Dear Medieval Musers,
What a joy it was to welcome
of to our corner of Substack! I had so much fun speaking to her this evening about Viking history, along with over 70 subscribers who tuned in alongside us.If you weren’t able to make it live, you can watch the session back through the video above, which is free for all to watch.
It was so much fun that Irina has agreed to come back to join us in a future Live, so if your question didn’t quite get answered today or you thought of one once we’d gone off air, keep hold of it!
Do join me in thanking Irina in the comments of this post - and if there is another Substack historian that you’d love to join us in a future Live, make sure to tag them in the comments.
All the best as always,
Holly
We covered the following questions (with time stamps):
09:50 | Do you have a favourite object or site related to the Vikings? If so, why is it a favourite?
21:05 | What’s one misconception about the Vikings that you would love to see overturned?
29:50 | Which figure from Viking history do you think deserves more airtime, and why?
38:50 | What’s one book or resource you would recommend to anyone looking to find out more about Viking history?
48:15 |
: ‘What do you think the Franks added to the Vikings to make the Normans so exceptional? Or, another way, what did the Normans have that the Vikings lacked, in terms of civilisational building or longevity?’50:40 |
: Everyone knows about the Norse gods, but very few people tend to discuss more ‘everyday’ Viking spirituality. Any insights on what day-to-day spiritual practice might have looked like?’
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