or vis...

This Week I chat to Matt Cockin from FruitPig about being a slaughterman, black pudding, milking pigs, and I try some of FruitPigs famous real blood black pudding and haggis for the first time, find out if I Vike It! Find out whether Matt 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 through Patreon and get early access to ep...

This Week I chat to Caroline Nicolay from Pario Gallico about recreating historic food without recipes, while we share some of my food. Find out whether Caroline could survive a Viking age diet, and what food she'd miss the most, on this episode of Will I Vike It? Support the show through Patreon and get early access to episodes here For Viking age & Halfling recipes and ideas check out my 'Ea...

This Week I chat to Rebecca from Nodens Coffee and we talk coffee, sourcing good ethical ingredients, ghosts and obviously share some of my food. Find out whether Ecca could survive a Viking age diet, and what food she'd miss the most, on this episode of Will I Vike It? Support the show through Patreon and get early access to episodes here For Viking age & Halfling recipes and ideas check out...

This Week I chat to Patrick Robinson of the Fog on the Barrow-Downs about Food, Tolkien, & reenactment. This ones a re record over zoom, due to technical issues, but I think we ended up covering more than we did the first time! Find out whether Patrick 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 through Patreon and get...

This Week for my Wassail special I chat to Bill Meaden from Cranborne Chase Cider. We discuss cider, apples and wassailing, while eating cake and sampling Bill cider and my Cyser. Find out whether Bill 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 through Patreon and get early access to episodes here For Viking age & Half...

This Week I chat to Andy Stevens from the Ancient Technology Centre while we sample 8 different homebrews from my Eat Like A Halfling! cookbook Find out whether Andy could survive in Middle Earth, and what food he'd miss the most, on this episode of Will I Vike It? Support the show through Patreon and get early access to episodes here For Viking age & Halfling recipes and ideas check out my 'E...

This Week I chat to Laura Corbett at the Gourmet Goat Farm in Avebury. We discuss goats, farming and a little Norse Mythology. We then share some food, some of which Laura has bought along and I eat something I don't vike! Find out whether Laura could survive a Viking age diet, and what food she'd miss the most, on this episode of Will I Vike It? Support the show through Patreon and get early acce...

This Week I chat to Penny-Jane Swift from Shaftesbury abbey in Dorset. We discuss the history of the Abbey, who built it, who knocked it down and chat about some interesting historical visitors, including one very famous Viking. We then share some breads and cake that are my take on Alfreds burnt cakes, discuss the story and whether it was stolen from the Vikings. Find out whether Penny could surv...

This Week I chat to Ian 'The Village Blacksmith' about the Mastermyr find and share some food with him that's been cooked on the Mastermyr Grill. Find out whether Ian 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 through Patreon and get early access to episodes here For Viking age & Halfling recipes and ideas check out my...

This Week I chat to Jenny Heath from Drakos Dottir and her glamorous assistant Duane Chopping We discuss how Jen got started, hand dying using natural materials and then we share some food that can be pre prepared at home to take with you to a reenactment event. Find out whether Jen and Duane could survive a Viking age diet, and what food they'd miss the most, on this episode of Will I Vike It? Su...

On this Episode I sit down for a chat with Thomas Beynon Timbrell from Heritage Blades (formally Big Beynons Blacksmithing). We share and discuss food, blacksmithing, history and test the best possible uses for the 9th century Anglo Saxon Fork from Sevington, Wiltshire. Find out whether Tom could survive a Viking age diet, and what food he'd miss the most, on this episode of Will I Vike It? Suppor...