About this episode

Johanna and K.S. interview Juliette Friedlander about the linguistic analysis of Norse sagas and the influence of Christianity on these stories.

In this episode, Johanna and K.S. talk to Juliette Friedlander about using linguistics to analyze the Norse sagas, particularly when it comes to women in the sagas and how much influence the Christians had over the stories. Links: Johanna Wittenberg - johannawittenberg.com K.S. Barton - ksbarton.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Johanna, K.S. Barton

Guest: Juliette Friedlander

Topics covered

• linguistics
• Norse sagas
• women in sagas
• Christian influence
• historical analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Johanna Wittenberg, K.S. Barton

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