I am a medievalist and literary scholar by training. My work is about Vikings, medieval Iceland and the reception of these in the modern era.I studied at universities in Reykjavík, Iceland, and Brighton before completing my doctorate in medieval literature from the University of Oxford in 2010. I held research fellowships at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies in Reykjavík and at Harvard University from 2010 to 2016, I was a lecturer at Yale University from 2017 to 2019 and I currently work at the National Library of Norway. I have published numerous articles, an edited volume and two books about medieval literature and manuscripts, and I have edited scholarly publications in the same fields. My most recent book is Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World, published by Bloomsbury in 2020. I am currently working on a number of projects, including an edition of a medieval law code, and a new book about Vikings. I also work as a historical consultant for documentaries and feature films.My research interests focus on Vikings, Old Norse-Icelandic sagas, Norse mythology, and poetry, medieval manuscripts, medieval Iceland, women and gender, and identity issues more broadly.My website is vikingwomen.org, where I have more information about my work, a list of my podcast and other media appearances, and a blog.My twitter account is twitter.com/sagaknitter.Read more about this authorRead less about this author