Medieval Icelandic Sagas Podcast 1

The first podcast of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas course hosted by edX and UIcelandX at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. Hosted by Beth Rogers & Hjalti Snær Ægisson.

1:05 - Hjalti's Introduction & Research Interests

4:26 - Beth's Introduction & Research Interests

7:26 - Beth & Hjalti talk about the Eucharist (Church history AND food history!)

10:16 - Week 1 of Our Course

12:40 - Thank you to edX and University of Iceland

14:55 - Beth's favorite thing about teaching Medieval Icelandic Sagas

16:26 - Misconceptions about Nordic Culture (Vikings and Pop Culture!)

21:42 - What the word "Viking" actually means

25:45 - A note from Hjalti about grading

27:05 - What's coming up in Week 2

29:24 - Next week's guest

29:50  - Beth and Hjalti discuss advice for anyone wishing to study medieval or Norse studies