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Dec 13, 2024•55 min
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Dec 06, 2024•33 min
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 Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr
Nov 29, 2024•29 min
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 Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr
Nov 22, 2024•28 min
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...
Nov 04, 2024•33 min
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...
Nov 03, 2024•36 min
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...
Nov 02, 2024•23 min
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...
Oct 31, 2024•46 min
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...
Oct 29, 2024•56 min
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 Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr
Oct 02, 2024•53 min
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...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr
Today I chat with Nancy Marie Brown about Gudrid, an Icelandic voyager, who sailed to North America. Support this podcast by today's sponsor, Viking , and their Viking Homelands Itinerary . Referenced in Today’s Episode: The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman (Non-fiction) The Saga of Gudrid the Far-Traveler (Fiction) Nancy's Website Follow The History of Vikings on YouTube , Twitter , and Instagram . Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehis...
Jul 05, 2024•40 min
Today I speak with Nancy Marie Brown about the hidden history of Viking warrior women. Support this podcast by today's sponsor, Viking , and their Viking Homelands Itinerary . Referenced in Today’s Episode: The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women Nancy's Website with Links to all Her Books Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr...
Jul 02, 2024•40 min
Today I chat with classical historian, Nic Fields about Harald Hardrada of Norway. Support this podcast by today's sponsor, Viking , and their Viking Homelands Itinerary . Referenced in Today’s Episode: God's Viking: Harald Hardrada: The Life and Times of the Last Great Viking Follow The History of Vikings on YouTube , Twitter , and Instagram . Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music: Danheim – Framganga...
Jun 25, 2024•40 min
Today I chat with Dr. Else Roesdahl about the Scandinavian king, Harald Bluetooth. Support this podcast by today's sponsor, Viking , and their Viking Homelands Itinerary . Referenced in Today’s Episode: The Vikings: Third Edition ''Valhalla: How Viking Belief in a Glorious Afterlife Empowered Warriors'' Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music: Danheim – Framganga...
Jun 18, 2024•40 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyofviking Visit my friend and Swedish blacksmith, Philip Lufolk: https://lufolk.com 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 during the Viking Age? In today’s holiday-themed episode, I’m joined by Dr. ...
Nov 29, 2023•44 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyofviking 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 monks; walk across the remains of warships and ring fortresses, or behold...
Nov 22, 2023•57 min
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: Monarchs and Hydrarchs ''Down by the River: Exploring the Logistics of Viking Encampment across Atlantic Europe'' Follow Dr. Christian Cooijmans on Academia.edu Email Noah with ideas for future episodes: noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Mus...
Jan 26, 2023•46 min
Today I chat with Dr. Leszek Gardeła, a Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark and author of multiple books on the Viking Age. Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor, Atlas VPN: https://get.atlasvpn.com/Vikings Referenced in Today’s Episode: Women and Weapons in the Viking World: Amazons of the North Follow Dr. Leszek Gardeła on Academia.edu Email Noah with ideas for future episodes: noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr...
Oct 14, 2022•45 min
Today I chat with Dr. Tom Shippey, a renowned British scholar and leading academic on the works of J.R.R. Tolkein. Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor, Atlas VPN: https://get.atlasvpn.com/Vikings Referenced in Today’s Episode: Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings Email Noah with ideas for future episodes: noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr...
Sep 29, 2022•48 min
Today I chat with Dr. Terry Gunnell, Professor of Folkloristics at the University of Iceland. Support this podcast by visiting our sponsor, Atlas VPN: https://get.atlasvpn.com/Vikings Referenced in Today’s Episode: Follow Dr. Terry Gunnell on Academia.edu The Prose Edda The Poetic Edda Email Noah with ideas for future episodes: noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr...
Sep 23, 2022•42 min
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 with ideas for future episodes: noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvang...
Sep 16, 2022•26 min
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...
Sep 09, 2022•45 min
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 & Folkvangr...
Sep 02, 2022•48 min
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 Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.c...
Jan 17, 2022•50 min
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 free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music:...
Nov 01, 2021•42 min
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 Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr...
Jun 14, 2021•37 min
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
May 24, 2021•12 min
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@thehistoryofvikings.com Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr...
May 17, 2021•46 min
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 Twitter . Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryo...
Nov 02, 2020•23 min