Ep 269 - Blåmenn with Arngrimur Vidalin

Nordic Mythology Podcast

Daniel Farrand

Historical, Nordic, Norse Mythology, History, Comedy, Odin, Mythology, Education, Medieval, Viking, Myth, Vikings, Thor, Norse

4.8 • 356 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode, Dan and Margrethe sit down with Arngrimur Vidalin to examine the controversial records of Blåmenn and how people of colour were depicted in ancient texts.

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0:40.6	Welcome to the Nordic mythology podcast.
0:43.2	I'm Daniel Farron on the company at Horns of Oden.
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