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Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, a radio for history podcast for everyone.

For people who don't like history, people who do like history and people who forgot to

learn any at school.

My name is Greg Jenner, I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster, and I'm the chief nerd

on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories.

You might have heard my other podcast, Home School History, but that one's mostly for

the kids.

On this podcast we're all about being scholastic and lull-tastic as we forge an alliance

between the comedy gods and the history giants.

And today we're grabbing our mythological hammers and setting sail in Viking longboats

for Medieval Iceland to have an introductory rummage through old Norse myths and literature.

And rowing with me are two very special guests.

In History Corner, she's a cultural historian, broadcaster and author, she's the director

in the history of art at the department for continuing education at the University of

Oxford.

You'll definitely have seen some of her many BBC documentaries about art and medieval

history on BBC 4, including Secret Knowledge, the art of the Vikings and the Viking Saga's,

and she's also written a children's book, several books, in fact, about Viking stuff.

So it's perfect guest.

It's Dr. Janina Ramirez.

Hi Janina, how are you?

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