The Art of Viking Death

About this episode

The episode features Kevin Alexandrowicz and Devon Rawlings discussing their new book on Viking Age death and burial practices.

This time we are excited to welcome back to the show experimental archaeologists and living history experts Kevin Alexandrowicz and Devon Rawlings of Regia Anglorum and Jarnborg Vikings . They have collaborated on a new book project that brings Viking Age death to life in a stunningly visual and visceral way. Painstakingly staged and photographed, and based on the archaeology of actual burial sites, the graves Kevin, Devon, and their team created give us a glimpse into how the Norse prepared the dead for the next life. You’ll definitely want to watch instead of listen to see some of their amazing photographs as they explain the history and interpretation behind them. Published by Hyldyr in Washington State, which has also brought to life other Norse themes such as the poems Völuspá and Hávamál , the Fuþark runic alphabets, and the Galdrabók , this new book promises to change the way we visualize death and burial in the Viking Age. It even includes introductions by friends of the show archaeologists Leszek Gardeła and Giorgia Sottotetti! If you want to see an intriguing new way to engage with the Viking Age past, please buy the book ! You’ll be supporting history, archaeology…

People in this episode

Guests: Kevin Alexandrowicz, Devon Rawlings

Topics covered

• Viking Age
• death
• burial practices
• archaeology
• visual storytelling
• experimental archaeology

Keywords

• Viking death
• archaeology
• burial sites
• experimental archaeology
• visual storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Regia Anglorum, Jarnborg Vikings, Hyldyr

Books & works: Völuspá, Hávamál, Fuþark runic alphabets, Galdrabók

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