Nordic Mythology Podcast

By Mathias Nordvig and Daniel Farrand

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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 145 - Nordic Idols With ...

02.02.2023

In this week's episode Dan sits down with Giorgia to learn about Nordic Idols and what they were used for! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reach out to Giorgia via her Email: [email protected] Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what ...

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02.02.2023 Ep 145 - Nordic Idols With Giorgia Sottotetti In this week's episode Dan sits down with Giorgia to learn about Nordic Idols and what they were used for! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reach out to Giorgia via her Email: [email protected] Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what ...
01.26.2023 Ep 144 - Testing Knowledge With Mathias Nordvig In this week's episode Dan is quizzed by Mathias on his Viking knowledge! Would you pass the test? ------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, and would like to be in the audience ...
01.19.2023 Ep 143 - Sacrifice And Sexuality With Jonas Lorentzen In this week's episode Dan sits down with the joyful Jonas to discuss the sacrifice and sexuality in the Viking age and today. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out Jonas's Instagram at: @jonaslorentzenmusic / @nebalamusic Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If ...
01.12.2023 Ep 142 - Songs of Ravens With Benny Bråten In this week's episode Dan sits down with Benny once more for a deep and meaningful conversation about emotions in music and Benny sings a few songs in Norwegian. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Song 1: A World Of Ruins I cultivated my defeats ...
12.29.2022 Ep 141 - Got Wood? With Jannicke Wiese-Hansen In this week's episode Dan and Mathias are joined by the wonderful Jannicke Wiese-Hansen and discuss all things tattooing, metal music, wood carving art style and wooden members! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what ...
12.22.2022 Ep 140 - Everything Is Wood! With Joseph S. Hopkins In this year's Holiday special Dan and Mathias are joined by Joseph S. Hopkins to discuss all things trees in Nordic Mythology! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out Joseph's website here: https://www.mimisbrunnr.info/hopkins Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what ...
12.15.2022 Ep 139 - Modernizing Myth With Ed Gamester In this week's episode Dan is joined by the fan favourite Ed Gamester and they chat about beer, Odin, theatre and much more! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, and would like ...
12.08.2022 Ep 138 - Viking Age Blacksmithing With Anders Johansen In this week's episode we sit down with Anders Johansen and chat about the techniques and tools used in the Viking Age to create and use Iron! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we ...
12.01.2022 Ep 137 - Happy As A Pig In Ash With Clare Mulley In this week's episode we sit down with Clare Mulley to discuss some witch stories! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, and would like to be in the audience for live streams ...
11.24.2022 Ep 136 - Creating Fórnspeki With Vévaki In this week's episode we sit down with Vévaki and gain some insight about their new album - Fórnspeki! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new Album: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ghPFw6W5wwFryHA9wHauO?si=R4Ulb5YrTsuALUII-xDhyw Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, and ...
11.17.2022 Ep 135 - Native American Black Metal With Blackbraid In this week's episode we had the honour of sitting down with Blackbraid to talk about their Native American Black Metal music and some of the correlations between Native American History and Nordic/ Scandinavian History. Check out Blackbraid's Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/47nBZhrImXWXTWVSWt09MY?si=ex77MgKJTvKwp1nVdP6y0A ...
11.10.2022 Ep 134 - Answering Some Burning Questions In this week's episode we sit down and answer some our Patreon supporter's questions. If you have any burning questions that you want to suggest for our next Q&A; then remember to join our tribe! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on ...
10.31.2022 Ep 133 - Spooky Viking Stories In this Halloween Special we break down some Spooky Viking Stories! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, and would like to be in the audience for live streams of new episodes to ...
10.27.2022 Ep 132 - Trolls & Folklore With Rich Blackett In this Halloween Special episode Rich Blackett joins us to talk about trolls and the spooky folklore surrounding them! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, and would like to be in the ...
10.20.2022 Ep 131 - Beyond The Northwind With Benny Braten In this week's episode we get the inside information about Midgardsblot's opening ritual from Benny Braten! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, and would like to be in the audience for live ...
10.18.2022 Midgardsblot - Tim Nancarrow Interview We managed to grab Tim Nancarrow for a quick chat and extract some information about his self sacrifice he performed at Midgardsblot! We had such a laugh with this interview! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you ...
10.12.2022 Ep 130 - Tour Life & Linguistics With Emilie Lorentzen In this week's episode we sit down with Emilie Lorentzen to talk about her tour and music career as well as the linguistics and dialects used in her music! EE BY GUM! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast ...
10.11.2022 Midgardsblot - Lindy-Fay Hella Interview While at Midgardsblot we were very lucky to have sat down with the wonderful Lindy-Fay Hella and talk about her Music and performing on stage alongside Warduna! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we ...
10.06.2022 Ep 129 - Swamp Witch Life With Jacqui Alberts In this week's episode we have the privilege of talking to Jacqui Alberts about Witchcraft and magic! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, and would like to be in the audience for ...
10.04.2022 Midgardsblot - Katrine Stenbekk Interview While at Midgardsblot we had the privilege of sitting down with Katrine to chat about the festival, rituals and healing! Check out Kalandra's Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/artist/2N0vFuOoMtAQfBmhsRo24e?si=r5pHKeypSG6LfUN0Dq_UgA Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, and would ...
09.29.2022 Ep 128 - Music Industry & Midgardsblot In this week's episode we sit down with Music industry professionals at Midgardsblot! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, and would like to be in the audience for live streams of new ...
09.27.2022 Midgardsblot - Einar Selvik Interview We had the pleasure of sitting down with Einar Selvik for a chat about his music, discipline and the Viking hype at Midgardsblot! Check out Einar's Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/artist/4QwiYnKp4dh2PTv1Vgw3c5 Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we ...
09.22.2022 Ep 127 - “Don’t be a ****” With Kati Ran In this week's episode we catch up with Kati Ran and discuss her music talents and the overall Viking/Nordic Mythology community! Check out Kati Rans Music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Ug5CwD7oxSB5WNQH69NUJ?si=ySYcdJ-_SP6_FHYDlwbfgw Check out IANAI here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yGcDrrvQWSoki7RrXWPhh?si=I2Eg57_tQz27Ogu1hstRpQ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram at: ...
09.15.2022 Ep 126 - Constructing The Viking Age In this week's episode we share the Live panel we spoke at while at Midgardsblot! We had a great time and we're so happy to have had the chance to pick some scholarly brains! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check us out on Instagram ...
09.01.2022 Ep 125 - Spirit of Midgardsblot In this episode we unpack some of the amazing things we did at Midgardsblot! This episode also touches on some deeply personal subjects If you or a loved one is struggling and needs help, it is available! Samaritans: Hours: Available ...
08.22.2022 Midgardsblot - Heilung Interview We had the pleasure of sitting down with Heilung for a chat about their new album and their experience at Midgardsblot! Check out Heilung's new album! https://open.spotify.com/album/4IKHUb4ZlHWHLWQmqIRoiT?si=h_GicFEARhKZ-v2uQPdpjA Check us out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, ...
07.14.2022 Ep 124 - Thiazi’s Feast with Alex Feher and Jonas Lorentzen This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with Alex Feher, one of the creators and organizers of Fire in the Mountains. Fire in the Mountains is a celebratory event with music, art, camping, adventuring, education, socializing, and local food. ...
07.07.2022 Ep 123 - Revolution in the Viking Age It's the 4th of July in the United States this week so Daniel and Mathias thought it would be fun to talk about viking age revolutions, so bust out ye Olde Les Misérables lyric book and strap in. Whether it ...
06.30.2022 Ep 122 - How Clean Were Vikings? Daniel is on the road traveling this week so it's just going to be him and Mathias, no guest to speak of, also the sound quality might be a bit spotty so bear with us. Together they'll be sitting down ...
06.23.2022 Ep 121 - Being Uhtred of Bebbanburg with Alexander Dreymon This episode has taken almost 2 years to arrange, so we hope you really enjoy it. This week Mathias and Daniel are honored to be sitting down with Alexander Dreymon, aka Uhtred of Bebbanburg from the popular show The Last ...
06.16.2022 Ep 120 - My Name is What? The Lesser Eddic Gods It's a comedy of errors this week as, due to a last minute cancellation Mathias and Daniel are sitting down to discuss the lesser known member of the nordic pantheon from Snorri Sturluson's Edda. On top of that Mathias had ...
06.09.2022 Ep 119 - Kalandra, Beautiful Music with Katrine Stenbekk This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with Katrine Stenbekk, the amazingly talented Norwegian songwriter and vocalist. Katrine is sitting down with the boys to discuss her journey in music, and her most recent activity with her band Kalandra, ...
06.02.2022 Ep - 118 The Aun Year with Rune Rasmussen and Tyson Yunkaporta This week it's three doctors and one Daniel, as Mathias is joined by fellow scholars Rune Rasmussen, and Australian scholar Tyson Yunkaporta! Regular listeners will know Rune from his previous appearances in episodes 35, and 94. And Tyson is new ...
05.26.2022 Ep - 117 Let’s Talk About Sex! with Jonas Lorentzen This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with fan favorite Jonas Lorentzen to talk all about sex in the saga liturature! Jonas is no stranger to the show and also narrates our Patron only bonus storytime episodes. Other highlights ...
05.19.2022 Ep - 116 Oh My Nordic Goddesses! This week Mathias and Daniel are throwing it back to the old days, which if you're new around here means no guest. The topic this week is everything you ever wanted to know about the Nordic Pantheon Goddesses. We did ...
05.12.2022 Ep - 115 The Last Kingdom with Arnas Fedaravičius This weeks surprise has been a long time coming! In a long awaited pairing this week Mathias and Daniel are honoured to be sitting down with Arnas Fedaravičius, to talk about his portrayal of Sihtric on the popular show The ...
05.05.2022 Ep - 114 All the Spoilers! The Northmen Review with Joshua Rood This week Mathias is out of commission so we are turning to our first ever official guest host Joshua Rood! Together with Daniel Josh is going to be giving a frankly spoiler ridden review of Robert Eggers new movie The ...
04.28.2022 Ep - 113 The Jewelry of The Northman with Valhallas Silver This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with Connor and Audhild, the creators of Valhalla’s Silver, which specializes in hand made faithful recreations of jewelry based on real archaeological finds from the Viking Age. They also made all the ...
04.21.2022 Ep - 112 Blót Through Music with Kjell Braaten This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with Kjell Braaten, long time listeners might remember him from Episode 80: The OG's of Viking Music (which is well worth going back and checking out if you haven't). Together with the ...
04.14.2022 Ep - 111 Portmahomack: Monastery of the Picts with Dr. Martin Carver This week we are delighted to have Professor Martin Carver returning as a guest! As you might remember from our 50th Episode Martin is the director of the Sutton Hoo research project, and has written multiple books on the subjects ...
04.07.2022 Ep - 110 The Viking Creation Myth (Entertainment Purposes Only) This week is another Mathias and Daniel episode! On purpose! Definitely not because we had a guest cancel on us at the last minute. We're taking this as an opportunity to dedicate an entire episode to the absolute fever dream ...
03.31.2022 Ep - 109 Daniel Farrand’s Confessions For our long-time listeners who remember our 43rd Episode where we interviewed Mathias, this week will finally bring some closure to the cycle as we're finally putting Daniel in the hot seat! Last time we had Sean Perry on as ...
03.24.2022 Ep - 108 Viking Weapons with Rolf Warming This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with Rolf Warming, perhaps better known on this show as: "Shield Guy." Long time listeners will know Rolf as the author of the study Mathias loves to reference re-examining the practical use ...
03.17.2022 Ep - 107 Being Bjorn Ironside with Alexander Ludwig This week we have a huge surprise for all our listerners! We had to keep it a secret because We didn't even know if it would happen but now the cat's out of the bag. This week Mathias and Daniel ...
03.10.2022 Ep - 106 Edible Edda with Bob Van Strijen This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with Bob Van Strijen a historian of Nordic Studies and self described "man of mythery." Bob also curates a collection of Nordic themed art on instagram under the name: "Norsefolx," and is ...
03.03.2022 Ep - 105 The American Runestone with Peter Stormare This week Mathias and Daniel are honored to be sitting down with Peter Stormare, the acclaimed Swedish actor who has appeared in such films as Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and Armageddon. Together with the boys Peter will be discussing his ...
02.24.2022 Ep - 104 Viking Dreadlocks? With Joshua Rood This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with Joshua Rood, heathen theologian and lecture organizer for the amazing Midgardsblot music festival, for what promises to be a somewhat contentious episode. The popularity of shows like Vikings have given the ...
02.17.2022 Ep - 103 Did Vikings Have Horned Helmets? This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with… themselves? It must be a show and tell episode! For anyone who doesn't know how these work yet here is a quick rundown: each host brings some topics to discuss and ...
02.10.2022 Ep - 102 Norse Fitness with Andy Lewis This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with Andy Lewis, CEO of Norse Fitness and the host of The Norse Mentality podcast. Together with the boy's Andy will be discussing his own struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts, as ...
02.03.2022 Ep - 101 Ancient Viking Rituals with Simon Nygaard This week we finally get to meet Mathias's evil twin! Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with Simon Nygaard, Assistant Professor in pre-Christian Nordic religion at Aarhus University and former classmate of our very own favorite professor, to discuss Viking ...

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