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Viking Age Podcast

Sharing the History of The Viking Age, one podcast at a time. We are covering the History of Scandinavia during the Viking Age. We're exploring Raiding, Trading and Settlement of Scandinavians abroad as well as the culture and society of the Norse homelands. Join us to learn more than you ever thought you wanted to know about the people, for better or worse, history knows as the Vikings.
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May 15, 2018

In this episode, we explore poets and poetry in the Norse world, focusing particularly on the role they played in preserving history, myth and legend. 

Along the way we see what happens when you eat a fish's head, unlock the meaning of confounding Skaldic verses and hear what Snorri Sturluson had to say about poets and their role in preserving history. 

For more information and a full list of sources, see our website: http://vikingagepodcast.com/poetry-and-remembrance/

May 1, 2018
In this episode - the second of two parts - we explore the continued Christianization of Iceland in the 1100s with a particular focus on the development of literate culture and the implications of this new culture on Icelandic Society. Today, we explore how the written laws, language and history of this period worked to create the idea of the Icelanders as a distinct and unique people. 
 
For more information and a full list of sources used in this episode check out our website: http://vikingagepodcast.com/creating-the-icelanders 
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