Nordic mythology… “Norse” must die 9 Apr 2021 Some lame stereotypical image of "Norse Vikings" I found on the interwebz I’ve been on a little campaign lately to get rid of the use of the word “Norse” in…
Medieval Iceland… Children of Ash and Elm – A review 5 Dec 20207 Dec 2020 Cover image from Basicbooks.com Children of Ash and Elm (2020) is a new book published by professor of archaeology at the University of Uppsala, Neil Price. The book is new in its approach…
Early Germanic period… Barbarians and other savages from my neck of the woods: a review of the new Netflix series 29 Oct 202030 Oct 2020 Featured image from What's on Netflix In the following I will offer a review of the recently released show Barbarians (Barbaren) on Netflix. Barbarians (2020) was created by Andreas Heckmann,…
Arctic Something about Vikings in Greenland and other thoughts I have about Kalaallit Nunaat, Denmark and the North Atlantic … and just stop saying “Eskimo” 26 Jul 202027 Jul 2020 Header image by Leif Josefsen from Sermitsiaq.ag This post comes as a reaction to the unfolding decolonization efforts that are happening across the Western world. As protests erupted here in…
Germanic mythology… Beowulf’s hall Heorot reconstructed at Sagnlandet Lejre 12 Aug 2019 In this video, I am talking about Sagnlandet Lejre, the experimental open-air museum of Danish pre-history just outside of Copenhagen. Lejre is known as a center of royal power in…
Germanic mythology… Viking tattoo art 5 Aug 2019 In this video I am interviewing Uffe Berenth, the phenomenal tattoo artist and owner of Ginnungagap Art. Uffe only makes Viking Age and Nordic Iron Age inspired tattoo designs. He…
Museums… “Meet the Vikings” at the Danish National Museum 30 Jul 201930 Jul 2019 A couple of days ago, I went to the Danish National Museum to check out their new "Meet the Vikings" exhibit. It is a remake of the existing Viking exhibit,…
Nordic mythology… Sacred landscapes in Scandinavia and Mauna Kea 22 Jul 201922 Jul 2019 Have you ever driven through your neighborhood and discovered that vandals had painted grafitti on your local church? Have you ever begrudged when they tore down your favorite teenage hangout…
Medieval Iceland… Was Iceland a medieval libertarian society? 22 Jul 2019 The Nordic Mythology Channel has joined the think-tank PolitiPeeps in a collaboration on investigating cultural expressions of libertarianism. Over the coming weeks, I will be offering my expertise in discussions…
The Viking Age What I think of the show “Vikings” on the History Channel Part One 1 Jun 20191 Jun 2019 In this video (part 1 of 2), I'm discussing the historicity of the show "Vikings" on the History Channel. What's good? What's bad? How does it hold up to the…
