'“Almost Like Family. Or Were They?” Vikings, Frisian Identity, and the Nordification of the Past.' That is the title of the latest article by Dr Simon Halink, researcher in modern cultural history and programme coordinator at the Fryske Akademy. The piece has been published in the special edition 'Medieval Scandinavian Studies Today: Whence, Whereto, Why' of the international bimonthly journal Humanities. Humanities is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on the meaning of cultural expression and perceptions as seen through different interpretative lenses.

In this article, Halink will chart this process of cultural “nordification” from its initial phase in the writings of Frisian Scandinavophiles to contemporary remediations of Frisian history in popular culture and public discourses. In this context, special attention will be paid to the reception history of the pagan King Redbad (d. 719) and his modern transformation from ‘God’s enemy’ to beloved national icon.

You can read the article here:

Halink, Simon. 2022. "“Almost Like Family. Or Were They?” Vikings, Frisian Identity, and the Nordification of the Past". Humanities 11, no. 5: 125. https://doi.org/10.3390/h11050125