151 Viking Poetry - The Voluspa (with Noah Tetzner)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

Arts, History, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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The Vikings! Sure, they had helmets and hammers, but did they also have... poetry? Indeed they did! In this episode, we talk to Noah Tetzner, host of The History of Vikings Podcast, about the collection of Old Norse verses called the Poetic Edda - and in particular, we look at the first of these, the succinct poem known as The Völuspá. Dated to around 1250 A.D., the Völuspá recorded centuries of oral tradition. Today, it serves as one of our best introductions to Viking mythology, affording us a window into a fascinating and mysterious culture. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature. Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio. And the Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Oh boy that's Viking music so strange and spooky we're strapping on our helmets and
0:59.8	setting sail on our long boats our mission to reach some new territory and plunder it for all
1:08.3	its worth. But our target today is not some unsuspecting village, but the Viking poem known as the Volusba.
1:17.0	We're going to meet a guide who will show us the way, and we'll attack this little palm, show it we mean business, and bring home whatever
1:27.8	loot we can store in our minds. Viking poetry today on the history of literature. Okay, here we go. I'm Jack Wilson. Welcome to the show. Viking Poetry. What a great topic for an episode.
2:04.0	We're going to be joined by Noah Tetsner today,
2:06.0	host of the wonderful
2:08.0	History of Vikings podcast.
2:10.0	We'll hear all about the great poem,
2:12.0	The Volusba, one of the foundational poems in Nordic culture.
2:16.2	The Valuspa sets out the mythology of the Vikings from the creation of the universe to the
2:21.0	prophecy of Ragnarok or the Twilight of the Gods period.
2:26.2	So interesting and so much fun.
2:29.6	But first, I wanted to thank everyone
2:32.0	for wishing me a happy 150 episodes.
2:36.3	The History of Literature Podcast just keeps chugging along 150 episodes. That's quite a few. And for all of you who keep asking, who want to know just
2:47.7	how exactly I'm dealing with all of the success that the podcast has brought me I have to say.
2:54.0	Well, here's where I would say something modest, like I'm still the same old Jack,
3:00.0	and that kind of thing.
3:02.0	But the one expression that comes to mind
3:05.0	is one that I've always had trouble using,
3:07.0	and I'll tell you why.
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