About this episode

This episode features Prof. James Montgomery discussing Ibn Fadlan's adventures and his translations of Islamic texts.

In this week's episode, Dan and Mags are joined by Prof. James Montgomery as he tells us more about Ibn Fadlan's Adventures, drawing on the Islamic texts he personally translated. ------------------------------------------------ Check out James on the Classical Arabic Literature Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ArabLitPod https://open.spotify.com/show/0QdNolW13UErUVbr3s7AmX Follow Margrethe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkeomags Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do and would like to be in the audience for live streams of new episodes to ask questions, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NordicMythologypodcast Check out Dan's company, Horns of Odin, and the wide range of handmade items inspired by Nordic Mythology and the Viking Age. Visit: https://www.hornsofodin.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Farrand, Mags

Guest: James Montgomery

Topics covered

• Ibn Fadlan
• Islamic texts
• adventures
• translation
• Nordic mythology

Keywords

• Ibn Fadlan
• adventures
• Islamic texts
• translation
• Nordic mythology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Classical Arabic Literature Podcast, Horns of Odin, Nordic Mythology Podcast

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