Heavy Metal… Midgardsblot -interview with organizer Vicky Mikalsen 21 Aug 2019 In this interview I am talking with Vicky Mikalsen, who is in charge of the historical seminars that take place at the Midgardsblot festival. We had a very interesting conversation…
Germanic mythology… Interview with Kai Faust from Heilung 18 Aug 201918 Aug 2019 In this interview I am talking with Kai Faust about the inspiration for Heilung's music. We go deep into the Viking Age, Iron Age, and Stone Age, and talk about…
Germanic mythology… Heavy metal and Viking myths 26 Jul 201926 Jul 2019 This interview with Dr. Benjamin Teitelbaum, assistant professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Colorado in Boulder, is about the use of Vikings, the Viking Age, and Nordic mythology in…
Music… Fire in the Mountains -interview 18 Jul 201918 Jul 2019 Over the weekend, I went to Fire in the Mountains in Wyoming. It is a heavy metal festival located in the beautiful landscape by the Tetons. The creators of this…
Nordic mythology Was Tyr a Germanic sky-god? 7 Jul 20197 Jul 2019 In this video, I am discussing if Tyr was ever a Germanic sky-god. The evidence is stacked against that assumption. Click the image below to watch the video on YouTube.
Nordic mythology… Was Frigg a mother goddess? 29 Jun 20197 Jul 2019 In this video I am discussing if Frigg was ever considered a mother goddess in pre-Christian Scandinavian and Germanic mythology. Click the image below to watch the video on YouTube,…
