Brute Norse Podcast

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Ep. 13: Supernatural Islands and the Folks that Live There Sep 22, 2018

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Vineyards and wheat fields forever! In this episode Eirik takes a long, hard look at the belief in supernatural isles in Northern Europe. Our fantastic odyssey begins with the Norse discovery of America and its peculiar ties to scholarly hearsay in the Middle Ages, before we go on to address the rampant abundance of vanishing isles along the Scandinavian coast. Other more or less tackled subjects include: Minimally counterintuitive concepts, order from chaos 101, imperialist pigs and pyromaniac expansionism, the counter-factual Vinland wine industry, how to terrorize the huldufolk with every day objects, layered oceans, and much, much more. Musical contribution: Sjóraust IV by Richard Moult.

Ep. 12: Wetland Sacrifice pt. 2 - Let the bodies hit the bog Jul 30, 2018

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In the conclusion to our wetland venture, Aksel and Eirik take an up close and personal look at some of our favorite bog bodies. We go knee deep Roman and Migration Era weapon sacrifices, and dive into bog butter, bog milk, and bog cheese, exploring the wonders of ancient refrigeration and self-tanning (turning your face into shoe-leather).

Ep. 11: Wetland Sacrifice pt.I - Battle Axes and Cranium Cults Jul 10, 2018

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Eirik and Aksel begin their journey into the bogs of Northern Europe. They look at water symbolism in Norse mythology and burial rites, the emergence of water depositions in the Mesolithic though the Bronze Age, and mentally prepare for the gim reality of Iron Age human sacrifice.

Ep.10: Talking living history and brutality with Dieter Huggins Jun 19, 2018

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In this episode we are joined by Wulfheodenas founding member, archaeologist/cage fighter Dieter Huggins. Beyond him spouting wisdom from his life on the forefront of living history, here are some of the things you'll find in this veritable smörgåsbord of an interview: - The current state of Dark Age living history. - Funerary pageantry among early Scandinavians and Anglo-Saxons. - The regulation of violence past and present, from warbands to the UFC, and the ambivalence of the warrior ethos. - Fair doses of camp life nostalgia.

Ep.9: The Chronologies of Ancient Scandinavia pt.III: Pillaging the past May 22, 2018

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In the final segment of the Chronologies of Ancient Scandinavia, Eirik and Aksel tackle the slippery slope of commodification of viking heritage, its uses and abuses. Can our admiration for our thieving, hyperviolent ancestors be morally justified? Let's find out!

Ep.8: The Chronologies of Ancient Scandinavia pt.II: Proto-Juiciness Apr 20, 2018

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In this part, Aksel and Eirik get into the actual timeline of Scandinavian prehistory with an emphasis on the Bronze and Iron Ages, including the Viking Age. We talk about the materiality of these periods, the language, and regional variation, before we segway drunkenly into our own snobbery.

Ep.7: The Chronologies of Ancient Scandinavia pt.I: Turning gold into shit since 10,000 BC! Mar 07, 2018

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Aksel joins the podcast once again to help unravel the dense issue of Scandinavian chronology. We start off softly with a primer on the origin and development of the ages themselves, from the Greek concept of the Golden Age, to the timeline of modern archaeology, before we get into how the Norsemen developed their own system of ages based on surprisingly scientific criteria.

Episode 6: "Ginnungagap, The Boundless Enclosure" (reading), and the Trollish Theory of Art Nov 18, 2017

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The giants called: They want their primeval chaos back! This episode features a cosmic horror reimagining of the Norse myth of creation, adapted from my essay "The Trollish Theory of Art: a scandifuturist art creation myth", published in the recent darkness-edition of Scandinavian Kunstforum. Afterwards, I give a quick overview of Norse poetic morbidity, and pitch a few thoughts on how a philosophy based on Nordic folklore and mythology could inform our perception of traditional and modern art.

Episode 5: A Supernatural Guide to the Oseberg Ship Oct 30, 2017

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In this surprise Halloween special, we take a look at the strange and trippy story of the Oseberg ship, and of how a Brooklyn clairvoyant may have caused the discovery of the world's most extravagant Viking Age burial.

Episode 4: Barbarian Warlords of Free Germania (Pt.2) Oct 28, 2017

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In this episode, archaeologist Aksel Klausen takes us deeper into the dark woods of Germania Libera. We take a look at Germanic, Hunnic, and Roman identity, and see how some kingdoms looked to the Romans - or the gods - to legitimize their power. On the way, we also find the time to consider Germanic animal ornament as an expression of surrealist art, and runes and writing in a non-written, storytelling culture.

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