Valhalla Conversations is an independent podcast set up by Becky Hill who has a life long passion for anything Norse. She chats with academics and creatives about a wide range of representations of viking history and Norse mythology in the 21st century.
Compilation of Norse Myths found at TJMaxx based on H.A. Guerber's "Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas" from 1909. The book's cover features several Norse inspired motifs, including Odin in a horned helmet, and Sleipnir.
The banks of the river Ouse at Riccall (site of the base camp of Harald Hardrada in 1066…) one of if not the last place an invading Norse army landed and camped !
Contributor information: Viking age-inspired Deer Antler Talismans made in appreciation for members of Wardruna. Five hashmarks denote 5 times I saw them, each hash is inlaid with nature from each location.
Gol Stave Church, Oslo. Eleventh-century stave church, originally located in Gol; dismantled and moved to the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Oslo. Exterior is largely nineteenth-century reconstruction, but interior preserves original.
Viking-branded fire extinguisher.
Produced by VIKING Life-Saving Equipment.
Contributor comments: Viking-branded fire extinguisher because vikings are so famous for putting out fires!
"The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun" book by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Cristopher Tolkien. The cover features a close-up of an engraving from the Hylestad Stave Church portal, depicting Sigurd slaying the dragon Fafnir.
