Join Lucas and Miranda as they continue their stroll around the JORVIK Viking Centre.
This time they're discussing a display case filled with some of the smaller personal items worn by the people of Viking age York for adornment, status and practical purposes.

For our past Gallery Walk Throughs check out:
The JORVIK Viking Centre Gets the Silverdale Hoard with Gareth Williams
JORVIK Viking Centre Gallery Walk Through: Travel and Trade
JORVIK Viking Centre Gallery Walk Through: Skeletons
JORVIK Viking Centre Gallery Walk Through: Trade with the East

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Following a Saga-ful Summer, with the release of our multi-part Saga of the Volsungs and re-release the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok, we sit down to speak with one of the people who make Saga adaptations possible, Jackson Crawford.

Jackson Crawford is an academic, translator and poet who specializes in Old Norse. He has a YouTube channel focused on Old Norse language, literature and mythology, with over 700 videos and 270k subscribers. He's recently worked as an Old Norse language and runes consultant on major projects such as Ubisoft Montréal’s Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and Disney’s Frozen.

We speak to Jackson about the importance of translating Old Norse texts, some of the more nonsensical elements of the Saga of the Volsungs, and his next project!

You can hear more from Jackson Crawford by checking out his YouTube channel!

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We hope you’ve enjoyed our 5 part adaptation of the Saga of the Volsungs released throughout this summer. This particular saga may have concluded, but did you know that the Saga of the Volsungs has a sequel?

So whilst we prepare a new season of exciting episodes for the autumn please enjoy this re-release of the thrilling sequel to the Saga of the Volsungs: a tale of dragons, conquest, magic and…demon cows?!

Grab a cup of mead and curl up by the fire as we tell the tale of Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the most famous Vikings who may or may not have been real. Listen as he battles a dragon, woos several women , and even travels to the mythical land of Britain. But how does he meet his ultimate end? Listen to our first full-cast saga to find out!

Cast list:
Skald / Narrator - Lucas Norton
Queen Thora and Grima - Jess Murray
Kraka  / Queen Aslaug - Sarah Strong
Ragnar Lothbrok - Adam Seymour
Ivar the Boneless - Max O'Keeffe
Ogmund and King Eystein - Tom Kiernan
King Ella - Bede Rogerson

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Join us for the final part of the Saga of Volsungs. In this conclusion to the saga magic and manipulation tragically separates Sigurd and Brynhild, turning love into hate and friends into enemies, whilst cursed dragon’s gold and the plans of Odin bring the Volsung family to a bloody end!

If you’ve not done so already, be sure to listen to the previous parts of the Saga of the Volsungs:
Part 1 – Blood and Betrayal
Part 2 – Passion and Poison
Part 3 – Revenge and Renewal
Part 4 – Oaths and Omens

Cast list:
Odin – Adam Seymour
Sigurd – Antony Atlee
Brynhild – Lucy Carr-McClave
Gudrun – Abigail Judge
Gunnar – Luke Marshall

The Northern Path by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
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Join us for Part 4 of the Saga of the Volsungs. In this episode Sigurd comes face to face with the terrifying venomous dragon Fafnir, beginning a chain of events that may lead to the doom of the Volsung family!

If you’ve not done so already, be sure to listen to the previous parts of the Saga of the Volsungs:
Part 1 – Blood and Betrayal
Part 2 – Passion and Poison
Part 3 – Revenge and Renewal

Cast list:
Skald/ Narrator – Lucas Norton
Odin – Adam Seymour
Regin – James Tyler
Sigurd – Antony Atlee
Fafnir – Bede Rogerson
Wagtail 1 – Tom Turton
Wagtail 2 – Kameron Sahota
Brynhild – Lucy Carr-McClave

Music:
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Join us for Part 3 of the Saga of the Volsungs. In this episode we meet a new member of the Volsung family: Sigurd, perhaps the greatest hero of all the sagas! Learn of his birth, his vengeance and the origins of his legendary foe: the dragon Fafnir!

That JORVIK Viking Thing Podcast has been nominated for two podcast awards!
The People’s Choice Podcast and the British Podcast Awards.
If you’ve enjoyed our sagas, our conversations with experts and our general
Viking history chit-chat then please consider voting for us. You can vote for
us online at www.podcastawards.com and www.britishpodcastawards.com

If you’ve not done so already, be sure to listen to the previous parts of the Saga of the Volsungs:
Part 1 – Blood and Betrayal
Part 2 – Passion and Poison

Cast list:
Skald/Narrator – Lucas Norton
Odin – Adam Seymour
King Sigmund – Philip Birch
Queen Hjordis – Fiona Hyde
Regin – James Tyler
Sigurd – Antony Atlee

Music:
Blood Eagle by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
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Join us for Part 2 of the Saga of the Volsungs. In this episode hear how the twins Signy and Sigmund, the last of the Volsungs, went to dark and desperate lengths to win vengeance upon the wicked King Siggeir, unaware that certain one-eyed god was closely observing these events!

That JORVIK Viking Thing Podcast has been nominated for two podcast awards!
The People’s Choice Podcast and the British Podcast Awards.
If you’ve enjoyed our sagas, our conversations with experts and our general
Viking history chit-chat then please consider voting for us. You can vote for
us online at www.podcastawards.com and www.britishpodcastawards.com

If you’ve not done so already, be sure to check out Part 1 of the Saga of the Volsungs – Blood and Betrayal

Cast list:
Skald/Narrator – Lucas Norton
Odin – Adam Seymour
King Siggeir – Max O’Keeffe
Sigmund – Philip Birch
Queen Signy – Anya Griffiths
Sinfjolti – Thomas Mann
Queen Borghild – Sarah Strong

Music:
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Join us round the fire as we begin telling one of the greatest sagas of Old Norse literature: The Saga of the Volsungs. In this first part of the story learn about the divine origins of the Volsung family, the betrayal that nearly destroyed them all, and the wise but sinister god that followed their lives with a close and ominous interest!

That JORVIK Viking Thing Podcast has been nominated for two podcast awards!
The People’s Choice Podcast and the British Podcast Awards.
If you’ve enjoyed our sagas, our conversations with experts and our general
Viking history chit-chat then please consider voting for us. You can vote for
us online at www.podcastawards.com and www.britishpodcastawards.com

If you enjoy our adaptations of the Norse sagas then check out some of our previous episodes:
The Legend of Ragnar Lothbrok
It Wanders at Night: A Viking Draugr Horror Story
‘Alas poor Jorvik, I knew him well!”: The Viking Inspiration Behind Hamlet

Cast list:
Skald/Narrator – Lucas Norton
Odin – Adam Seymour
King Siggeir – Max O’Keeffe
Sigmund – Philip Birch
Signy – Anya Griffiths

Music:
Battlefield by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
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As we've just celebrated Father's Day there's no better time of year to discuss the All-Father himself: Odin. But just how many children does the All-Father have and what do we know about them? Is Odin truly the father of us all and, if so, just how many Father's Day cards would an All-Father receive?!

Join Miranda and Lucas as they investigate Odin's messy family tree of children and the many royal families who could trace their ancestry to the illustrious All-Father.

Check out some of our previous episodes featuring Odin:
Secrets of Viking Sorcery
Odin and the Mead of Poetry with the Silly History Boys

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In this episode Miranda and Lucas chat about LGBTQ+ Viking history, discussing the clues and pieces of evidence found within saga literature. Very little written evidence survives from the Viking age, but through some saga literature we can find some hints regarding Viking age attitudes towards sexuality and gender.

Barley Hall - a medieval townhouse owned by JORVIK Group - will be hosting a series of events celebrating LGBTQ+ history for Pride Month.

A list of the events can found the Barley Hall website.

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