Pathfinder

Sarah is joined by fellow medievalist Marita (Miti) von Weissenberg to discuss the encounters between Vikings and indigenous peoples as seen in Pathfinder (2007). We delve into white savior narratives, trading vs. raiding, and, of course, shirtless Karl Urban. Thanks to our guest’s expertise, we have an excellent array of recommendations! Primary Texts: The Vinland Sagas, trans. Keneva Kunz, intro. and notes by Gísli Digurdsson. New York: Penguin Books, 2008  Tim Frandy, Translation of Inari Sámi Folklore by Koskimies and Itkonen: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5591.htm Scholarship: Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm. A History of the Vikings. New York: Basic Books, 2020 Anders Winroth, Vikings, Merchants, and Missionaries. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012 Anders Winroth, The Age of the Vikings. Princeton: University of Princeton Press, 2014 Yvette Running Horse Collin, “The Relationship between the indigenous peoples of the Americas and the Horse: Deconstructing a Eurocentric Myth” (University of Alaska Fairbanks, PhD dissertation, 2017)  Kristina D. Stelter, The Horse and the Norse: Reconstructing the Equine in Viking Iceland (University of Glasgow, MLitt dissertation, 2014) A Movie to Watch Instead: "Original Pathfinder" from 1987: https://youtu.be/CZuWDiyddMQ with English dubbing  Social Media: Twitter @mediaevalpod E-mail: media.evalpod@gmail.com Please rate, review, and subscribe! Find Miti on Twitter @MvonWeissenberg