Norse Mythology: Creation Myths

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Across October Gone Medieval embarks on an epic journey through Norse Mythology in a new series. From the first creation myth to Ragnarok, hosts Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega are joined by our Viking king for immersive storytelling, cinematic sound design, expert interviews, and thrilling discoveries about Odin, and his magical offspring, Asgard, Valhalla, and more. So if you think you can outdrink Thor and outwit Loki join us!

Today, Matt Lewis takes us back to the beginning of all things; the creation myths. Together with Eleanor Barraclough he covers the yawning void of Ginnungagap, the emergence of the first beings, the roles of gods and giants, and the construction of the cosmos from the body of the giant Ymir.

Eric Bloodaxe

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Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis, King Gilfi is played by Eric Nolan. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

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1:21.8	Hello, I'm Matt Lewis.
1:23.5	Welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the podcast that delves into the greatest millennium in human history.
1:30.3	We've got the most intriguing mysteries, the gobsmacking details and latest groundbreaking research
1:36.8	from the Vikings to the printing press, from kings to popes to the crusades.
1:41.4	We cross centuries and continents to delve into rebellions,
1:45.6	plots and murders, to find the stories big and small that tell us how we got here. Find out who
1:52.4	we really were with Gone Medieval. I am King Guilfi, and I have spoken with the gods.
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