Ep 314 - The Volga Bulgars with Thorir Jonsson Hrundal
Nordic Mythology Podcast
Daniel Farrand
4.8 • 371 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 66 minutes
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In this week's episode, Dan and Mags sit down with Thorir Jonsson Hraundal to talk about the 10th-century Arab traveller Ibn Fadlan and their journeys through The Volga Bulgars.
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| 1:13.4 | But let's get into today's show. So first, I have to introduce my lovely in-house |
| 1:19.2 | archaeologist and co-host, Max Havgar. Oh, wow. You did it the other way around today. |
| 1:23.6 | I did. Spicing it up. I knew stumble then as well. |
| 1:30.1 | Making life hard for yourself this sounds different |
| 1:31.0 | why does it sound different |
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