A guide to the Norse gods

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🗓️ 29 January 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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From Thor to Odin, Carolyne Larrington discusses the legendary figures of Viking mythology Professor Carolyne Larrington discusses her book The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes, which explores the legendary stories and figures of Viking mythology, from one-eyed Odin to hammer-wielding Thor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:51.1	I'm Ellie Caawthorne.
0:57.7	Today we're talking about the gods and myths of the Viking Age
1:01.9	with Professor Caroline Larrington,
1:04.9	a fellow in medieval English literature at St John's College, Oxford,
1:08.9	and the author of The Norse Myths, A Guide to Viking and Scandinavian Gods and Heroes.
1:15.8	Putting the questions to Caroline was our content director, Dave Musgrove.
1:21.6	Caroline Larrington is Professor of Medieval European Literature at the University of Oxford.
1:26.6	She particularly
1:27.6	researches in Old Norse, Icelandic, and also Arthurian literature and folklore. So she's
1:32.8	an expert in many things and an author of many books. One of her recent publications is
1:37.6	the Norse myths, a guide to the gods and heroes, published by Thames and Hudson. And it's a great
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