Jekyll2019-08-22T00:19:36+00:00http://vikingagepodcast.com/feed.xmlViking Age PodcastMother of Kings VII - I Honor with Words that Lady2019-08-23T05:30:00+00:002019-08-23T05:30:00+00:00http://vikingagepodcast.com/i-honor-with-words<h2 id="mother-of-kings-vii---i-honor-with-words-that-lady">Mother of Kings VII - I Honor with Words that Lady</h2>
<p>In this episode we conclude the Mother of Kings series by exploring several stories of royal mothers in Old Norse literature. We then bring things to close, tracing Gunnhild’s fall from power and her mysterious fate.</p>
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<h3 id="sources">Sources</h3>
<h4 id="primary-sources">Primary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I.pdf">Heimskringla</a> translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes.</p>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/view/title/8463">Fagrskinna</a> translated by Alison Finlay.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Agrip.pdf">Ágrip af Nóregskonungasogum</a> translated by M.J. Driscoll.</p>
<p><a href="http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Historia&Passio.pdf">Historia Norwegiae</a> translated by Devra Kunin.</p>
<p>Egil’s Saga translated by Bernard Scudder in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Saga of the People of Laxardal (Laxdaela Saga) translated by Keneva Kunz in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Sagas of the People of Vatnsdal (Vatnsdaela Saga) translated by Andrew Wahn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Classics-Leifur-Eiricksson-2001-12-06/dp/B0182Q3SWU/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049314&sr=1-9&keywords=Njal%27s+Saga">Njal’s Saga</a> translated by Robert Cook.</p>
<p>The Saga of Hrolf Gautrekkson translated by Ben Waggoner in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Six-Sagas-Adventure-Ben-Waggoner/dp/1941136044">Six Sagas of Adventure</a>.</p>
<p>The Saga of the Sworn Brothers translated by Martin S. Regal in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Comic-Sagas-Iceland-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447741">Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland</a></p>
<p>The Saga of Hjalmther and Olvir translated by Ralph O’Conner in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Icelandic-Histories-Romances-Revealing-Paperback/dp/0752428942">Icelandic Histories & Romances</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199675341/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-4&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Carolyne Larrington.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Stories-Hackett-Classics/dp/1624663567/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-1&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Jackson Crawford.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=VuZa8S9yOf4C">Grágás I</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=-KKDKPZ0xzIC">Grágás II</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<h4 id="secondary-sources">Secondary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Old-Norse-Literature-Bodies/dp/0230120423">Women in Old Norse Literature, Bodies, Words, and Power</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p>Gender by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/1472433300">The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289488388_Gender_Humor_and_Power_in_Old_Norse-Icelandic_Literature">Gender, Humor, and Power in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Norse-Society-Jenny-Jochens/dp/0801485207">Women in Old Norse Society</a> by Jenny Jochens.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Norns-Old-Norse-Mythology/dp/178046035X">The Norns in Old Norse Mythology</a> by Karen Bek-Pedersen.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Diaspora-Medieval-World/dp/1138020796">Viking Diaspora</a> by Judith Jesch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Age-Vikings-Anders-Winroth/dp/0691169292">The Age of the Vikings</a> by Anders Winroth.</p>
<p>Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas by Judy Quinn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Old-Norse-Icelandic-Literature-Culture/dp/1405163674">A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/46213">Gunnhildur and the Male Whores</a> by Jóna Guðbjörg Torfadóttir</p>
<p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/213299/In_praise_of_%C3%81str%C3%AD%C3%B0r_%C3%93l%C3%A1fsd%C3%B3ttir">In praise of Ástríðr Óláfsdóttir</a> by Judith Jesch</p>
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<p>In this supplemental episode, we explore a complex and fascinating set of characters found in several Sagas - the Maiden Kings.</p>
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<h3 id="sources">Sources</h3>
<h4 id="primary-sources">Primary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I.pdf">Heimskringla</a> translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes.</p>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/view/title/8463">Fagrskinna</a> translated by Alison Finlay.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Agrip.pdf">Ágrip af Nóregskonungasogum</a> translated by M.J. Driscoll.</p>
<p><a href="http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Historia&Passio.pdf">Historia Norwegiae</a> translated by Devra Kunin.</p>
<p>Egil’s Saga translated by Bernard Scudder in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Saga of the People of Laxardal (Laxdaela Saga) translated by Keneva Kunz in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Sagas of the People of Vatnsdal (Vatnsdaela Saga) translated by Andrew Wahn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Classics-Leifur-Eiricksson-2001-12-06/dp/B0182Q3SWU/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049314&sr=1-9&keywords=Njal%27s+Saga">Njal’s Saga</a> translated by Robert Cook.</p>
<p>The Saga of Hrolf Gautrekkson translated by Ben Waggoner in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Six-Sagas-Adventure-Ben-Waggoner/dp/1941136044">Six Sagas of Adventure</a>.</p>
<p>The Saga of the Sworn Brothers translated by Martin S. Regal in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Comic-Sagas-Iceland-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447741">Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland</a></p>
<p>The Saga of Hjalmther and Olvir translated by Ralph O’Conner in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Icelandic-Histories-Romances-Revealing-Paperback/dp/0752428942">Icelandic Histories & Romances</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199675341/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-4&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Carolyne Larrington.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Stories-Hackett-Classics/dp/1624663567/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-1&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Jackson Crawford.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=VuZa8S9yOf4C">Grágás I</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=-KKDKPZ0xzIC">Grágás II</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<h4 id="secondary-sources">Secondary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Old-Norse-Literature-Bodies/dp/0230120423">Women in Old Norse Literature, Bodies, Words, and Power</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p>Gender by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/1472433300">The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289488388_Gender_Humor_and_Power_in_Old_Norse-Icelandic_Literature">Gender, Humor, and Power in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Norse-Society-Jenny-Jochens/dp/0801485207">Women in Old Norse Society</a> by Jenny Jochens.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Norns-Old-Norse-Mythology/dp/178046035X">The Norns in Old Norse Mythology</a> by Karen Bek-Pedersen.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Diaspora-Medieval-World/dp/1138020796">Viking Diaspora</a> by Judith Jesch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Age-Vikings-Anders-Winroth/dp/0691169292">The Age of the Vikings</a> by Anders Winroth.</p>
<p>Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas by Judy Quinn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Old-Norse-Icelandic-Literature-Culture/dp/1405163674">A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/46213">Gunnhildur and the Male Whores</a> by Jóna Guðbjörg Torfadóttir</p>
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<p>In this episode, we follow Gunnhild <em>konungamóðir</em> as her sons ascend to the Norwegian throne and she finally acquires her famous title. We will then examine the significant authority which Gunnhild enjoyed at this time, as well as how Icelandic authors chose to depict her use of power.</p>
<p>Along the way we’ll discuss ambitious young Icelanders, hygienic giantesses and the complex portrayal of women, sex and power in the Sagas.</p>
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<h3 id="sources">Sources</h3>
<h4 id="primary-sources">Primary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I.pdf">Heimskringla</a> translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes.</p>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/view/title/8463">Fagrskinna</a> translated by Alison Finlay.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Agrip.pdf">Ágrip af Nóregskonungasogum</a> translated by M.J. Driscoll.</p>
<p><a href="http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Historia&Passio.pdf">Historia Norwegiae</a> translated by Devra Kunin.</p>
<p>Egil’s Saga translated by Bernard Scudder in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Saga of the People of Laxardal (Laxdaela Saga) translated by Keneva Kunz in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Sagas of the People of Vatnsdal (Vatnsdaela Saga) translated by Andrew Wahn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Classics-Leifur-Eiricksson-2001-12-06/dp/B0182Q3SWU/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049314&sr=1-9&keywords=Njal%27s+Saga">Njal’s Saga</a> translated by Robert Cook.</p>
<p>The Saga of Hrolf Gautrekkson translated by Ben Waggoner in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Six-Sagas-Adventure-Ben-Waggoner/dp/1941136044">Six Sagas of Adventure</a>.</p>
<p>The Saga of the Sworn Brothers translated by Martin S. Regal in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Comic-Sagas-Iceland-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447741">Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland</a></p>
<p>The Saga of Hjalmther and Olvir translated by Ralph O’Conner in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Icelandic-Histories-Romances-Revealing-Paperback/dp/0752428942">Icelandic Histories & Romances</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199675341/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-4&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Carolyne Larrington.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Stories-Hackett-Classics/dp/1624663567/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-1&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Jackson Crawford.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=VuZa8S9yOf4C">Grágás I</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=-KKDKPZ0xzIC">Grágás II</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<h4 id="secondary-sources">Secondary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Old-Norse-Literature-Bodies/dp/0230120423">Women in Old Norse Literature, Bodies, Words, and Power</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p>Gender by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/1472433300">The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289488388_Gender_Humor_and_Power_in_Old_Norse-Icelandic_Literature">Gender, Humor, and Power in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Norse-Society-Jenny-Jochens/dp/0801485207">Women in Old Norse Society</a> by Jenny Jochens.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Norns-Old-Norse-Mythology/dp/178046035X">The Norns in Old Norse Mythology</a> by Karen Bek-Pedersen.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Diaspora-Medieval-World/dp/1138020796">Viking Diaspora</a> by Judith Jesch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Age-Vikings-Anders-Winroth/dp/0691169292">The Age of the Vikings</a> by Anders Winroth.</p>
<p>Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas by Judy Quinn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Old-Norse-Icelandic-Literature-Culture/dp/1405163674">A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/46213">Gunnhildur and the Male Whores</a> by Jóna Guðbjörg Torfadóttir</p>
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<p>In this episode, we return to the life and legend of Gunnhild <em>konungamóðir</em>, exploring her time in exile in Denmark and her son’s eventual return to power in Norway. We then turn our attention to the broader topic of women, power and magic in the Sagas.</p>
<p>Along the way we discuss goat-illusions, magical yarn and cat-skin gloves as we explore several fantastic tales of magically-inclined Saga women.</p>
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<h3 id="sources">Sources</h3>
<h4 id="primary-sources">Primary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I.pdf">Heimskringla</a> translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes.</p>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/view/title/8463">Fagrskinna</a> translated by Alison Finlay.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Agrip.pdf">Ágrip af Nóregskonungasogum</a> translated by M.J. Driscoll.</p>
<p><a href="http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Historia&Passio.pdf">Historia Norwegiae</a> translated by Devra Kunin.</p>
<p>Egil’s Saga translated by Bernard Scudder in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Saga of the People of Laxardal (Laxdaela Saga) translated by Keneva Kunz in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Sagas of the People of Vatnsdal (Vatnsdaela Saga) translated by Andrew Wahn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Classics-Leifur-Eiricksson-2001-12-06/dp/B0182Q3SWU/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049314&sr=1-9&keywords=Njal%27s+Saga">Njal’s Saga</a> translated by Robert Cook.</p>
<p>The Saga of Hrolf Gautrekkson translated by Ben Waggoner in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Six-Sagas-Adventure-Ben-Waggoner/dp/1941136044">Six Sagas of Adventure</a>.</p>
<p>The Saga of the Sworn Brothers translated by Martin S. Regal in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Comic-Sagas-Iceland-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447741">Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Eyrbyggja-Saga-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140445307/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">Eyrbyggja Saga</a> translated by Hermann Palsson and Paul Edwards.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199675341/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-4&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Carolyne Larrington.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Stories-Hackett-Classics/dp/1624663567/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-1&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Jackson Crawford.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=VuZa8S9yOf4C">Grágás I</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=-KKDKPZ0xzIC">Grágás II</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<h4 id="secondary-sources">Secondary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Old-Norse-Literature-Bodies/dp/0230120423">Women in Old Norse Literature, Bodies, Words, and Power</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p>Gender by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/1472433300">The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas</a>.</p>
<p>The Paranormal by Miriam Mayburd in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/1472433300">The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289488388_Gender_Humor_and_Power_in_Old_Norse-Icelandic_Literature">Gender, Humor, and Power in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Norse-Society-Jenny-Jochens/dp/0801485207">Women in Old Norse Society</a> by Jenny Jochens.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Norns-Old-Norse-Mythology/dp/178046035X">The Norns in Old Norse Mythology</a> by Karen Bek-Pedersen.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Diaspora-Medieval-World/dp/1138020796">Viking Diaspora</a> by Judith Jesch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Age-Vikings-Anders-Winroth/dp/0691169292">The Age of the Vikings</a> by Anders Winroth.</p>
<p>Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas by Judy Quinn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Old-Norse-Icelandic-Literature-Culture/dp/1405163674">A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/46213">Gunnhildur and the Male Whores</a> by Jóna Guðbjörg Torfadóttir</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viking-Kings-Britain-Ireland-D/dp/1906716064">Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014</a> by Clare Downham</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Age-Rune-Stones-Commemoration-Medieval-Scandinavia/dp/0199262217">The Viking-Age Rune-Stones: Custom and Commemoration in Early Medieval Scandinavia</a> by Birgit Sawyer.</p>
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<p>In this episode, we continue to discuss the life and legend of Gunnhild <em>konungamóðir</em>, tracing her path from Norway to Northern England and finally Denmark as she was repeated transformed from Royal to Refugee and back again.</p>
<p>Along the way we encounter and discuss shapeshifters, scorn poles, unruly noblemen and treacherous kings. To wrap things up, we explore the presence and influence of households headed by independent woman in the Norse world, studying the life of Auð the Deepminded and seeing what runestones have to tell us about powerful woman in the Viking Age.</p>
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<h3 id="sources">Sources</h3>
<h4 id="primary-sources">Primary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I.pdf">Heimskringla</a> translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes.</p>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/view/title/8463">Fagrskinna</a> translated by Alison Finlay.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Agrip.pdf">Ágrip af Nóregskonungasogum</a> translated by M.J. Driscoll.</p>
<p><a href="http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Historia&Passio.pdf">Historia Norwegiae</a> translated by Devra Kunin.</p>
<p>Egil’s Saga translated by Bernard Scudder in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Saga of the People of Laxardal (Laxdaela Saga) translated by Keneva Kunz in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Sagas of the People of Vatnsdal (Vatnsdaela Saga) translated by Andrew Wahn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Classics-Leifur-Eiricksson-2001-12-06/dp/B0182Q3SWU/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049314&sr=1-9&keywords=Njal%27s+Saga">Njal’s Saga</a> translated by Robert Cook.</p>
<p>The Saga of Hrolf Gautrekkson translated by Ben Waggoner in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Six-Sagas-Adventure-Ben-Waggoner/dp/1941136044">Six Sagas of Adventure</a>.</p>
<p>The Saga of the Sworn Brothers translated by Martin S. Regal in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Comic-Sagas-Iceland-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447741">Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199675341/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-4&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Carolyne Larrington.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Stories-Hackett-Classics/dp/1624663567/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-1&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Jackson Crawford.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=VuZa8S9yOf4C">Grágás I</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=-KKDKPZ0xzIC">Grágás II</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<h4 id="secondary-sources">Secondary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Old-Norse-Literature-Bodies/dp/0230120423">Women in Old Norse Literature, Bodies, Words, and Power</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p>Gender by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/1472433300">The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289488388_Gender_Humor_and_Power_in_Old_Norse-Icelandic_Literature">Gender, Humor, and Power in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Norse-Society-Jenny-Jochens/dp/0801485207">Women in Old Norse Society</a> by Jenny Jochens.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Norns-Old-Norse-Mythology/dp/178046035X">The Norns in Old Norse Mythology</a> by Karen Bek-Pedersen.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Diaspora-Medieval-World/dp/1138020796">Viking Diaspora</a> by Judith Jesch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Age-Vikings-Anders-Winroth/dp/0691169292">The Age of the Vikings</a> by Anders Winroth.</p>
<p>Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas by Judy Quinn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Old-Norse-Icelandic-Literature-Culture/dp/1405163674">A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/46213">Gunnhildur and the Male Whores</a> by Jóna Guðbjörg Torfadóttir.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viking-Kings-Britain-Ireland-D/dp/1906716064">Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014</a> by Clare Downham</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Age-Rune-Stones-Commemoration-Medieval-Scandinavia/dp/0199262217">The Viking-Age Rune-Stones: Custom and Commemoration in Early Medieval Scandinavia</a> by Birgit Sawyer.</p>
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<p>If you like this episode you could do a huge solid for all of us here at the Viking Age Podcast and spread the word on social media with the links below!</p>Mother of Kings IV - A Woman of Great DignityMother of Kings III - Cold are the Counsels of Women2019-02-12T05:30:00+00:002019-02-12T05:30:00+00:00http://vikingagepodcast.com/cold-are-the-counsels-of-women<h2 id="mother-of-kings-iii---cold-are-the-counsels-of-women">Mother of Kings III - Cold are the Counsels of Women</h2>
<p>In this episode, we continue our exploration of the life and legend of Gunnhild <em>konungamóðir</em>, discussing the power of her words and the speech of powerful women throughout Old Norse Literature.</p>
<p>Whether goading their male relatives to violence, advocating peace and accommodation, or predicting what fate held in store, women in the Sagas are frequently pictured exercising power though their words. Today, we are going to take a deep dive into these portrayals. Along the way we will meet all manner of powerful women and get a chance to marvel at their powerful words.</p>
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<h3 id="sources">Sources</h3>
<h4 id="primary-sources">Primary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I.pdf">Heimskringla</a> translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes.</p>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/view/title/8463">Fagrskinna</a> translated by Alison Finlay.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Agrip.pdf">Ágrip af Nóregskonungasogum</a> translated by M.J. Driscoll.</p>
<p><a href="http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Historia&Passio.pdf">Historia Norwegiae</a> translated by Devra Kunin.</p>
<p>Egil’s Saga translated by Bernard Scudder in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Saga of the People of Laxardal (Laxdaela Saga) translated by Keneva Kunz in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Sagas of the People of Vatnsdal (Vatnsdaela Saga) translated by Andrew Wahn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Classics-Leifur-Eiricksson-2001-12-06/dp/B0182Q3SWU/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049314&sr=1-9&keywords=Njal%27s+Saga">Njal’s Saga</a> translated by Robert Cook.</p>
<p>The Saga of Hrolf Gautrekkson translated by Ben Waggoner in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Six-Sagas-Adventure-Ben-Waggoner/dp/1941136044">Six Sagas of Adventure</a>.</p>
<p>The Saga of the Sworn Brothers translated by Martin S. Regal in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Comic-Sagas-Iceland-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447741">Comic Sagas and Tales from Iceland</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199675341/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-4&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Carolyne Larrington.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Stories-Hackett-Classics/dp/1624663567/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-1&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Jackson Crawford.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=VuZa8S9yOf4C">Grágás I</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=-KKDKPZ0xzIC">Grágás II</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<h4 id="secondary-sources">Secondary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Old-Norse-Literature-Bodies/dp/0230120423">Women in Old Norse Literature, Bodies, Words, and Power</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p>Gender by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/1472433300">The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289488388_Gender_Humor_and_Power_in_Old_Norse-Icelandic_Literature">Gender, Humor, and Power in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Norse-Society-Jenny-Jochens/dp/0801485207">Women in Old Norse Society</a> by Jenny Jochens.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Norns-Old-Norse-Mythology/dp/178046035X">The Norns in Old Norse Mythology</a> by Karen Bek-Pedersen.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Diaspora-Medieval-World/dp/1138020796">Viking Diaspora</a> by Judith Jesch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Age-Vikings-Anders-Winroth/dp/0691169292">The Age of the Vikings</a> by Anders Winroth.</p>
<p>Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas by Judy Quinn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Old-Norse-Icelandic-Literature-Culture/dp/1405163674">A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/46213">Gunnhildur and the Male Whores</a> by Jóna Guðbjörg Torfadóttir</p>
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<p>In this episode, we dive into the life and legend of Gunnhild <em>konungamóðir</em> - Mother of Kings - exploring various stories about her origins and early years.</p>
<p>Along the way there will be magic, drinking and strange happenings in the North as we meet Danish kings, Saami sorcerers, and stingy stewards. Gunnhild’s tale is a lively one and I think you’ll enjoy it.</p>
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<h3 id="sources">Sources</h3>
<h4 id="primary-sources">Primary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I.pdf">Heimskringla</a> translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes.</p>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/view/title/8463">Fagrskinna</a> translated by Alison Finlay.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Agrip.pdf">Ágrip af Nóregskonungasogum</a> translated by M.J. Driscoll.</p>
<p><a href="http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Historia&Passio.pdf">Historia Norwegiae</a> translated by Devra Kunin.</p>
<p>Egil’s Saga translated by Bernard Scudder in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Saga of the People of Laxardal (Laxdaela Saga) translated by Keneva Kunz in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Classics-Leifur-Eiricksson-2001-12-06/dp/B0182Q3SWU/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049314&sr=1-9&keywords=Njal%27s+Saga">Njal’s Saga</a> translated by Robert Cook.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199675341/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-4&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Carolyne Larrington.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Stories-Hackett-Classics/dp/1624663567/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-1&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Jackson Crawford.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=VuZa8S9yOf4C">Grágás I</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=-KKDKPZ0xzIC">Grágás II</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<h4 id="secondary-sources">Secondary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Old-Norse-Literature-Bodies/dp/0230120423">Women in Old Norse Literature, Bodies, Words, and Power</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p>Gender by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/1472433300">The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289488388_Gender_Humor_and_Power_in_Old_Norse-Icelandic_Literature">Gender, Humor, and Power in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Norse-Society-Jenny-Jochens/dp/0801485207">Women in Old Norse Society</a> by Jenny Jochens.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Norns-Old-Norse-Mythology/dp/178046035X">The Norns in Old Norse Mythology</a> by Karen Bek-Pedersen.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Diaspora-Medieval-World/dp/1138020796">Viking Diaspora</a> by Judith Jesch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Age-Vikings-Anders-Winroth/dp/0691169292">The Age of the Vikings</a> by Anders Winroth.</p>
<p>Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas by Judy Quinn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Old-Norse-Icelandic-Literature-Culture/dp/1405163674">A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/46213">Gunnhildur and the Male Whores</a> by Jóna Guðbjörg Torfadóttir</p>
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<p>In this episode, we set off on a new mini-series exploring the life and legend of Gunnhild <em>konungamóðir</em> - Mother of Kings - and other powerful women in Old Norse Literature.</p>
<p>This first installment doesn’t touch too much on Gunnhild herself, but instead sets up some background information. Specifically, today we focus on the way gender is described and depicted in Sagas and Law codes, exploring some fascinating prose and poetry along the way.</p>
<p>I hope you enjoy.</p>
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<h3 id="sources">Sources</h3>
<h4 id="primary-sources">Primary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I.pdf">Heimskringla</a> translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes.</p>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/view/title/8463">Fagrskinna</a> translated by Alison Finlay.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Agrip.pdf">Ágrip af Nóregskonungasogum</a> translated by M.J. Driscoll.</p>
<p><a href="http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Text%20Series/Historia&Passio.pdf">Historia Norwegiae</a> translated by Devra Kunin.</p>
<p>Egil’s Saga translated by Bernard Scudder in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p>Saga of the People of Laxardal (Laxdaela Saga) translated by Keneva Kunz in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sagas-Icelanders-Penguin-Classics-Deluxe/dp/0141000031">The Sagas of the Icelanders</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Classics-Leifur-Eiricksson-2001-12-06/dp/B0182Q3SWU/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049314&sr=1-9&keywords=Njal%27s+Saga">Njal’s Saga</a> translated by Robert Cook.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199675341/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-4&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Carolyne Larrington.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Stories-Hackett-Classics/dp/1624663567/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547049354&sr=1-1&keywords=Poetic+Edda">The Poetic Edda</a> translated by Jackson Crawford.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=VuZa8S9yOf4C">Grágás I</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Laws_of_Early_Iceland.html?id=-KKDKPZ0xzIC">Grágás II</a> translated by Andrew Dennis, Peter Foote and Richard Perkins.</p>
<h4 id="secondary-sources">Secondary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Old-Norse-Literature-Bodies/dp/0230120423">Women in Old Norse Literature, Bodies, Words, and Power</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p>Gender by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/1472433300">The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289488388_Gender_Humor_and_Power_in_Old_Norse-Icelandic_Literature">Gender, Humor, and Power in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature</a> by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Women-Norse-Society-Jenny-Jochens/dp/0801485207">Women in Old Norse Society</a> by Jenny Jochens.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Norns-Old-Norse-Mythology/dp/178046035X">The Norns in Old Norse Mythology</a> by Karen Bek-Pedersen.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Diaspora-Medieval-World/dp/1138020796">Viking Diaspora</a> by Judith Jesch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Age-Vikings-Anders-Winroth/dp/0691169292">The Age of the Vikings</a> by Anders Winroth.</p>
<p>Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas by Judy Quinn in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Old-Norse-Icelandic-Literature-Culture/dp/1405163674">A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.routledge.com/How-Thor-Lost-His-Thunder-The-Changing-Faces-of-an-Old-Norse-God-1st/Taggart/p/book/9781138058194">How Thor lost his Thunder</a> by Declan Taggart.</p>
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<p>In this episode we are going to explore the rise of a major center of political, economic and religious life in the land of the Svear - the magnate’s residence at Gamla Uppsala.</p>
<p>Along the way, we’ll discuss monumental burial mounds, systems of iron age land-rights and the deaths of many, many kings.</p>
<p>I hope you enjoy.</p>
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<h3 id="sources">Sources</h3>
<h4 id="general">General</h4>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/abstract/title/20804"><em>In Austrvegr</em>: The Role of the Eastern Baltic in Viking Age Communication across the Baltic Sea</a> by Marika Mägi</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Emergence-Rus-750-1200-Longman-History/dp/058249091X">The Emergence of Rus 750 - 1200</a> by Simon Franklin and Jonathan Shepard</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Age-Vikings-Anders-Winroth-ebook/dp/B00KAJJBKQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535069987&sr=1-3&keywords=age+of+the+vikings">The Age of the Vikings</a> by Anders Winroth</p>
<p>The Baltic Region, Russia, Byzantium and the Caliphate in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vikings-Else-Roesdahl-ebook/dp/B004LLIH9A/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070076&sr=1-1&keywords=The+vikings+Roesdahl">The Vikings</a> by Else Roesdahl. Translated by Kristen Williams and Susan Margeson</p>
<p>Chapter 6 - Across the Baltic in <a href="%20https://www.amazon.com/Vikings-History-Robert-Ferguson-ebook/dp/B002TV07E2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070187&sr=1-1&keywords=the+vikings+a+history+by+robert+ferguson">The Vikings: A history</a> by Robert Ferguson</p>
<p>Part V: The Vikings in the East in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Historical-Atlas-Vikings-Hist/dp/0140513280/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070295&sr=1-1&keywords=the+penguin+historical+atlas+of+the+vikings">The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings</a> by John Haywood</p>
<p>Scandinavians in European Russia by Thomas S. Noonan in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Illustrated-History-Vikings/dp/0192854348/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070376&sr=1-1&keywords=The+oxford+illustrated+history+of+the+vikings">The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings</a> edited by Peter Sawyer</p>
<p>The Viking Age in Finland by Torsten Edgren in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-World-Routledge-Worlds-ebook/dp/B001OFIDP4/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070496&sr=1-2&keywords=The+Viking+World">The Viking World</a> edited by Stefan Brink in collaboration with Neil Price</p>
<p>The Vikings and the Eastern Baltic by Heiki Valk in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-World-Routledge-Worlds-ebook/dp/B001OFIDP4/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070496&sr=1-2&keywords=The+Viking+World">The Viking World</a> edited by Stefan Brink in collaboration with Neil Price</p>
<p>The Viking Rus and Byzantium by Jonathan Shepard in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-World-Routledge-Worlds-ebook/dp/B001OFIDP4/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070496&sr=1-2&keywords=The+Viking+World">The Viking World</a> edited by Stefan Brink in collaboration with Neil Price</p>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/view/title/31675?format=HC">An Arena for Higher Powers: Ceremonial Buildings and Religious Strategies for Rulership in Late Iron Age Scandinavia</a> by Olof Sundqvist</p>
<p><a href="%20https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Scandinavia-Archaeological-History-Vikings/dp/0190231971">Ancient Scandinavia</a> by T. Douglas Price</p>
<h4 id="primary-sources">Primary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I.pdf">Heimskringla I</a> translated by Anthony Faulkes and Alison Finley.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prose-Edda-Penguin-Classics-ebook/dp/B002RI9HRU/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1536439970&sr=1-4&keywords=prose+edda">Prose Edda</a> translated by Jesse Byock</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199675341/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537129795&sr=8-1&keywords=poetic+edda+larrington">Poetic Edda</a> translated by Carolyn Larrington</p>
<h4 id="gamla-uppsala">Gamla Uppsala</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293040815_Dating_two_royal_mounds_of_Old_Uppsala_Evaluating_the_elite_of_the_6th-7th_century_in_Middle_Sweden">Dating Two Royal Mounds of Old Uppsala</a> by John Ljungkvist</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288774113_Gamla_Uppsala_-_the_emergence_of_a_centre_and_a_magnate_complex">Gamla Uppsala – the emergence of a centre and a magnate complex</a> by John Ljungkvist and Per Frölund</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262186382_Gamla_Uppsala_-_Structural_Development_of_a_Centre_in_Middle_Sweden">Gamla Uppsala — Structural Development of a Centre in Middle Sweden</a> by John Ljungkvist, Per Frölund · Hans Götheberg and Daniel Löwenborg</p>
<p><a href="http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A526789&dswid=-778">An Iron Age Shock Doctrine – Did the AD 536-7 event trigger large-scale social changes in the Mälaren valley area?</a> by Daniel Löwenborg</p>
<p>(<em>Ancient Scandinavia</em> and <em>An Arena for Higher Powers</em>, both of which are cited in the ‘General’ Section were also essential resources for the reconstruction of Gamla Uppsala we explored in this episode.)</p>
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<p>The 6th Century was a period of unrest and reorganization throughout Scandinavia. In this episode we are going to explore the evidence we have for these dynamic years and what may have caused this unrest. Ultimately, we want to discover how this era may have led to the establishment of powerful ruling dynasties like those who constructed Gamla Uppsala.</p>
<p>Along the way we’ll talk about the sun going dark, explore the benefits of burying your wealth and the discuss the possible origins of a truly monstrous winter.</p>
<p>I hope you enjoy.</p>
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<h3 id="sources">Sources</h3>
<h4 id="general">General</h4>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/abstract/title/20804"><em>In Austrvegr</em>: The Role of the Eastern Baltic in Viking Age Communication across the Baltic Sea</a> by Marika Mägi</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Emergence-Rus-750-1200-Longman-History/dp/058249091X">The Emergence of Rus 750 - 1200</a> by Simon Franklin and Jonathan Shepard</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Age-Vikings-Anders-Winroth-ebook/dp/B00KAJJBKQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535069987&sr=1-3&keywords=age+of+the+vikings">The Age of the Vikings</a> by Anders Winroth</p>
<p>The Baltic Region, Russia, Byzantium and the Caliphate in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vikings-Else-Roesdahl-ebook/dp/B004LLIH9A/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070076&sr=1-1&keywords=The+vikings+Roesdahl">The Vikings</a> by Else Roesdahl. Translated by Kristen Williams and Susan Margeson</p>
<p>Chapter 6 - Across the Baltic in <a href="%20https://www.amazon.com/Vikings-History-Robert-Ferguson-ebook/dp/B002TV07E2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070187&sr=1-1&keywords=the+vikings+a+history+by+robert+ferguson">The Vikings: A history</a> by Robert Ferguson</p>
<p>Part V: The Vikings in the East in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Historical-Atlas-Vikings-Hist/dp/0140513280/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070295&sr=1-1&keywords=the+penguin+historical+atlas+of+the+vikings">The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings</a> by John Haywood</p>
<p>Scandinavians in European Russia by Thomas S. Noonan in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Illustrated-History-Vikings/dp/0192854348/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070376&sr=1-1&keywords=The+oxford+illustrated+history+of+the+vikings">The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings</a> edited by Peter Sawyer</p>
<p>The Viking Age in Finland by Torsten Edgren in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-World-Routledge-Worlds-ebook/dp/B001OFIDP4/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070496&sr=1-2&keywords=The+Viking+World">The Viking World</a> edited by Stefan Brink in collaboration with Neil Price</p>
<p>The Vikings and the Eastern Baltic by Heiki Valk in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-World-Routledge-Worlds-ebook/dp/B001OFIDP4/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070496&sr=1-2&keywords=The+Viking+World">The Viking World</a> edited by Stefan Brink in collaboration with Neil Price</p>
<p>The Viking Rus and Byzantium by Jonathan Shepard in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-World-Routledge-Worlds-ebook/dp/B001OFIDP4/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535070496&sr=1-2&keywords=The+Viking+World">The Viking World</a> edited by Stefan Brink in collaboration with Neil Price</p>
<p><a href="https://brill.com/view/title/31675?format=HC">An Arena for Higher Powers: Ceremonial Buildings and Religious Strategies for Rulership in Late Iron Age Scandinavia</a> by Olof Sundqvist</p>
<p><a href="%20https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Scandinavia-Archaeological-History-Vikings/dp/0190231971">Ancient Scandinavia</a> by T. Douglas Price</p>
<h4 id="crisis-of-the-6th-century">Crisis of the 6th Century</h4>
<p><a href="http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A526789&dswid=-778">An Iron Age Shock Doctrine – Did the AD 536-7 event trigger large-scale social changes in the Mälaren valley area?</a> by Daniel Löwenborg</p>
<p><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/4128751">The Mystery Cloud of 536 CE in the Mediterranean Sources</a> by Antti Arjava</p>
<p><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/twilight-of-the-gods-the-dust-veil-event-of-ad-536-in-critical-perspective/4FABB859643B4B4213B97D0F98ED8D85">Twilight of the gods? The ‘dust veil event’ of AD 536 in critical perspective</a> by Bo Gräslund and Neil Price</p>
<p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/3565332/The_Year_536_and_the_Scandinavian_Gold_Hoards">The Year 536 and the Scandinavian Gold Hoards</a> by Morton Axboe</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271747561_Climate_and_causation_in_the_Swedish_Iron_Age_Learning_from_the_present_to_understand_the_past">Climate and causation in the Swedish Iron Age: Learning from the present to understand the past</a> by Mats Widgren</p>
<p><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/wp-content/blogs.dir/417/files/2012/04/i-d5677f6c69814529c2ff3ecc5b0dd7a7-Rundkvist%20mead-halls%20draft%202.pdf">Mead-halls of the Ancient Geats: Elite Settlements and Political Geography AD 375-1000 in Östergötland, Sweden.</a> by Martin Rundkvist</p>
<h4 id="primary-sources">Primary Sources</h4>
<p><a href="http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Heimskringla%20I.pdf">Heimskringla I</a> translated by Anthony Faulkes and Alison Finley.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prose-Edda-Penguin-Classics-ebook/dp/B002RI9HRU/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1536439970&sr=1-4&keywords=prose+edda">Prose Edda</a> translated by Jesse Byock</p>
<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Edda-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199675341/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537129795&sr=8-1&keywords=poetic+edda+larrington">Poetic Edda</a> translated by Carolyn Larrington</p>
<h4 id="gamla-uppsala">Gamla Uppsala</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293040815_Dating_two_royal_mounds_of_Old_Uppsala_Evaluating_the_elite_of_the_6th-7th_century_in_Middle_Sweden">Dating Two Royal Mounds of Old Uppsala</a> by John Ljungkvist</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288774113_Gamla_Uppsala_-_the_emergence_of_a_centre_and_a_magnate_complex">Gamla Uppsala – the emergence of a centre and a magnate complex</a> by John Ljungkvist and Per Frölund</p>
<p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262186382_Gamla_Uppsala_-_Structural_Development_of_a_Centre_in_Middle_Sweden">Gamla Uppsala — Structural Development of a Centre in Middle Sweden</a> by John Ljungkvist, Per Frölund · Hans Götheberg and Daniel Löwenborg</p>
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