33 - A Journey Through Society: The Lay of Rig
Viking Age Podcast
Viking Age Podcast
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2017
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we begin to explore the gritty details of Norse society in the Viking Age by reading the Eddic Poem Rigsthula.
Along the way we will talk about cross-dressing, lumpy bread and generally introduce our discussion about Viking Age Society and how factors like gender, class and status could impact one's place within it.
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings everyone, this is Andrew. |
| 0:03.0 | And this is Caleb and you're about to listen to the Viking Age podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | What are you doing, Caleb? |
| 0:09.0 | I'm doing my Viking accent. |
| 0:11.0 | You're like insulting all Norwegian people. I wanted to say what |
| 0:15.2 | podcasts to listen to first so that they would all know that yes you are listening |
| 0:19.7 | to Viking Age podcast and they wouldn't just turn it off right away. |
| 0:22.5 | Okay, whatever. |
| 0:24.0 | Anyway, folks, Lee does an amazing job talking about Vikings |
| 0:27.4 | and their whole age and how they influence the world. |
| 0:29.8 | But hey, we are from Iroquois history and legends, and let me tell you about the Iroquois. |
| 0:35.1 | They are a Native American superpower that were involved in influencing everything from women's |
| 0:40.1 | rights to amazing diplomacy and oratory skills and they're... |
| 0:44.4 | And Andrew, nobody cares about that. They also were fearsome warriors. If you ever |
| 0:49.0 | picture in the new world of America the people with the tomahawks scalping the heads, coming through, striking terror into every village, these are the same people. |
| 0:58.0 | And if you want to learn about them, then you need to check out our show, Errikoy History and Legends. |
| 1:03.4 | You can find us on iTunes or any other podcast app, |
| 1:06.7 | or find us on Facebook, Twitter, or Longhouse Podcast. |
| 1:10.8 | And with that, enjoy the show. |
| 1:15.0 | Hello everyone and welcome back to the Viking Age podcast. |
| 1:22.0 | My name is Lee, and this is episode 33. |
| 1:26.0 | A Journey Through Society, The Tale of Rig. |
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