Here is where you will find the latest panels (on YouTube as videos or audio as Podcasts) that I've hosted/collaborated on featuring favourite authors and expert historians to discuss viking mythology as well as viking history.
'Norse Mythology in Fantasy' podcast episode with That Jorvik Viking Thing Podcast (debuted during Jorvik Viking Festival 2022)
'Let's Talk Norse - Mythology in Fantasy Fiction' - Episode One: for Norsevember 2022 with authors Amalia Dillin and Cat Rector. We discussed their books and how Norse mythology continues to be revived and retold.
'A Game of Queens and Thrones' - Episode Two: for Norsevember 2022 with authors Patricia Bracewell, Helen Hollick and historical Sharon Bennett Connolly. We discussed critically the fictional and the factual historical plot and characters and events featuring in Vikings Valhalla Season 1 on Netflix.
'The Twice Crowned Queen, The Kingmaker and The Prince Without A Throne' - Episode Three: for April 2023, featuring return guests Patrica Bracewell, Helen Hollick, historian Sharon Bennett Connolly and new guest author, Justin Hill. We review and discuss the truth and the dramatic lies woven into Vikings Valhalla Season 2 on Netflix.
'Ragnarok: Gods, Giants and Growing Up' - Episode Four: for February 2024, I collected a superb panel with authors Joanne Harris, Genevieve Gornichec, Kaitlin Felix, and Professor Carolyne Larrington (an expert in Norse Mythology) to discuss Netflix's little known Norse series, Ragnarok - set in Norway, involving teenage Gods vs teenager giants, climate change, grief and growing up.
'A Saga Retold: Brynhild's Story - The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield' - Episode 5: for March 2024, I'm delighted to talk to one of my latest favourite authors, Kate Heartfield, author of The Valkyrie, an epic retelling of the Volsung Saga/Nibelunglied from the point of view of Brynhild, the fallen Valkyrie and Gudrun, sister to the ill-fated Gunnar.
Her exploration of Valkyrie's role, duty, abilities, why Bryn and Odin had a disagreement, and refreshingly modern adaption of the original sources makes this a truly exceptional narrative and one I encourage anyone with an interest in norse mythology or valkyries to read.
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