As we do every month, Mimisbrunnr.info here gathers plenty of quality content—podcasts, articles, and videos—from thematically related projects in the field of ancient Germanic studies for your consumption. Here’s a look back at May 2002:
Brute Norse
Eirik StoresundFair Folk
Danica BoyceFolklore & Fiction
Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran, Memorial University of NewfoundlandNordic Animism
Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen, University of UppsalaNordic Mythology Channel & Podcast
Mathias Nordvig, University of Colorado, Boulder
BRUTE NORSE
Norwegian writer Eirik Storesund operates the internet-based project Brute Norse (read Storesund’s 2018 interview with Six Questions here). This month’s updates include:
2. FAIR FOLK
Canadian folklorist Danica Boyce operates Fair Folk, a podcast focused on folklore studies-related topics, and authors folklore-related artists (read Boyce’s 2019 Six Questions interview here). This month’s updates include:
3. FOLKLORE & FICTION
American-Canadian folklorist Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran (Memorial University of Newfoundland) operates Folklore & Fiction, where she produces articles aimed at introducing a broad audience to the topic of folklore studies, often touching on ancient Germanic studies (read MacCath-Moran’s 2019 Six Questions interview here). This month’s updates include:
4. NORDIC ANIMISM
Danish religious studies academic Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen (University of Uppsala) operates Nordic Animism, a project focused on the application of Old Norse animism and its relevance to modern society (read Rasmussen’s 2019 Six Questions interview here). This month’s updates include:
5. NORDIC MYTHOLOGY CHANNEL & PODCAST
Danish academic Mathias Nordvig (University of Colorado) operates the Nordic Mythology Channel and co-cohosts the Nordic Mythology Podcast with Daniel Farrand of Horns of Odin (read Nordvig’s 2018 Six Questions interview here). This month’s updates include:
Nordic Mythology Channel
Nordic Mythology Podcast
“MATR - New Nordic Food with Naina Eira and Jonas Lorentzen”, May 4, 2020
“Ireland in the Viking Age - Interview with Broc from Badger King Tattoo”, May 17, 2020
Additionally, Nordvig has authored an upcoming book of retellings of Norse myth aimed at younger audiences, Norse Mythology for Kids: Tales of Gods, Creatures, and Quests, to be published by Rockridge Press on June 23, 2020.