About this episode
Vikings have seen a resurgence recently thanks to shows like (ahem) Vikings, and games like Assassins Creed Valhalla and Valheim, but what if I told you the best piece of Viking fiction of the past 20 years was actually a manga? And more importantly, that it's story is based on real vikings!This week, Mat's not only joined by another passionate lover of comics, but a descendant of Thorfinn Karlsefni himself: author and translator, Árni Beck Gunnarsson! Join us as we really dive into Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura! We not only explore the book's story and themes, but actually talk at the length about viking history and the Icelandic sagas! It's an episode not to missed! ---Show Notes:----Podcasts:The excellent Mangasplaining episode on Vinland SagaÁrni's podcast, Tegneseriesnak ---Manga:Planetes by Makoto YukimuraDragon Ball by Akira ToriyamaAkira by Katsuhiro OtomoMy Hero Academia by Kohei HorikoshiFarewell My Odin by Chihiro Yoshioka---Danish Viking Comics:Valhalla Tall Tales of Midgard by Bjørk Matias Friis---TV Shows / MoviesVikingsNorsemenAkira Kurosawa---Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music!Find us on:X: Manga Tak PodBluesky: Manga Tak PodInstagram: Manga Tak Pod
