Dispelling Stereotypes about the Vikings and Norse Mythology with dr. Mathias Nordvig
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Dr. Mathias Nordvig is a visiting assistant professor of Nordic and Arctic studies at the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures at University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder). He teaches subjects on Viking history, Nordic mythology, folklore, Arctic culture and society, and Danish language. Dr. Nordvig earned his PhD in Nordic mythology in 2014 at Aarhus University in Denmark, his native country... In this episode, we talk about persistent stereotypes we hold about the Vikings, the (in)accuracy of their portrayal on film and TV, and of course, about the easiest way to piss of your average Viking when sitting next to one.
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