21/08/2024
On today's episode we are delighted to have Heather Pringle author and journalist, join us to talk about GUDRID THE WELL-TRAVELED!
Gudrid was born into the Viking world which worshipped the old Norse Gods and their ways, but she was also born into a modern family that had adopted the hip new religion of the age: Christianity. This gave young Gudrid a unique ability to walk the line between the two religions, which would prove to be a giant stepping stone for Gudrid as she became the ultimate world traveler of her time.
Traveling was not quick or easy, and helping establish the first known European settlement in North America was even harder, but Gudrid did it all in epic fashion, and when she was pregnant, too! She clinked glasses with Leif Erikson and many other legends of the time, but Gudrid and her adventures across the Atlantic and back, and then all the way eventually to Rome, became so renowned that she appears in not one, but TWO of the surviving Viking Sagas.
Listen now to hear the story of this Viking Wonder Woman and her trips across the globe! Heather also brings us fascinating information about Viking women and culture, and the recent developments in archaeology that have uncovered a whole new understanding of what it meant to be a Viking woman in this time period. It's an episode you won't want to miss!
Then be sure to order Heather's upcoming book The Northwomen: Untold Stories From the Other Half of the Viking World to read more about Gudrid and other amazing Viking Broads!
Listen now & check out Heather's book at the links in our comments.
