Bonus Episode - Disappearing Doppelgängers, Viking Thralls, and the Comedy of the Sagas

About this episode

Sebastian answers questions about Viking voyages to North America, discussing slavery, undiscovered settlements, and doppelgängers.

In this bonus episode Sebastian takes questions about the recent series on the Viking voyages to North America. In it he reckons with the history of slavery in the Norse world, guesses at why the southern Vinland of settlement of Hóp remains undiscovered, and muses about doppelgängers. Tune-in and find out how controversial episode art, tidal lagoons, and absurdist saga writers all play a role in the story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• Viking history
• slavery
• doppelgängers
• Norse culture
• sagas

Keywords

• Viking voyages
• Hóp
• southern Vinland
• absurdist saga writers
• tidal lagoons

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Disappearing Doppelgängers, the Comedy of the Sagas

Places: North America, Vinland, Hóp

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