Folklore… Interview with Einar Selvik from Wardruna 16 Aug 2019 In this interview I am talking with Einar Selvik from Wardruna about how the Nordic past, the Viking Age and Iron Age, and Nordic mythology has inspired his music. We…
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,…
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…
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 “Vikings” part two 6 Jun 201917 Jun 2019 This is the second half of my video on the show Vikings. Follow the link below to watch the video.
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…
The Viking Age What was the Viking Age anyway? part two 25 May 201925 May 2019 This is the second part of the video on what the Viking Age was. In this video, I go in depth with the relationship between Scandinavians and Eastern Europe, and…
The Viking Age What was the Viking Age anyway? part one 23 May 201925 May 2019 In the video below, I discuss what the Viking Age actually was. Did it begin with the attack on Lindisfarne in 793? Did it end with Harold hard-ruler's death in…
