Today I talk with friend of the show, Bjørn Andreas Bull-Hansen. In our conversation, we discuss ''The Viking Mentality.'' Bjørn is a bestselling Norwegian novelist, bushcrafter, yachtsman, historic archer, and modern day Viking. Please be sure to check out more of his work via the links below.
Bjørn's Youtube channel https://bit.ly/2Pa3YDU
Bjørn's website ... Show More
Apr 2016
31A-Viking Sagas: Odd Man Out
The saga of the legendary Viking Arrow-Odd contains trolls,
ogres, giants, magic arrows, and a sorceress getting smacked in the
nose. The mistakes of one Viking's past...or just a Viking being a
Viking, haunt him. There's a dangerous Viking teddy bear, and if an
angry, famed warr ... Show More
43m 58s
Apr 2024
Viking Royalty: Nicknames, Love Poems & Victorian Myths
We think we know the Vikings, but how well do we really know them?
From the insignia we think they wear, to the names they call themselves and the way they spoke to each other, there's a lot to uncover.
Joining Kate today is Dr. Caitlin Ellis, historian and Associate Professor at ... Show More
40m 34s
May 2024
Wikingerschiffe: Plankenochsen aus dem Norden
Im Sommer des Jahres 793 tauchen Schiffe am Horizont vor der nordenglischen Küste auf. Es sind Seefahrer aus Nordeuropa, die kommen, um zu plündern. Der Überfall auf das Kloster Lindisfarne ist der erste Auftritt der Wikinger auf der Weltbühne, die Räuber aus Skandinavien sind mi ... Show More
40m 6s
May 2022
Harald Hardrada - la fin des vikings
Presque tout le monde a entendu prononcer au moins une fois le célèbre nom de Harald Hardrada, roi de Norvège, tout simplement parce qu’il fait partie de la “grande” histoire européenne, notamment grâce à une date mythique: 1066 ! 1066 c’est la bataille de Hastings avec la victoi ... Show More
17m 26s
Jul 2018
151 Viking Poetry - The Voluspa (with Noah Tetzner)
The Vikings! Sure, they had helmets and hammers, but did they also have... poetry? Indeed they did! In this episode, we talk to Noah Tetzner, host of The History of Vikings Podcast, about the collection of Old Norse verses called the Poetic Edda - and in particular, we look at th ... Show More
54m 45s
May 2024
Vikings Went Everywhere in the Middle Ages, From Baghdad to Constantinople to….. Oklahoma?
Scandinavia has always been a world apart. For millennia Norwegians, Danes, Finns, and Swedes lived a remote and rugged existence among the fjords and peaks of the land of the midnight sun. But when they finally left their homeland in search of opportunity, these wanderers—includ ... Show More
42m 47s