Dr. Tom Birkett | Norse Myth in The Last Kingdom, Vikings, LOTR, and the MCU
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In this episode we talk about the historical accuracy and Norse mythology inspiration of shows and movies including The Last Kingdom, Vikings, Thor Ragnarok, and The Lord of The Rings with Dr. Tom Birkett. Dr. Tom Birkett is a lecturer in Old English and Old Norse at University College Cork, Ireland. He has written books including Reading the Runes in Old English and Old Norse Poetry and The Norse Myths: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Check out our guest’s projects and profile in the links below. Time index for topics in our talk below as well. If you enjoy this talk, consider following us on podcast. Comment below your thoughts on Norse Mythology. Watch on our YouTube channel or go to: https://youtu.be/W0-vEIIE-lQ TSC IG: https://www.instagram.com/thescreenchronicles_/?hl=en TSC Twitter: https://twitter.com/colbyandsteve?lang=en Tom Birkett Links: Profile: http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/A014/tbirkett The Norse Myths: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Tom Birkett (2018): https://www.amazon.com/Norse-Myths-Stories-Heroes-Vividly/dp/1786488817 Reading the Runes in Old English and Old Norse Poetry. Birkett, Tom (2017): https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Runes-English-Norse-Poetry/dp/1472446267 Time Index00:00 | Intro00:16 | Dr. Tom Birkett06:17 | Norse myth and Viking Culture36:09 | How Norse myth was used in WWII40:05 | Vikings Use of North Mythology/Odin51:12 | TLK and Vikings getting to Valhalla54:30 | Laws in Vikings58:38 | Vikings vs TLK ships01:01:57 | Vikings vs TLK shield walls and battles01:09:44 | Alfred the Great01:21:47 | Ragnar and Sons01:27:34 | The Irish and Vikings01:32:02 | Aethelflead01:33:08 | Thor Ragnarok and and MCU01:35:15 | Future Books ... The Screen Chronicles Interview Dr. Tom Birkett. (C) 2020 Copyright. All rights reserved to Colby Griffin and Steve Kozuch of The Screen Chronicles. Music by Dan Bonnett (C) 2019. All music rights reserved to Colby Griffin and Ethan Pawlak and partnership with DP Studios.
