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The History of Vikings

Norse Religious Rituals & Poetry w/ Dr. Simon Nygaard

The History of Vikings

Noah Tetzner

History

4.7537 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Today I chat with Dr. Simon Nygaard, a scholar of Old Norse religion at Aarhus University in Denmark. We discuss religious rituals pre-Christian Scandinavia and how the Norse could have worshiped their gods through poetry.

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Referenced in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Nygaard on Academia.edu

An Interview with Dr. Nygaard on The Nordic Mythology Channel

Dr. Nygaard on Twitter

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Music: Danheim – Framganga

Transcript

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I'm Hello and welcome to the history of Vikings.

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Today, I'm joined by Dr. Seaman Niger, a PhD in pre-Christian Nordic religion from the Department

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of the Study of Religion at Arhus University in Denmark. In addition to being a scholar of Old Norse religion,

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Siemen is the frontman in the runic black metal band Wolfaz.

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Seamund, thank you so much for joining me on the podcast today.

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Well, thank you for having me, Noah.

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