The Modern Historian, the Canadian Medievalist, and other such Oxymorons

I chart my way through my latest degree and try to make sense of pursuing a career in Northern European Medieval and Viking History in Canada. Norse History, Canadian History, History Institutions, Medievalism and Student Life abound.

Sunday, May 24, 2015

50th Annual International Congress of Medieval Studies

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This is my fifth time at the Congress, the 50th Annual Congress, and the first time that I have actually made it to the dance on Saturday Ni...

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Friday, May 15, 2015

"Vikings" Travelling Exhibition showcases the talents of museum storytellers

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If you think about the popular response to Vikings, it is actually quite extraordinary, because, due to their propensity to build things out...

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Please Hire Me!: An open letter to Barrie Osborne, Warner Brothers and Leonardo DiCaprio from a Viking specialist

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The video of Leonardo DiCaprio's speech to the UN popped up in my facebook feed this week. I watched, and listened to the message and fo...

They think that we’re invaders, that we’ve come to take over their land’: Postcolonialism and the Viking Film in the United States

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It is the character Professor Ivarsson, an American-Scandinavian archeologist, who becomes our guide to the Viking world in the Disney pro...

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Megan Arnott: London, Ontario, Canada; I recently earned my MA in Public History from the University of Western Ontario. Prior to that I have an MA from the University of Nottingham in Norse and Viking Studies, and a BAH in Medieval Studies from Queen's University. I am currently a volunteer for the Simcoe County Museum and a past President of the Queen's Students of the Speculative Realm (SOSR) society specializing in Science Fiction and Fantasy.

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