Happy #InternationalPodcastDay to any and all who have listened, watched, subscribed and followed me on this crazy but cool journey of which began way back in 2021!!! What was your first episode of Valhalla Conversations? #IndiePodcast #Podcaster #Podcast #Vikings #NorseMyth #History

And now a news update from the Valkyries: 📢 "Valhalla is closed for cleaning"⛔️🧹 🗓 Reopen November 🆕️👥 5 New Guests = 5 New Episodes before 2026. Watch the Runecast to learn the full details about #ValhallaConversations #podcast. youtu.be/DK4f6m8nNz0

This is my Lokifesto #KidsConf #UKkidlit #edusky lokibooks.com/lokifesto/

Happy Tyrs-Day everyone! Delighted to drop a new bonus episode on #ValhallaConversations #podcast with special guest Sharon Bennett Connolly. Join us and discover the truth about the women in "King and Conqueror". youtu.be/ek-uatXDt9s?...

Had a really good Mentoring meeting with Chris at Kirklees Local TV about my podcast plans and challenges. It has felt liberating to really deep dive into my ideas and hopes, with someone who understands the time and skill needed for such content creation.

The book has arrived and thus I can begin taking a deep dive into the historical fact behind the drama of King & Conqueror - as I prep for a special bonus episode with the author, Sharon Bennett Connolly. And yes, this the only neutral way I am going to connecting with King & Conqeror series.

Delighted to share the word that my academic friend Alberto has had his fascinating research published in a book titled "The Representation of Vikings in Cinema and Television." Yes I will be getting a copy to read from cover to cover. Yes I will be inviting him on the podcast. #Vikings #TV #Film

The kiddo discovered my hoard of children's viking books and asked to read some! She picked: Three Little Vikings by @bethanwoollvin.bsky.social And Thorfin the Nicest Viking by David MacPhail #ChildrensBooks #Vikings

Now that I got 2 pretty big special secret projects submitted and its up to the Norns what happens, I can finally make more vikingy norse themed content! Coming soon are: Vikingy Children's Books showcase And Debut of Becky Bookwyrm Bites! Short video book reviews! What do you think?

Oh look 👀 #YouTubeCommunity is now LIVE on my YouTube channel! Join the Conversation with other Subscribers and myself! Be the first to learn about future episodes, future guests, exciting content expansion plans and peaks behind the scenes of Valhalla Conversations podcast and more! #YouTubeCreator

📖 A Viking Market Kingdom in Ireland and Britain: Trade Networks and the Importation of a Southern Scandinavian Silver Bullion Economy - Dr Tom Horne @routledgehistory.bsky.social | @routledgebooks.bsky.social | @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.routledge.com/A-Viking-Mar...

Still pinch myself that guests this level of Coolness are genuinely happy to join me in my geeky virtual hall to talk Vikings and norse stuff. Was a lot of fun and insightful chat with @zackkaps.bsky.social and I can't wait to enjoy Kill All Immortals II when it launches in October. @darkhorse.com

Happy Thors-Day a new episode of #ValhallaConversations #podcast has dropped today. Featuring special guest @zackkaps.bsky.social as we explore Vikings and immortality in his newest comic, Kill All Immortals. Watch on YouTube, listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. @darkhorse.com

This week, our project member Chris Cooijmans will be revealing some initial results from the Great Viking Survey as part of the Midgard Talks series in Borre. Do come along if you find yourself in the area, especially if you're already at Midgardsblot next door! vestfoldmuseene.no/midgard-viki...

Episode 18 of #ValhallaConversations #podcast is edited, uploaded and scheduled to premier next Thors-Day 14th August 10am BST. Join me and learn why @zackkaps.bsky.social chose to write about a family of immortal Vikings in Kill All Immortals from @darkhorse.com. Subscribe on YouTube & Spotify.

Wrote the forward to this collection of short stories about Loki. It's a handsome book!

This week on the Writing Worlds Podcast we'll be chatting with @kaitlinfelix.bsky.social and @joshuagillingham.bsky.social about world building inspired by Vikings and Norse settings. Patreon backers can listen now (here www.patreon.com/AltStories) the episode will be on general release tomorrow

Here's the first panel of the Icelandic Egils saga Skallagrímssonar adapted as an English-language comic by Felix Molander. He's shared it for you to check out at imgur.com/gallery/egil... Note: Like the original, it has adult content.

In other, other news, plans and discussions are being had with a team in my local town who have the skills, space and technology to LEVEL UP #ValhallaConversations #podcast! This partnership will bring great visual improvements and more content/bonus episodes! Synched with when kid's at school too!

In other news, I recently finished a first draft of a short story, the first I've written in over a decade since finishing my creative writing degree. Currently waiting for some feedback from @kaitlinfelix.bsky.social who has volunteered to endure and suffer it. There is an exciting deadline!

This is my current read: Valley of the Vikings by @lizkessler.bsky.social - and yes I borrowed it from Kirklees Library simply because of the word Vikings. Rather enjoying it. Children's fiction is just as good as adult fiction. And I'm definitely wanting to add Liz to my future podcast guest list.

Pssst. If you’ve been thinking of checking out ‘Children’ (The Ten Worlds book I) and you don’t have it yet, wait literally a few days. The sale season is coming :) (But if you wish to buy it at full price, please do!) www.bjornlarssen.com/children

Of course, this is NOT the most popular or even common representation of Loki. This is incredibly and vastly at odds to the Loki of @joannechocolat.bsky.social @louiestowell.bsky.social @catrector.com and @lyrawolfauthor.bsky.social Remarkably it's also opposed to the Marvel representation.

Now, there is a LOT to be said about the representation of Norse Gods and other characters from the pantheon, etc. Marvel has a LOT of influence there... Book representation has always interested me. Yet I sometimes forget how much Book Covers also have an impact. Exhibit A. Class, discuss

Episode 17 of #ValhallaConversations #podcast with @kaitlinfelix.bsky.social drops at 10am BST on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Subscribe whereever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe on YouTube and help me reach 100 Subs! youtu.be/LuOAdtXySY4?... #Vikings #Books #VikingWomen #NorseWomen

A special episode for June was a wonderful chat with a photographer of the Norse Gods... Jenn Robinson, a member of Regia Anglorum, who takes photographs using members, settings and of course their historical costumes. Join us as we get a View of the Old Gods. youtu.be/KxVZuSxfMhc

June's episode of #ValhallaConversations #podcast is with awesome author @gengornichec.bsky.social about her books, The Witch's Heart, about Angrbroda from the Myths. And The Weaver & The Witch Queen, about Gunnhilde a Queen of Norway. #NorseMyths #Vikings #History #Books youtu.be/CqjNNqR3GpM

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review from @soulchaserbecky.bsky.social "Gyda...is as strong in mind and body, as any other male viking hero of historical fiction. She stands superbly well alongside Uhtred of Bernard Cornwell's Last Kingdom series or Hrafn/Sigurd of Giles Kristian's trilogies." Interview upcoming!

Challenging our assumptions about the Vikings. What do you think? www.cjadrien.com/p/the-viking... #vikingsky #history #medievalsky #writingcommunity

Runestone, Lingsberg (Sweden) referencing payments of Danegeld in 11th century England ‘And Danr and Húskarl and Sveinn had the stone erected in memory of Ulfríkr, their father's father. He had taken two payments in England. May God and God's mother help the souls of the father and son‘ #medievalsky

In this Special Bonus episode of the #ValhallaConversations #podcast we welcome some "hapless heroes" from the Vikings & Valkyries #ttrpg podcast. Join me in welcoming them to Valhalla, learn of their chaotic adventures in this 2 hour episode full of laughs and tall tales. youtu.be/JsBP6mwjfY0

Finally finished The Savage Moon by Theodore Brun. The drama and tension and indeed violence is as savage as the title suggests. It made me shiver, gasp, curse and I loved every minute of it! Find my full review on my book blog: beckybookwyrm.blogspot.com/2025/05/beck... #BookReview #Vikings

Happy Woden's-Day! Time for another Bonus Episode of #ValhallaConversations #podcast in my mini series Legends of Jorvik. This week we welcome a talented modern day skald, @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social and discuss Norse mythology as ancient stories and more. Watch on YouTube or Listen on Spotify.

My newest #ValhallaConversations #podcast episode just dropped! And it's a Jotun sized one so it's releasing in two parts. Understandable with 2 special guest academics as we discuss Vikings and Games, from Tafl to Table Top to God Of War! Part 1 is available now. Part 2 is live from 2pm BST.

My latest bonus episode, Legends of Jorvik, is now live on YouTube and Spotify #podcasts. Meet the talented Katie Smith, who illustrated the one and only @jorvikviking.bsky.social Official Top Trumps card set! #NorseMyths #NorseMythology #ValhallaConversations #Jorvik youtu.be/C-xpVnu1oOY?...

Pregnant Vikings? A new study offers a glimpse of the stark reality of pregnancy in the Viking Age via analysis of art and literature from the period Read more, today at The Norse Mythology Facebook Page Visit www.facebook.com/norsemythology

If anyone has kids age 4+ who want a little taste of Dungeons and Dragons do check out Kat Willot's rollable comic adventure book, Dinos and Dice Rolls. Can be played with a D20 or 6 sided dice. Naomi has relished this book and we have had a different adventure every time! #DnD #ChildrensBooks #Dice

The May episode is out! This month we talk about our research and how that is woven into our books. We both love doing research and love talking about it, so it was a fun chat. Since we were simply chatting, the conversation went in some unexpected directions! linktr.ee/womenofthenorseworld

Can't take the girl outta the Valkyrie! Off to enjoy my first ever Opera experience, with Wagner's "The Valkyrie" streamed live to my local Odeon cinema! Wearing my @valkrpg.bsky.social tee of course, plus my bracelet from Stavanger to remind me that it's happening at the same time as my research.

Only a few days left to take the Great Viking Survey! Find it at vikingsurvey.org ⛵️

Delighted to finally drop the 2nd bonus podcast episode in my mini series, Legends of Jorvik. My special Guests are members of Time Will Tell Theatre who performed the Finale show of @jorvikviking.bsky.social Viking Festival. youtu.be/WWxlJ19tFtA?... #Vikings #Tyrfing #podcast #NorseMyths #Jorvik

I've got 3 brand new #podcast episodes to schedule tonight as part of my Mini series of bonus content, Legends of Jorvik. Subscribe today to join me in discussion with Time Will Tell Theatre, the Illustrator of @jorvikviking.bsky.social Top Trumps and the talented @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social

Three years ago I had my debut guest appearance on @jorvikviking.bsky.social That Jorvik Viking Thing Podcast with @joannechocolat.bsky.social @profcarolyne.bsky.social and @francescasimon.bsky.social ... A year ago I was able to announce my bit a academic debut at the MARRI Symposium in Norway.

Delighted to announce that folk near Hull have an amazing opportunity for a truly Norse night on Tuesday 24th June. As the boys of Old York Theatre bring their immersive play, #Jorvik, to Hull Truck Theatre. Join Ubba Ragnarson for a night to remember. #Vikings www.hulltruck.co.uk/whats-on/dra...

Really looking forward to seeing this now with this glimpse of Wotan's Valkyries, dirty and fierce... we shall have to swap notes @profcarolyne.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Beyond delighted to have been a small part of the wildest norse ttrpg out there. If you haven't listened to Vikings and Valkyries yet, I urge you to give it a go...

Vikings say the nicest things…https://rss.com/podcasts/vikingsandvalkyries/ @kaitlinfelix.bsky.social @joshuagillingham.bsky.social @vikingsvssamurai.bsky.social @cjadrien.bsky.social @forbeck.com @fjorntheskald.com @soulchaserbecky.bsky.social @sagathingpodcast.bsky.social

And so my book hoard grows... youtube.com/shorts/U4-gr...

Something incredibly Norse and incredibly beautiful arrived over the weekend. A treat from myself to myself. Artwork and retelling by Johan Egernkrans. A Short will go up on my YouTube channel soon to give you all a sneak peak within. #NorseMythology #Art #NorseArt #JohanEgerkrans #ArtBoom #Books

To mark JORVIK’s 40th anniversary, we recorded interviews with members of the original project team. This film features excerpts from those interviews and archive material, to tell the story of how this attraction came to be. Watch here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbGn...