Podcast Episodes

Meet the Normans

Terri and C.J. are finally back together again!

After a summer hiatus so that C.J. could move to France, we reunite for a very special chat with medievalist historian and fellow American Pacific North…

Published on 14 hours ago

The Headless Norsemen

Oh, the tropes and stereotypes we have to endure as historians and enthusiasts of the Viking Age. From horned helmets to shieldmaidens, there’s lots about the period that is either false or shrouded …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Vikings in Cornwall?

Here at Vikingology we spend what we often think is an outsized amount of time focusing on viking activity on the eastern shores of England. From the raid on Lindisfarne monastery in 793 — the so-cal…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Norse Mythology for Smaht People

This time on the podcast we laughed a lot with Rowdy Geirsson, the author of several books and articles based in the Viking Age, both its history and mythology. Like us, Rowdy is an American who has …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Law & Order: Viking Edition

Everyone knows that Viking Age Scandinavia was a barbaric and lawless place, right? With all that stealing, killing, property destruction, and selling of people into slavery, who else could get away …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Catching up with C.J. and Terri

Góðan Daginn, Bonjour, and Hello!

This post is a quick update for our subscribers. Learn about our new projects and podcast guest teases for May. There’s lots of good Viking stuff coming up.

Thanks for…

Published on 4 months ago

Forgotten Vikings

In this episode we have one of our most wide-ranging conversations yet, and if you follow us at all you’ll know that’s saying something because we are very prone to ranging wide!

We chat with Alex Har…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Viking Blood and Blade

When one of Peter Gibbons’ book reviews reads, “A great read full of blood and gore,” you know you’re in for an interesting ride! And so it was that we had a great ride (and time) talking with Peter …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Icelandic Magic and Aliens?

Do you believe in elves or magic spells? In Iceland those things have been part of the traditional folklore for a very long time. To learn about what that meant, and continues to mean, we spoke with …

Published on 6 months ago

A new book looks at inclusivity and extremism in modern Paganism and its connection to the Viking world

This time we sat down with Ross Downing to talk about the new book he co-wrote and edited with Kaarina Aitamurto, Germanic and Slavic Paganisms: Security Threats and Resiliency, which through a colle…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago