32: The Unspeakable Cults of Gothiscandza (w/ Krister Vasshus & Laurine Albris)

Beginning as an attempt at a conversation on the enduring memory of ancient tribes in the Norwegian county system, and the erasure of their memory in the face of modern centralization, onomastician Krister Vasshus and archaeologist Laurine Albris joins the podcast for a numinous discussion that soon evolves in the direction of pagan place names and some of the stranger cult sites the North can offer, including some shocking new reveals from the frontlines of Nordic Iron Age archaeology. Support Brute Norse @ https://linktr.ee/brutenorse Some referenced works: - Bjorvand, Harald et. al. (2019). Irilien på Øverby i Vingulmark. Viking: Norsk arkeologisk årbok, årgang 82. - Olsen, Magnus (1905). Det gamle norske ønavn Njarðarlog - Bergsveinn Birgisson (2014). Den svarte vikingen. - Universitetsmuseet (UiB). «Enestående funn av hedensk gudehov fra yngre jernalder» [Last downloaded Nov. 19. 2020: https://tinyurl.com/y5suz8al] - Grundvad, Lars & Laurine Albris (2020). Afdækning af fænomenet hørg fra yngre jernalder og vikingetid. Nye udgravninger ved Harreby. [Last downloaded Nov. 19. 2020: https://tinyurl.com/y52lt5m4] - Nordberg, Andreas (2002). Vertikalt placerade vapen i vikingatida gravar. Fornvännen. - Heide, Eldar (2013). Solar og gudane på Tysnesøya. Chaos.