The Viking Berserkr with Dr Roderick Dale

About this episode

Dr Roderick Dale joins Becky Hill to discuss Viking representation and misconceptions about Berserkers.

Joining me in this episode is Dr Roderick Dale, we will discuss his role in the former World Tree Project looking at observations of Viking representation in the modern world, and then dive deep into our misconceptions about Viking Berserkers. You can buy his book 'The Myths and Raelities of the Viking Berserkr' from Routledge - https://www.routledge.com/The-Myths-a ...

People in this episode

Host: Becky Hill

Guest: Dr Roderick Dale

Topics covered

• Vikings
• Berserkers
• Misconceptions
• Cultural Representation
• History

Keywords

• Vikings
• Berserkers
• Dr Roderick Dale
• World Tree Project
• Cultural Misconceptions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Routledge

Books & works: The Myths and Raelities of the Viking Berserkr

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