Vikings have seen a resurgence recently thanks to shows like (ahem) Vikings, and games like Assassins Creed Valhalla and Valheim, but what if I told you the best piece of Viking fiction of the past 20 years was actually a manga? And more importantly, that it's story is based on real vikings!

This week, Mat's not only joined by another passionate lover of comics, but a descendant of Thorfinn Karlsefni himself: author and translator, Árni Beck Gunnarsson! 

Join us as we really dive into Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura! We not only explore the book's story and themes, but actually talk at the length about viking history and the Icelandic sagas! It's an episode not to missed! 

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Show Notes:

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Podcasts:

The excellent Mangasplaining episode on Vinland Saga

Árni's podcast, Tegneseriesnak 

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Manga:

Planetes by Makoto Yukimura

Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama

Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo

My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi

Farewell My Odin by Chihiro Yoshioka

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Danish Viking Comics:

Valhalla 

Tall Tales of Midgard by Bjørk Matias Friis

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TV Shows / Movies

Vikings

Norsemen

Akira Kurosawa

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Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music!

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