#499: A Fascinating Primer on Norse Mythology

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

The world of Norse mythology and legend is a thoroughly fascinating one, and my guest has captured it in all its compelling mystery in his book which retells those stories, called Tales of Valhalla. His name is Martyn Whittock and today he takes us on a gripping tour of Norse culture and myth. We begin the show discussing who the Norse people were, and the misconceptions people commonly have about them, including associating them exclusively with Vikings. We also talk about misconceptions about the Vikings themselves, and what it really meant to be a Viking. We then get into why it's hard to completely recapture Norse myths and rituals as they were originally known. Martyn then unfolds the Norse creation story, offers interesting snapshots of the major Norse gods, including Odin, Thor, and Loki, and explains what Ragnarok was all about. We end our conversation discussing Norse sagas, and how Norse culture continues to influence our modern culture today. Get the show notes at aom.is/norsemyths.

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0:00.0	The
0:01.0	World of Norse Mythology and Legend
0:07.0	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast.
0:11.6	The world of Norse mythology and legend is a thoroughly fascinating one.
0:15.3	My guest has captured it in all its compelling mystery in his book which retells the stories
0:19.5	called Tales of the Hollow.
0:21.2	His name is Martin Wittick and today he takes on a gripping tour of Norse culture in
0:24.5	mid.
0:25.5	We begin the show discussing who the Norse people were and the misconception people commonly
0:28.9	have about them, including associating them exclusively with Vikings.
0:32.6	We also talk about misconceptions about the Vikings themselves, what it really meant to be
0:36.0	a Viking.
0:37.0	We then get into why it's hard to completely recapture Norse myths and rituals as they
0:40.5	were originally known.
0:41.5	Martin then unfolds the Norse creation story, offers interesting snapshots of the major
0:45.5	Norse gods including Odin, Thor and Loki and explains what Ragnarok was all about.
0:50.0	We in a conversation discussing Norse sagas and how Norse culture continues to influence
0:53.7	our modern culture today.
0:55.2	To the show's over, check out our show notes at a.m.is slash Norse myths.
0:59.6	Martin joins me now via clearcast.io.
1:02.2	Alright, Martin Wittick, welcome to the show.
1:11.9	Good to speak with you.
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