Old Norse Death Poetry w/ Dr. Mathias Nordvig

Today I speak with Dr. Mathias Nordvig of the University of Colorado Boulder. He teaches Pre-Christian Nordic mythologies, Scandinavian folklore, North Atlantic and Greenlandic literature, reception history of the Viking Age in the Nordic Studies Program there. We discuss Old Norse death poetry, what those poems teach us about the Viking Age, and more.  Referenced in Today’s Episode: The Daily Poem Podcast Dr. Mathias Nordvig’s Nordic Mythology YouTube Chanel Dr. Mathias Nordvig’s Website Follow Dr. Mathias Nordvig on Academia.edu Follow The History of Vikings on YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries [email protected] Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr