In this episode we talk about the historical accuracy and Norse mythology inspiration of shows and movies including The Last Kingdom, Vikings, Thor Ragnarok, and The Lord of The Rings with Dr. Tom Birkett.

Dr. Tom Birkett is a lecturer in Old English and Old Norse at University College Cork, Ireland. He has written books including Reading the Runes in Old English and Old Norse Poetry and The Norse Myths: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Check out our guest’s projects and profile in the links below. Time index for topics in our talk below as well.

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Tom Birkett Links:

Profile: http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/A014/tbirkett

The Norse Myths: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Tom Birkett (2018): https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Myths-Stories-Heroes-Vividly/dp/1786488817

Reading the Runes in Old English and Old Norse Poetry. Birkett, Tom (2017): https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Runes-English-Norse-Poetry/dp/1472446267

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