Nordic Mythology Podcast

By Mathias Nordvig and Daniel Farrand

Education History Religion & Spirituality

What's Nordic Mythology Podcast about?

In this podcast Dr Mathias Nordvig (Nordic Studies Professor at University Colorado Boulder) and Daniel Farrand (Co-owner of Horns of Odin) sit down and discuss various topics from the Viking Age and Norse Mythology.

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Ep 33 - The Anatomy of Drag...

10.22.2020

This week Mathias and Daniel get to seriously nerd out with Joans Lau Markussen author of The Anatomy of Viking Art the book which helped get Daniel started designing his mead horns. Together Jonas and Mathias will cover tons of ...

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10.22.2020 Ep 33 - The Anatomy of Dragons with Jonas Lau Markussen This week Mathias and Daniel get to seriously nerd out with Joans Lau Markussen author of The Anatomy of Viking Art the book which helped get Daniel started designing his mead horns. Together Jonas and Mathias will cover tons of ...
10.15.2020 Ep 32 - Modern Paganism and Heathens Against Hate with Ethan Stark This week Mathias and Daniel are really excited to talk with Ethan Stark an administrator of Heathens Against Hate, an organization dedicated to inclusivity in heathenry through the philosophy: "We are our deeds."Together they will be diving into the...
10.07.2020 Ep 31 - Traditional Viking Tattoos and Names with Collin Dale This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down from with Collin Dale of Skin and Bone Tattoo to discuss his designs and the success of his Facebook page: Traditional Nordic Tattoos, where he shares images of traditional tattoos from Nordic, ...
10.01.2020 Ep 30 - Viking Genetics and Trademarks with Sturla This week we are actually talking about Vikings again. Crazy right, who knew we still did that? If you are not aware Nature Magazine recently published an article about the genetic roots of the Vikings, and it has produced quite ...
09.24.2020 Ep 29 - Death In My Metal, Not In My Streets With Cierra White This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with Cierra White to discuss the recent success of: “Death In My Metal Not In My Streets,” a virtual concert and talks series she helped organize in Colorado to raise awareness and ...
09.17.2020 Ep 28 - The Way of Men With Jack Donovan This week Daniel and Mathias sat down with Jack Donovan to talk a bit about his thoughts on the role of men in the Viking age. We realize this might not be everyone's cup of tea and for those of ...
09.10.2020 Ep 27 - The Vikings are Gay! With guest Amy Jefford Franks We all know that every Viking ever was a barrel chested, big bearded, lady killer (sometimes literally). But is that really the case? How realistic is it to believe that every viking for almost 300 years had a knotty spear ...
09.03.2020 Ep 26 - Old Norse for Modern Times with Special Guest Arngrimur Vidalin It's a good old fashioned scholarly debate this week as Arngrimur Vidalin, a fellow Old Norse Literature expert, sits down with Mathias and Daniel to talk about his many exciting translation projects. As it turns out Arngrimur is involved in ...
08.27.2020 Ep 25 - The Seawolf and The Creation Myths First things first, we've really got to apologize for the audio quality on this weeks episode. It is well below our standard of quality. The truth is coordinating recording setups in 3 different places is complicated and in this case ...
08.20.2020 Ep 24 - All About Pagan Music with Faun Lead Singer Oliver S. Tyr We are really honored this week to be able to talk about ancient music traditions with Oliver S. Tyr lead singer of the band Faun, as well as discuss their new single "Tamlin". Together with Mathias and Daniel he will ...
08.13.2020 Ep 23 - The Truth About Runes: Sigurboði Returns! Sigurboði is back to talk about his new single with Mathias and Daniel, but that's not all. First and foremost he's here to give us the hard truth about the runes! Are they magical? Can you use them as a ...
08.06.2020 Ep 22 - Story Time: How Utgard Loki Makes Thor Seem Small In this episode we are going old school and telling the story of Utgard Loki. Daniel and Mathias also have a broader discussion of how this myth in particular is the perfect example of Christianity absorbing local mythology to further ...
07.27.2020 Ep 21 - Blodbylgje by Kati Rán -interview with Kati Rán In this episode, Daniel and Mathias sit down with Kati Rán, Dutch vocalist and folk musician who has embarked on a new music project called Blodbylgje. Her new music project is about the ocean and Nordic mythology, drawing on inspiration ...
07.17.2020 Ep 20 - Heilung - interview with Kai Faust In this episode, Daniel and Mathias talk with Kai Faust, tattoo artist and one of the prominent singers in the Neo-Nordic music group Heilung. Their conversations travel far and deep into what it means to be interested in and identifying ...
06.29.2020 Ep 19 - Children of Ash -interview with Luciano Daniel and Mathias talk with Luciano from Children of Ash, an artist collaborative that makes ornamentation from the Viking Age digitally available for everyone. Luciano explains the fascinating artistic aspects of the Viking Age Mammen style, and he...
06.12.2020 Ep 18 - Valhalla Training Academy -interview with Lloyd Daniel and Mathias sat down with Lloyd, founder and owner of Valhalla Training Academy, to talk about Viking workouts. The three of them had a really interesting conversation about routines, styles and much more. Naturally, the subject of whether the...
06.04.2020 Ep 17 - Nebala -interview with Jonas Lorentzen In this episode, Daniel and Mathias talk with Jonas Lorentzen, who is the person behind the new Nordic-inspired music act Nebala. Jonas has been sparring creatively with Mathias to create music based in Norse mythology with proto-Nordic lyrics. Nebala...
05.17.2020 Ep 16 - Ireland in the Viking Age -interview with Broc from Badger King Tattoo In this episode, Daniel and Mathias talk with Broc from Badger King Tattoo. Broc is both a zoologist, tattooist and very knowledgeable on his Irish heritage. The three of them have a great conversation about the Vikings in Ireland and ...
05.04.2020 Ep 15 - MATR -New Nordic Food with Naina Eira and Jonas Lorentzen In this episode, Daniel and Mathias talk with Naina Eira and Jonas Lorentzen, the creators behind the London-based company MATR. Matr means "meal" or "food" in Old Norse, and Naina and Jonas are offering modern dining experiences based in ancient ...
04.20.2020 Ep 14 - Viking black metal - interview with Josh Rood of Nexion In this episode, Daniel and Mathias sit down with Josh Rood, the lead singer of the (don't call them that) Viking black metal band Nexion. They have a great conversation about being inspired by Norse Mythology and other mythologies when ...
04.13.2020 Ep 13 - Interview with Sean Parry - Sacred Knot Tattoo In this episode, Daniel and Mathias get to nerd out with the very knowledgeable Sean Parry, owner of Sacred Knot tattoo. They talk about stone carvings, art in the British Isles and Scandinavia, ancient stories that were shared across the ...
04.01.2020 Ep 12 - The end of the world - Ragnarok As the Corona virus apocalypse prompts you to stay home on your couch, listen to Daniel and Mathias talk about the Viking apocalypse known as Ragnarok. They get far in their musings, as they discuss why Vikings believed in an ...
03.24.2020 Ep 11 - Special guest episode: Sigurboði joins us! In this special guest episode of the Nordic Mythology Podcast, Sigurboði joins Daniel and Mathias for a conversation about his music, his interest in Icelandic history and Nordic mythology, and his relationship to nature. If pandemics and lock-downs are...
03.15.2020 Ep 10 - Flóki -the man who gave Iceland its name In this episode, Daniel and Mathias are talking about Flóki. According to legend, Flóki followed a raven to Iceland and built a settlement there. Unfortunately, his settlement failed, but he did end up being responsible for naming the country "Iceland."...
03.01.2020 Ep 9 - Rollo -the founder of Normandy In this episode, Daniel and Mathias talk about Rollo, the founder of the duchy of Normandy. They depart from the fictional Rollo in the show "Vikings" and move on to discussing the historical individual who actually did exist. We embark ...
02.15.2020 Ep 8 - Lagertha -was she real? In this episode, Daniel and Mathias are discussing Lagertha from the show Vikings. Was she real? Was she a historical figure? Where do we find evidence for her life in the written sources from medieval Scandinavia? Daniel and Mathias also ...
02.01.2020 Ep 7 - Ragnar Lothbrok: the legend, the show, the historical background Is Ragnar Lothbrok a real historical figure?
01.15.2020 Ep 6 - Why are the Vikings called "Norse"? What does the word "Norse" actually mean?
12.19.2019 Ep 5 - Yule Special: did Vikings celebrate jól -and what was it anyway? Viking jól or yule celebrations
12.08.2019 Ep 4 - "Viking" symbols -the Valknut, Vegvisir and much, much more! Viking symbols and their use
11.27.2019 Ep 3 - Runes: their history and use Daniel and Mathias talk about runes
10.30.2019 Ep 2 - Who were Vikings in the Viking Age? Who were the Vikings?
10.14.2019 Ep 1 - Shield-maidens and Valkyries: female Viking warriors In this episode we are talking about shield-maidens and valkyries. We go deep into the stories about shield-maidens and female warriors in the Icelandic sagas, and we also touch upon the recent archaeological investigations that have suggested that...