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Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir studies and teaches Viking era poetry and literature. She recently wrote a book on the idea of the Valkyrie in Viking culture. We spoke about this subject, Viking warfare, Viking sagas and the process of writing the book itself.
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0:41 – Johanna talks about how she got into writing on Valkyrie.
1:45 – Johanna talks about how she broke the book down.
3:19 – Johanna talks about the date ranges, areas at issue, and the idea of the Valkyrie.
6:01 – Johanna talks about the Valkyrie.
7:45 – Johanna talks about the image of blood covered Valkyrie.
9:58 – Johanna talks about the meaning of Viking war poetry.
13:53 – Johanna talks about where the idea of the Valkyrie first started.
19:02 – Johanna talks about evidence or lack of women fighting.
26:04 – Johanna further addresses the idea of female warriors.
29:07 – Johanna talks about blacksmithing.
31:28 – Johanna talks about the ideas of Valkyries in different places and time periods.
37:37 – Johanna discusses interesting facts about Viking sails.
41:27 – Johanna talks about her written sources and the archaeological evidence.
44:09 – Johanna talks about which stories were passed down over the centuries.
48:38 – Johanna talks about how much the written material supports the archaeological evidence.
50:35 – Johanna talks about the process of writing the book.
51:28 – Johanna talks about the goddess Freya.
57:37 – Johanna talks about crows and battlefields.
58:57 – Johanna mentions crows, eagles, and wolves as images of battle.
1:00:00 – Johanna talks about evidence of women riding horses.
1:03:00 – We discuss the resources a Viking chief needed for success.
1:04:33 – Johanna talks about a touching moment in the sagas.
1:10:38 – Johanna talks about the Viking languages she knows and Viking poets.
1:14:22 – Johanna can be found at vikingwomen.org and on twitter @sagaknitter
Links of interest
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/valkyrie-9781788314770/
https://twitter.com/sagaknitter
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Guests: Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir
Host: Cris Alvarez
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