Nordic Mythology Podcast
Hosted by Dan and Daniel Farrand and Mags and Margrethe and Dan McCoy and Mags Havgar and Max Haggar · Daniel Farrand
4.8from 1,009 ratings
- 352
- Episodes
- 108
- Transcribed
- 1,009
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 217K
- YouTube views
About Nordic Mythology Podcast
Have you ever wondered "What is a Viking?", "Were Vikings tattooed?" or "Did they ever REALLY use the Blood Eagle? If so, then this is the right podcast for YOU. In this podcast, follow along Daniel Farrand's (Owner of Horns of Odin) journey as he tries to make sense of the complex history of the Viking Age and Nordic Mythology, through easy to digest, funny, natural (and often very honest) conversations. Daniel is joined by Co-Host (and in house archaeologist) Margrethe Havgar, as the pair are joined by a host of guests; which include world leading scholars and Viking Age creators, to world renowned musicians and movie stars. So, if you've ever asked "Were Runes used for magic?" or "is Thor REALLY the only person who can lift his hammer?". We'll definitely have an episode on it But be prepared to be told, "It's Complicated." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Daniel Farrand
- Category
- comedy · education · history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Oct 2019
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
108 of 352 episodes have a transcript.
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 337 | Mags's PhD: Decoding the Oseberg Ship Tapestries w/ Margrethe Havgar
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 336 | Mapping the World's Viking Obsession: NorseMap w/ Prof. Tom Birkett & Dr. T. Liam Waters
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep 335 - People & Swords: Viking Combat & Living Blades w/ Roland Warzecha
Inside a recent episode
Ep. 337 | Mags's PhD: Decoding the Oseberg Ship Tapestries w/ Margrethe Havgar
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But the Oldsburg has this in piles. But it's not a complete... tapestry though because the most famous tapestry like say is the bear tapestry that that is hot to the minute because it's come to the british museum but that's a solid piece i think when people hear tapestry maybe that's the bayou tapestry has been preserved in one piece right um while the ozburg tapestries we believe that there have likely been at least three what we call main compositions meaning that there are at least three main things like strips like i i like to i like to to compare them to comic strips just because it gives a bit of an idea of the setup so like they're not they're not in they're not in portrait mode they're in landscape mode okay uh and very very long landscapes um but they're not like they're so fragmented that we can't really say how exactly they would have fit together. […]
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- Margrethe Havgar
- Tom Birkett
- T Liam Waters
- Roland Warzecha
- Tank Tolman
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- YouTube views
- 217,033
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 278 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 731 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts Nordic Mythology Podcast?
Dan and Daniel Farrand and Mags and Margrethe and Dan McCoy and Mags Havgar and Max Haggar host the show. Published by Daniel Farrand.
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