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Monday Apr 15, 2019
Frithcast Episode 56 - Norse Themes in Fiction Books
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Episode 56 – Norse Themes in Fiction Books
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
“Are we just going to stand around, or are we going to fight?” Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tukQDg22o9M
“Too soon” Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk, with reference to the short lived cult classic TV show Firefly, especially for their promo of ConMan https://io9.gizmodo.com/nathan-fillion-and-alan-tudyk-return-to-fandom-in-new-s-1690725690
Fererro Rocher https://www.ferrero.co.uk/Ferrero-Rocher and _that advert from 1993: The Ambassadors Party : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P-nZZkQqTc (and the updated version from 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpB0r941bSg )
The dude in jeans that ran through all the walls: Levi’s 2002 ‘Freedom to Move’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fKtXFJQzo4
More cowbell – SNL ‘More Cowbell’ 2000 https://vimeo.com/241311990
The Last Kingdom – Bernard Cornwell – books and TV series
“What do we say to Death? Not today.” Sirio Florel and Arya Stark, Game of Thrones, series 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfXvs2jf2DU
“The only thing a man can do is smile back” Gladiator (2000) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgKUBnoO39I
“The pointy end goes into the other man” The Mask of Zorro (1988) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29FXtcCY8C0
Syiro Florel – character from Game of Thrones, series 1 https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Syrio_Forel
Bene Tleilaxu - The Facedancer assassins from Dune https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Bene_Tleilax
Eaters of the Dead – Michael Crichton – the basis for The 13th Warrior (along with elements of Beowulf) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eaters-Dead-Michael-Crichton/dp/0099222825
American Gods https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005NACYQU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 and Norse Mythology https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LY7XGR1/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 – Neil Gaiman
The Gospel of Loki – Joanne Harris http://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/books/the-gospel-of-loki/
The Broken Sword – Poul Anderson https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004BDOK0I/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Iceland – Betsy Tobin https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NL8Q7AK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Giants of the Frost – Kim Wilkins https://www.amazon.co.uk/Giants-Frost-Kim-Wilkins/dp/0575077212/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
The Long Dark Teamtime of the Soul – Douglas Adams https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0053PHCWG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Bloodeye – Giles Kristian (trilogy) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0031RS3IU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
The Long Ships - Frans Bengtsson https://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Ships-Saga-Viking-Age-ebook/dp/B00GLGZX2M
The Sea Road – Margaret Elphinstone https://www.margaretelphinstone.co.uk/phdi/p1.nsf/supppages/0994?opendocument&part=6
Half a King – Joe Abercrombie (trilogy) http://www.joeabercrombie.com/books/half-a-king/
The Mere Wife – Maria Dahvanna Headley https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CMGW2SD/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
All the Windracked Stars – Elizabeth Bear (trilogy) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003KN3WS6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
The Hobbit https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hobbit-J-R-Tolkien/dp/0007525494 / The Lord of the Rings https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002RI9176/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 – JRR Tolkien
The Way of Wyrd – Brian Bates https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004AM770U/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Young Adult
The Seafarers Kiss – Julia Ember https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07P1DB7LY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
The Boneless Mercies – Genevieve Tucholke https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078WC37JG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Middle Grade
Magnus Chase – Rick Rhiordan (series) http://rickriordan.com/series/magnus-chase-and-the-gods-of-asgard/
Secrets of Valhalla – Jasmine Richards (series) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Valhalla-Jasmine-Richards/dp/0062010107
Hilda and the Troll – graphic novel – Luke Pearson (series) https://lukepearson.com/Hilda/Hilda-and-The-Troll
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase – Joan Aiken (series) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009PMBVBG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Odd and the Frost Giants – Neil Gaiman https://www.amazon.co.uk/Odd-Frost-Giants-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0747598118
The Curse of Fenric – Dr Who episode series from 1989 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curse_of_Fenric
The Cartmel Master Plan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartmel_Masterplan
Vikings – TV show https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2306299/
The CGI version of Beowulf (2007) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442933/
Fafnir and Sigurd - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fafnir
The animated Lord of the Rings (unfinished, 1978) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077869/
Guards, Guards – Terry Pratchett https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Book:Guards!_Guards!
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