Six Questions V: Vigdís Sveinsdóttir
In the fifth interview of Mimisbrunnr.info's Six Questions series, we interview Vigdís Sveinsdóttir, an Icelandic-Norwegian psychology PhD candidate and Viking Age reenactor living and studying in Bergen, Norway. Vigdís operates the site valkyrja.com, where she regularly posts her thoughts, photography, and research on Viking Age-related topics.
Articles and Artifacts: June 2016
Articles and Artifacts (AA) is a new column here at Mimisbrunnr.info dedicated to covering academic developments in ancient Germanic studies—recent publications, archaeological finds, new translations, and the like. AA is authored by Joseph S. Hopkins.
In AA's first installment:
* Design Selected for Oslo Viking Ship Museum Expansion
* Danish Police and Archaeologists Examine Possible Viking Age Arson
* A Newly Found Grave Offers Clues to Heathen Female Social Status
* Team Rainbow Power Finds Huge Viking Age Gold Hoard in Denmark
* Sverris Saga Detail Confirmed by Archaeologists
* Amateur Archaeologist to Receive Anglo-Saxon Coin Find Share
* Winter 2015-2016 Issue of RMN Newsletter Now Available
Popular Resonances: June 2016
Throwback Thursday: American Gods, a Novel by Neil Gaiman
New Feature: Popular Resonances
Popular Resonances: May 2016
April and May Roundup: Point Rosee, the Woman in Blue, Finds Aplenty, and Much More
A semester wrapped and a move took place and now we've got a nice big update for everyone. Behold!:
* Point Rosee: Satellite Images Reveal Potential Second Norse Settlement in North America
* Viking Age Sword Sparks Conflict in Russia, Ukraine, and Estonia
* Viking Age Thing Found in Bute, Scotland
* Unusual Viking Age Object Anonymously Donated to National Museum of Ireland
* More Information about Short-Lived Viking Age "Woman in Blue" Revealed from Teeth Analysis
* Discovery of around 150 Anglo-Saxon Graves in Bulford
* New Reading of Rök Runestone
* Discoverer of Galloway Hoard Claims Mistreatment
* Huge Viking Age-Inspired Ship Arrives in Iceland from Norway
* Icelandic Elf School in the News Again
* The Wild Hunt Food Cart Begins Operation in Portland, Oregon
March Roundup: New Birka-type Crucifix Discovered, Dexippus Fragment Translation Published, Rare Belt Buckle Found, and Galloway Hoard Images
March has been pretty fruitful for news in ancient Germanic studies. From a new Birka-type Viking Age crucifix found on the Danish island of Funen, to a new translation of newly discovered fragment of an account of a Gothic invasion of Greece, to the implications of a curious belt buckle found in a Viking Age grave in Jutland, and finally to new images of a Viking Age hoard found in Scotland, there's plenty to talk about here.
Six Questions IV: Kevin French
The fourth entry for Mimisbrunnr.info's Six Questions series is an interview with American academic and Heathen Kevin French. Outside of his academic work, French maintains a popular following via his Tumblr blog, where he regularly fields questions regarding topics such as North Germanic religion, runology, and Germanic linguistics.
French is additionally moderator for Fuck Yeah Norse Mythology, a Tumblr blog that functions as something of an aggregate for posts on Norse mythology within the Tumblr community, ranging from art to discussion threads. French's Tumblr activities provide a window into how Germanic Heathenry exists and operates on a popular internet platform in 2016.