Frithcast Episode 101 - A Trip Around Jorvik I

Episode 101 A Trip Around Jorvik I

 

Things we talk about in this episode:

Opening Music:

'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.

[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]

Closing Music:

'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence

[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]

Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org

 

Ornithopters: In the real world, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopter  and, in Dune specifically, https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Ornithopter 
"Delicious Friends": A signature phrase used in the browser game Fallen London, by Failbetter Games, and its standalone spinoffs Sunless Sea and Sunless Skies. https://www.fallenlondon.com/ 

Mentour Pilot - The online persona of Swedish 737 pilot Petter Hörnfeldt, who creates YouTube videos exploring various aspects of commercial aviation for student pilots, aviation enthusiasts and nervous fliers: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwpHKudUkP5tNgmMdexB3ow 

Jorvik Viking Festival - Held yearly (outwith global pandemics) by the Jorvik Viking Centre: https://jorvikvikingfestival.co.uk 

Modern York: https://www.visityork.org 

Jorvik Archaeological Dig at Coppergate (1976-1981): https://www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk/about/jorvik-story/coppergate-dig/ 

Woodhenge - except I didn't mean Woodhenge; I meant Seahenge, also known as Holme I: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahenge 

"This is the Way" - from "The Mandalorian": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8111088/ 

York Archaeological Trust: https://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk 

Harris Matrix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_matrix 

Bone Skates: https://www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk/about/jorvik-artefact-gallery/  (scroll through artefacts list - you'll see 'em)

Cowrie shell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowrie 

Torksey pottery/Torksey ware: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/100398/5/Perry%20(in%20press).pdf  (PDF file, will need downloading to read)

Stick or long dice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_dice 

Magnetometer/MAD - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetometer 

"Cow Tools" - Cartoon by Gary Larson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Tools 

Joan of Arc - Sword in a Field: https://youtu.be/w47UQxld7LM  (Jeremy Irons wasn't in it, but John Malkovich was.)

York coin stamp: http://www.historyofyork.org.uk/partners/items/viking-coins 

 

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