This week Mathias and Daniel are sitting down with Espen Hatleskog otherwise known by his internet moniker: "Pilotviking." Espen does a lot of Viking themed photography and runs successful Instagram and Facebook pages for both himself and his dog Fenris.
Topics of discussion will include: The significance of wolves and ravens in Viking Culture, what kinds of dogs did Vikings domesticate, and how Harald Fairhair because the first king of Norway.
If you would like to check out Espen's amazing photography you can find pictures of him at:
Instagram.com/pilotviking
And if you only want pictures of his handsome dog Fenris you can find those at:
Instagram.com/fenris_the_vikingdog
How did a dog get so many Instagram followers? Well, it's complicated.
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