Episode 116 - Thanksviking II: The Vikinging

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Anna and Amber embark once again into the Viking Age, this time with the help of Neil Price's excellent book Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings. Come learn about the origins of Ragnarok, Viking sorcery, and more!

Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings (via WorldCat)

Sources (Norse Mythology for Smart People)

The Sorceress' Stone: Deviant Burial in Viking Age Scandinavia (via Academia.edu)

The Viking witch's magic wand: 9th century grave relic 'was disabled by terrified villagers who feared its sorceress owner would rise from the dead' (Daily Mail)

Scientists raid DNA to explore Vikings’ genetic roots (National Geographic)

‘Viking’ was a job description, not a matter of heredity, massive ancient DNA study shows (Science)

Population genomics of the Viking world (Nature)

Neil Price’s Lectures on the Viking Mind (Viking Archaeology)

Behind "Heathendom": Archaeological Studies of Old Norse Religion (Scottish Archaeological Journal)