Dr. Tom Birkett | Norse Myth in The Last Kingdom, Vikings, LOTR, and the MCU

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.
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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 Index
00:00 | Intro
00:16 | Dr. Tom Birkett
06:17 | Norse myth and Viking Culture
36:09 | How Norse myth was used in WWII
40:05 | Vikings Use of North Mythology/Odin
51:12 | TLK and Vikings getting to Valhalla
54:30 | Laws in Vikings
58:38 | Vikings vs TLK ships
01:01:57 | Vikings vs TLK shield walls and battles
01:09:44 | Alfred the Great
01:21:47 | Ragnar and Sons
01:27:34 | The Irish and Vikings
01:32:02 | Aethelflead
01:33:08 | Thor Ragnarok and and MCU
01:35:15 | Future Books
 
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The Screen Chronicles Interview Dr. Tom Birkett. (C) 2020 Copyright. All rights reserved to Colby Griffin and Steve Kozuch of The Screen Chronicles. 
 

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