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Hello! And welcome to Episode 6 of Speaking of Frith.  Today, we have another two-fer for everyone!  First, we get to speak with John Snow.  (No, not THAT John Snow.  He's somewhere hunting White Walkers, I think)  John happens to be Hyde's right-hand deputy with the Ambassador program. Then after John, we get to have a talk with Ashleah Hudson, where she discusses the often overlooked and misunderstood art of Osteomancy. (AKA 'throwing the bones') Not much upcoming right now, and thank you everyone for continually listening in on this Podcast! Peace. Jeddar

Hello! And welcome to Episode 6 of Speaking of Frith. We are joined at this time by a member of the TAC’s recently created Elder Council, founder of the Guild of Forn Sed Hearthfire, as well as an accomplished Gythia, Volva and shamaness in her own right, Ivy Mulligan!  \r\nIn this episode, we explore what Ivy is currently doing, and the path she has taken to get to where we currently are.  She was also kind enough to allow me to speak of my own path, which in some ways.\r\n\r\n\nExplanation of terms:\r\n\r\n\nGythia – A female Gothi or Gothar.\r\nVolva – A seeress among the ancient Norse, who were once Wandering women who would travel from village to village.\r\nShamness – A female shaman, one who acts as an intermediary between mortals and spirits.\r\n\r\n\n\r\nAs always, we wish you frith, peace, and all the happiness in the world.\r\nJeddar\r\n

Episode 4 - Speaking of Frith\r\nAfter an unexpected hiatus, We bring you Episode 4, where we speak with not only TAC\'s founder, Seth Chagi, but we also get to hear from our head of the Ambassador program, Hyde Addams! We get an interesting interview this time with a look back where TAC started from and where we intending to go, and with a special plug for our Shieldwall project. Following this, we also see what is happening with the ambassador program, how it\'s working on rebuilding and what we have to look forward to!  As always, we wish everyone Frith, well wishes and peace.\r\n

Episode 003 Hail, Well met and welcome back for Episode 3 of Speaking of Frith!  This is our first Blue Moon Episode, kicking off with Hyde Addams, our head of the Ambassador program, reading from the Fell of Thrym of the Myth Cycle.  I hope everyone enjoys! Guest scheduled for Ep 004:      Hyde Addams   Intro Title:        Mimer's advice, Allfather's hope Outro Title:       Gjallarhorn, awaken the Gods (feat Gaute Öhrn) Band name:      Vindsvept Album:             Ragnarök Visit https://vindsvept.bandcamp.com

This week, we are speaking with our own president, Topher Henry! An interesting walk down his hostory and hearing how he came to Heathenry.

Hail and well met!  Our pilot episode starring solely me! Jeddar Felix, your Mild Mannered High Drighden and host!  A truly short intro to what you will be hearing in future episodes of the cast!  Schedule will be every other week, starting with this new year, on 01/01/2021, and starting it strong and brighter than the last!  Guest scheduled for Ep 002: Topher Henry!  Intro Title: Mimer's advice, Allfather's hope  Outro Title: Gjallarhorn, awaken the Gods (feat Gaute Öhrn)  Band name:  Vindsvept  Album:  Ragnarök  Visit https://vindsvept.bandcamp.com 

Episode 79 – Theological Reflection - Odr and Odin   Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org Meadow ambience by various contributors at www.ambient-mixer.com, assembled by Minerva (not that one (presumably - sorry if so, Your Wiseness - although given it's seeing use as a battlefield here it's not inappropriate since she's also a war goddess)).   Kate and coffee at breakfast.   (This episode was recorded within the Coronavirus pandemic, and so has occasional references to social distancing) “I will take these cotton balls” - It’s totally Robin Hood: Men in Tights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKXSKhUu0gM (and not Cannonball Run, but if you do want some outtakes from Cannonball Run, you can find them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avis_OWEZlI&list=RD1TtZgs8k8dU&index=24 ) “Chamberlain is friend to gelfling” Chamberlin from the Dark Crystal https://darkcrystal.fandom.com/wiki/SkekSil “All them little holes in your nut.” The Goon Show episode: The Man Who Never Was http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s08e21_the_man_who_never_was “The plays the thing, therein you’ll catch the conscience of the king” Hamlet https://www.shmoop.com/shakespeare-quotes/plays-the-thing/meaning-then.html “She who is my wife.” Vulcan Ambassador Sarek introducing his second human wife Perrin in Star Trek the Next Generation. Season 3, episode 23: ‘Sarek’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarek_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation) “Oooohhhhh, the claw...” Toy Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT8If2VABWQ Diana and Artemis http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-greek-goddess-artemis-and-roman-goddess-diana/ Pascals Wager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S93jMOqF-oE References to Odr in the mythology: Poetic Edda: Voluspa stanza 25 and Hyndluljod stanza 47 Prose Edda: Gylfaginning chapter 35, Skaldskaparmal chapter 20, 36, 49 and 75 Heimskringla: Yinglinga Saga chapter 1 Darmok – Star Trek: The Next Generation episode https://intl.startrek.com/article/one-trek-mind-deciphering-darmok Scrabble: word spelling game: https://scrabble.hasbro.com/en-us The Butterfly Effect – here you can find it discussed with deterministic chaos and fractals:https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/02/13/chaos-theory-the-butterfly-effect-and-the-computer-glitch-that-started-it-all/#fd42cb469f6c Fatherland - Robert Harris https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0089WCFAY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Gas Lit Empire series – Rod Duncan https://www.angryrobotbooks.com/shop/year/2017-books/the-fall-of-the-gas-lit-empire-boxed-set/ How to find us online

Episode 78 – Ship Burials Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   Snow White - “Someday my Prince will Come” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0niwn2pOEno “You silly twisted boy, you.” Runnig joke from throughout The Goon Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goon_Show_running_jokes “I got better” Monty Python and the Holy Grail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g Pop Tarts https://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/brands/pop-tarts-consumer-brand.html Naptha https://www.britannica.com/science/naphtha 300 (2006) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/ Two-Man Luge - https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/winter-olympics-doubles-luge-is-raising-a-lot-of-questions-and-we-have-answers/ “The dead don’t bury themselves” quote from Mike Parker Pearson, archaeologist specialising in funerary archaeology, and someone who taught Suzanne archaeology. Try his book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Archaeology-Burial-Michael-Parker-Pearson/dp/0750932767 The Scar Boat Burial, Sanday, Orkney - http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/scarboat/index.html The Scar Whalebone Plaque - http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/scarboat/plaqueimage.htm Greek Triremes - https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/ancient-greece/trireme/ Port an Eline Moir - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/oct/19/viking-burial-ship-found-scotland Ritually bent Viking swords - https://press.nordicopenaccess.no/index.php/noasp/catalog/view/51/234/2167-1 Snape Cemetery - http://eaareports.org.uk/publication/report95/ The Black Grave, Ukraine - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/black-grave Vendel, Sweden https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2019/07/06/viking-grave-discovery-in-sweden-leaves-archaeologists-stunned/#12bce2fe5e57 Sutton Hoo https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/sutton-hoo-and-europe Tripods TV series (1984 - 1985) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086818/ Trickle down economics https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trickledowntheory.asp Oseberg – if you want to go have a peek before we do a double episode on this one, head here: https://www.khm.uio.no/english/visit-us/viking-ship-museum/exhibitions/oseberg/ The Drakken – a replica ship that is huge and currently sailing: https://www.drakenhh.com/ They do a newsletter that you can sign up for. The Viking – a replica ship based on the Gokstad viking ship: http://historyofvikings.com/first-viking-ship-replica/ sailed the Atlantic ocean in 1893 Magnus Magnusson replica – nope, he wrote a book, the one Suzanne was thinking of was the Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl https://www.kon-tiki.no/expeditions/kon-tiki-expedition/ Ibn Fadlan’s account of a Rus Chieftains funeral http://www.germanicmythology.com/works/PSJibnfadlan.html The funeral in Beowulf:http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs2003a/Yesenia&Vivar/funeral.htm That lad who discovered the comet… the one Kate was thinking of was a planet: https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-intern-wolf-cukier-new-planet-third-day-2020-1?r=US&IR=T (and another one who discovered a planet: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/11/scoolboy-work-experience-discovers-planet )   How to find us online

Episode 77 – Rune Spotlight - Jera   Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   Marquis of Bath: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquess_of_Bath Marquis of Queensbury: proposed the Queensbury Rules, which form the basis of modern Boxing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Douglas,_9th_Marquess_of_Queensberry Marquis de Sade: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-marquis-de-sade-180953980/ Imperial Clipper- Elite Dangerous https://www.elitedangerous.com/ Jumping the Shark - -when a long running show changes in a significant manner: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JumpingTheShark MIFFS Podcast – have just started recounting the Norse myths in their mythology podcast – Norse ones start at episode 95 onwards. Continuously variable transmission: https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-tech/101267/what-is-a-cvt-gearbox T800’s: from the Terminator franchise - https://terminator.fandom.com/wiki/T-800 “What we do in life, echoes in eternity” From Gladiator (2000) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDpTc32sV1Y The March of the Sinister Ducks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGL8Fx6SOjg Windmills of your Mind: here’s the version from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXFh-mYh2dQ Morecombe and Wise Christmas Special in 1973 had a version of Windmills of Your Mind with Hannah Gordon https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0651160/ Fractals in nature: https://www.diygenius.com/fractals-in-nature/ Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146316/ Auguries of Innocence by William Blake: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43650/auguries-of-innocence “I can’t carry it, but I can carry you.” Samwise Gamgee to Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings Return of the King. http://www.councilofelrond.com/moviebook/6-03-mount-doom/ “A time to sow and a time to reap” The Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:2 My Grandfathers Axe/ The Ship of Theseus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzKH8_EXG3Q How to find us online

Episode 76 – Meditation for Njord Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   Train Simulator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_Simulator_(video_game) We underestimated – there’s over $8k of downloadable content in this game... Gromit chasing a penguin on a train - The chase scene from Wallace and Gromit’s The Wrong Trousers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrmZIgVoQw4 The Train Chase from Ant Man (2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxJNpBZmksM Wotsits: cheese flavour maize snack: https://walkers-snacks.co.uk/walkers-wotsits little blue guys with red hair – the Wee Free Men – first appearing in the 30th Discworld book from Sir Terry Pratchett https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/books/the-wee-free-men/ Epsilion Eridani, now called Ran: https://www.universeguide.com/star/sadira Thazi’s Eyes – a twin constellation fro norse Astronomy: http://www.digitaliseducation.com/resources-norse.html Can the Mountains Love the Sea? Our storytime episode from November 2017 telling the story of the marriage of Njord and Skathi https://tac.podbean.com/e/frithcast-episode-22-can-the-mountains-love-the-sea/ How to find us online

Episode 76 – Meditation for Njord Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   Train Simulator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_Simulator_(video_game) We underestimated – there’s over $8k of downloadable content in this game... Gromit chasing a penguin on a train - The chase scene from Wallace and Gromit’s The Wrong Trousers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrmZIgVoQw4 The Train Chase from Ant Man (2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxJNpBZmksM Wotsits: cheese flavour maize snack: https://walkers-snacks.co.uk/walkers-wotsits little blue guys with red hair – the Wee Free Men – first appearing in the 30th Discworld book from Sir Terry Pratchett https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/books/the-wee-free-men/ Epsilion Eridani, now called Ran: https://www.universeguide.com/star/sadira Thazi’s Eyes – a twin constellation fro norse Astronomy: http://www.digitaliseducation.com/resources-norse.html Can the Mountains Love the Sea? Our storytime episode from November 2017 telling the story of the marriage of Njord and Skathi https://tac.podbean.com/e/frithcast-episode-22-can-the-mountains-love-the-sea/ How to find us online

Episode 75 – Using Mantras and Short Prayer Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   “The plays the thing...” Hamlet, Act 2, scene 2. Bismillah – Arabic: https://wahiduddin.net/words/bismillah.htm Ecclesiastical hours - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liturgy_of_the_Hours Retail Chaplains - http://www.retailchaplains.org.uk/ You are free to use the mantras in this episode in your own personal practice, let us know how you get on :) How to find us online

Episode 74 – The One With 20 Giant Cats Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   “Exits stage left” Bluebottle, from the Goon Show The Watershed: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/advice-for-consumers/television/what-is-the-watershed Cracked: https://www.cracked.com/ Cats: https://www.catsthemusical.com/ The Rise of Skywalker (2019): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527338/ “Walking uphill both ways….” ‘When I was your age’ trope - https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhenIWasYourAge Diablo - https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Diablo_(Game) Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJE0x7T4Q Mirror Universe – from Star Trek: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Mirror_universe Pokemon Trainer – from Pokemon: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Trainer “We were set upon by like, five, ten, twenty big… huge lads” From Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (1991) Smudging: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smudging Ghostwatch https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41740176 Starks – from Game of Thrones https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/House_Stark Obelix – from Asterix and Obelix: https://www.asterix.com/en/portfolio/obelix/ Road Runner from the Wile. E Coyote cartoons https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Road_Runner The guards in the Count of Monte Cristo: to escape from the Chateau D’If Edmond Dantes has swapped himself for the body of his friend The Priest, and put himself in the body bag to be thrown over the cliff. As he gets thrown off the clifftop, he grabs the keys at the Wardens belt and takes the Warden with him (2002) Captain Mal Reynolds, naked on a rock: from the opening of Firefly episode 11 ‘Trash’ https://firefly.fandom.com/wiki/Trash Terrordogs – from Ghostbusters https://ghostbusters.fandom.com/wiki/Terror_dogs_(Type_of_Creatures) Doppleganger https://www.britannica.com/art/doppelganger Jedi and the dark side – from Star Wars https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-101-servants-of-the-dark-side The saga with the 20 giant cats in is Vatnsdæla saga which you can find an article about here: https://grapevine.is/mag/articles/2014/08/25/they-are-a-gruesome-lot/ here https://astrofella.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/vatnsdaela-saga/ and here https://www.usask.ca/english/icelanders/applic_Vatns-Grettla.html ‘Three coins in a fountain’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Coins_in_the_Fountain_(film) How to find us online

Episode 73 – Lifestyles of the Rich and Faithful Things we talk about in this episode:   Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   The Great Conjunction, Chamberlain and Aughra, from the Dark Crystal (1982): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083791/ Geralt, from The Witcher (book series and TV series) https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/Geralt_of_Rivia Superman, character from DC Comics: https://www.dccomics.com/characters/superman “Panem Tomorrow, Panem Forever” From The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00F51BBV6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Farewell Angelina – Joan Baez - the earworm is yours now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcwP2ulxDdY Graffiti from Pompeii: http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm Thing 1 and Thing 2 - Dr Zeus: https://seuss.fandom.com/wiki/Thing_One_and_Thing_Two Global Heathen Survey: http://www.heathenhof.com/world-wide-heathenry/ North of the Wall – from Game of Thrones https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Beyond_the_Wall Tiny Houses, such as Tumbleweed: https://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/ and a good article here: https://www.countryliving.com/home-design/g1887/tiny-house/ Skyrim, Elder Scrolls game: https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim Havamal: https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/havamal.html “Be Excellent to each other” from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096928/   How to find us online

Episode 72 – Random Reel the Three Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   Five Minutes with Coffee A Knights Tale of High Notes A Wild Hair Appears Borked Can’t Click Don’t Stop us Now Elephant in Clogs Episo Espoid Fighting for Freedom Without Trousers Freud, Ice Cream and Lesbians Suzanne Sings Hybrid Scots Kate Finds Coffee in Her Rum Kate Sings Marylin Manson and Sport Sniff Soldier Out of Tune Supersonic Second Lines What Number are we on Exactly? Yaaas Queen We’ve been doing Frithcast for three years. Seventy one regular episodes so far. You’ve been listening to a Heathen and a coffee-powered Druid chatter on about modern heathenry with a good sprinking of quotes and geekery for three years. And you, lovely listeners, are the reason that we have. So, we’d like to say thank you, in the only way that we can: to celebrate our third birthday, we’d like to present you with a very special episode. As last years random reel, we present clips of some of the funny moments that didn’t quite make it to the episodes. No shownotes this time, you’ve earned a break. Thank you from us to you, we hope you enjoy, and carry on listening :) Suzanne and Kate

Episode 71 – Storytime – The One With Boopbeak in. Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   Po – Kung Fu Panda – film 2008 https://kungfupanda.fandom.com/wiki/Po Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness – John Keats ‘Ode to Autumn’ https://poets.org/poem/autumn Proserpina: http://www.talesbeyondbelief.com/roman-gods/proserpina.htm “Nor glom of nit” - Going Postal by Terry Pratchett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Postal Chekov’s gun: https://www.nownovel.com/blog/use-chekhovs-gun/ The fairies gifting Aurora before Maleficent arrives: from Sleeping Beauty https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Flora,_Fauna,_and_Merryweather Maltese Falcon film (1941) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/ Mcguffin: a literary device around which the plot revolves but which doesn’t do anything. See the suitcase in Pulp Fiction for a modern example https://www.writingclasses.com/toolbox/articles/what-is-a-mcguffin That scene in John Wick (the quote is at 7:40) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZBRrYEGET8 Eastenders Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZYa_KfLTtM “Curses, he missed the note” The Goon Show, series 5 episode 7 ‘China Story’ http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s05e17_china_story “Always in the last place you look, like stockings” – Flemeth, DragonAge Excalibur: the name of the sword of King Arthur: https://www.ancient.eu/Excalibur/ Glamdring – Gandalf’s sword from Lord of the Rings: https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Glamdring “Your father smells of elderberries” Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/ Smol Snek: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/snek “Look at his little back leg going like the clappers” Round the Horne:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_the_Horne “Hey! Listen!” Navi from The Legend of Zelda games https://zelda.gamepedia.com/Navi Rubber chicken with a pulley in it – Monkey Island computer game: https://monkeyisland.fandom.com/wiki/Rubber_Chicken_With_A_Pulley_In_The_Middle Tea and No Tea from the Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy computer game: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Zac McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders: PC game from 1988 https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/ZakMcKrackenAndTheAlienMindbenders Chamberlain – character from The Dark Crystal (Film and TV series) https://darkcrystal.fandom.com/wiki/SkekSil “I shall do such things, what they are yet I know not, but they shall be the terrors of the earth” King Lear, Act 2, Scene 4 “I don’t know if they grade it, but… coarse” - Sterling Archer, Archer, episode ‘Mole Hunt’ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1539157/characters/nm0168642 If you’d like to read the Ballad of Svipdag for yourself, you can find it here: https://thenorsegods.com/the-ballad-of-svipdag/ How to find us online

Episode 70 – Njals Saga part 2   Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   The Sword of Damocles https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-sword-of-damocles Hamlet’s father’s ghost https://www.shmoop.com/hamlet/ghost.html Asterix and Obelix: https://www.asterix.com/en/portfolio/obelix/ Mr Croup and Mr Vandemar – from Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere: http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/c/croup.htm “Passport in the name of Emily Berkenstien” The book of Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers “Two heated towel rails” Lenny Henry, Live and Unleashed: https://youtu.be/Vd6CqB144JA?t=1371 “Good Yard” from a drunk student emailing his professor to ask for an extension: https://imgur.com/gallery/w7tqd Nero in Star Trek (2009) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/?ref_=tt_ch Mindhunter (2017 -2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5290382/ Game of Thrones https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones Jean Baptiste Emmanuelle Zorg, the 5th Element (1997( https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Fifth_Element John Wick (2014) https://john-wick.fandom.com/wiki/John_Wick_(film) Dallas (1978 – 1991) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077000/ Dynasty (1981 – 1989) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081856/ How to find us online

Episode 69 – Njals Saga part 1 Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   “Write the theme tune, sing the theme tune” from the character Dennis Waterman, Little Britain https://littlebritain.fandom.com/wiki/Dennis_Waterman “You must watch these little points” The Goon Show, The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved). First broadcast 16th November 1964 http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s05e08_the_mystery_of_the_marie_celeste_solved Suzanne totally forgot which episode the Beowulf episode was, it was episode 6. Not episode 5, which was 9 realms in 20 minutes… Blackadder and Baldrick’s short holiday, in Dish and Dishonesty from 1986 Segway - http://uk-en.segway.com/ Isle of Lewis Chessmen – especially the Berserker piece biting on his own shield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_chessmen George RR Martin – author of A Song of Ice and Fire, made into the TV series of Game of Thrones Minecraft sheep: https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Sheep Tom Bombadill: character from Lord of the Rings (cut from the film adaptations): https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Bombadil Luke Skywalker and Biggs Darklighter: childhood friends in the Star Wars Universe: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Biggs_Darklighter/Legends Asterix and Obelix: https://www.asterix.com/en/portfolio/obelix/ “Running, jumping climbing trees” Eddie Izzard, Dress to Kill Being a lumberjack – The Lumberjack Song from Monty Python, British Comedy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfRdur8GLBM TLC, No Scrubs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrLequ6dUdM “Possibly Brain, but where are we going to get…?” Pinky and the Brain: https://pinkyandthebrain.fandom.com/wiki/Are_You_Pondering_What_I%27m_Pondering%3F The Importance of Being Earnest – the tea party scene between Cecily and Gwendoline https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/earnest/section4/ HBO’s Rome: Attia and Sevillia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN-Jb_uZSPc Mr Croup and Mr Vandemar – from Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere: http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/c/croup.htm If you’d like to look at the saga before our part II, head here: https://www.gradesaver.com/njals-saga How to find us online

Episode 68 – Come Kif! Following St Ansgar Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org   Tessa Thompson: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1935086/ “Hola Commander, have a muffin.” Strike Commander: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_Commander “If you’re looking for adventure, I bet my shinies will tempt you.” Everquest II “Robust ...precise...” The Sommelier Scene from John Wick II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUpfO4x8Ch8 Status Quo – famous for using three main chords in their songs: http://www.statusquo.co.uk/ Zapp Brannigan - from Futurarma: https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Zapp_Brannigan Ace Rimmer – from Red Dwarf:http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/a/acerimmr.htm Ab Urbe Condita – “From the founding of the city” “Abbot says ‘Come Home’” a paraphrase of ‘Gerda says come home’ one of the number of rune sticks found in Bergen: http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/40/v40i02p049-058.pdf Dread Pirate Roberts – from The Princess Bride: https://princessbride.fandom.com/wiki/Dread_Pirate_Roberts London Vatican Embassy https://www.visahq.co.uk/vatican/embassy/united-kingdom/ A bit Pete Tong – Cockney Rhyming Slang for ‘a bit wrong’ “A passport in the name of Emily Berkenstein” From Red Dwarf: https://reddwarf.fandom.com/wiki/Mimas An English translation of the Vita Anskari is available here: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/anskar.asp If you look at other sources for Ansgar, contrast them with this one: http://www.oodegr.com/english/biographies/arxaioi/Ansgar_Hamburg.htm How to find us online

Episode 67 - Vikings and Christians   Things we talk about in this episode: Opening Music: 'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I] Closing Music: 'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients] Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org     “Kate von Lichtenstein” - paraphrased from A Knight’s Tale (2001) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183790/ Sashay Away – Ru Paul, especially in Ru Paul’s Drag Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLpMwN9n0ZM Invader Zim https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235923/ The Golgafrinshan B Ark: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Golgafrinchan_Ark_Fleet_Ship_B Ibn Fadlan’s account of the Rus Chieftains burial: https://www.worldbulletin.net/history/perception-of-the-vikings-from-ibn-fadlans-glance-in-al-risala-h115169.html The Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eaters-Dead-Michael-Crichton/dp/0099222825 The 13th Warrior (1999) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120657/ The Anglo Saxon Chronicle https://www.britannica.com/topic/Anglo-Saxon-Chronicle Runestones in Sweden https://mashable.com/2017/01/07/runestones-of-sweden/?europe=true The conversion of Northern Europe – Suzanne likes Fletcher’s book “The Conversion of Europe: From Paganism to Christianity 371 – 1386 AD” - accessible for the non-academic and a good overview of the whole period. “5... 10, 20 big lads” Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves (1991) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102798/ Runestones were painted: https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/power-and-aristocracy/rune-stones/ and also http://www.the-ninth-age.com/community/index.php?thread/43805-painted-runestones/ for images Roman statues were also painted: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/gods-in-color-ancient-world-polychromy/index.html and here for a video: https://theancienthome.com/blogs/blog-and-news/greek-roman-statues-painted Civic works mentioned on runestones: the brige at Taby - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarlabanke_Runestones Adam of Bremen: esp his description of the temple at Uppsala http://www.germanicmythology.com/works/uppsalatemple.html Redwaaaaall! Rom the Brian Jacques childrens book series https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/DUI/redwall Bede and his account of King Redwald’s two altars: https://wuffingeducation.co.uk/information/previous-study-days/2015-jan-to-march/temple-of-the-two-altars/  Emperor Julian the Apostate https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julian-Roman-emperor Pharoh Akenton https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/pharaoh-akhenaten-different-view-heretic-king-005249 Top down and bottom up conversion in the early church: https://www.history.com/news/inside-the-conversion-tactics-of-the-early-christian-church The Emperor’s new clothes https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheEmperorsNewClothes_e.html Sutton Hoo’s christening spoons: https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=86503&partId=1&searchText=byzantine&place=35846&page=1 The conversion of St Paul: https://catholicexchange.com/the-conversion-of-st-paul The Irish Crozier and Buddha finds from Helgo: http://irisharchaeology.ie/2013/12/the-helgo-treasure-a-viking-age-buddha/ How to find us online