Today I chat with Dr. Simon Nygaard, a scholar of Old Norse religion at Aarhus University in Denmark. We discuss religious rituals pre-Christian Scandinavia and how the Norse could have worshiped their gods through poetry.

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Referenced in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Nygaard on Academia.edu

An Interview with Dr. Nygaard on The Nordic Mythology Channel

Dr. Nygaard on Twitter

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Music: Danheim – Framganga