Episode Thirty-nine: answering questions part one

About this episode

Johanna and K.S. answer questions from K.S.'s book club about the Viking Age and its misconceptions.

In this episode, Johanna and K.S. answer questions posed by K.S.'s book club! They had questions about how the world and people of the Viking Age are different from our modern world, how we approach misconceptions about the Viking Age in our books, and much more. This is the first part of two. Links: Johanna Wittenberg - johannawittenberg.com K.S. Barton - ksbarton.com

People in this episode

Host: Johanna

Guest: K.S.

Topics covered

• Viking Age
• misconceptions
• book club
• historical differences
• women in history

Keywords

• Viking Age
• history
• book club
• misconceptions
• women of the Norse world

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Johanna Wittenberg, K.S. Barton

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