Viking Heritage with Rosie Parent

An Archaeodeath Interview addressing 'Vikings' in contemporary heritage sites. Rosanne Parent is a PhD researcher currently looking at the representations of the Norse in England, France, and Canada using interdisciplinary methodology including history, archaeology, and linguistics.
For further reading on the topics discussed here:
Vikings and Victorians by Andrew Wawn.
The Viking World, edited by Stefan Brink with Neil Price.
Digging into the Dark Ages, edited by Howard Williams and Pauline Clarke
Sites mentioned:
Jórvík: www.jorvikviki...
Ornavik: www.ornavik.fr/
L'Anse aux Meadows: parcs.canada.c...

[@jamieparent7863]

Very engaging!

[@amandadunsmore1167]

What a great interview, I can't wait to see more of Rosie's research

[@bonetiredtoo]

Your comments about gift shops resonates with me. Just visit the shop of any National Trust, Cadw, English Heritage and they dumb down (with some exceptions) the property and its story massively.