Grimfrost Academy: Viking Age Herbs in Food, Culture and Magic
The first episode features Archaeobotanist and Quaternary Geologist Jens Heimdahl of the National Historical Museums in Stockholm, Sweden. He explains the use of plants and herbs in Viking Age Scandinavia and how they were connected to rituals, intoxication, brewing, healing, birth, magic and death. He also presents new, groundbreaking results from archaeological digs and possible clues to what could have caused the rage of berserkers.










