Thilde Kold Holdt interview about her new Viking Fantasy Novel “Northern Wrath” (Solaris, 2020)
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Thilde Kold Holdt interview about her Viking Fantasy Novel “Northern Wrath”
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Interview Summary
Thilde Kold Holdt loves Norse culture since she herself is a Viking. She turned her love into a novel series and the first volume, Northern Wrath, will be published in October. I spoke to Thilde about the book, about rowing a Viking ship, about Viking culture and history, and about the things that inspire her.
0:34 – Thilde talks about why she wrote this book. She talks about being born in Denmark and embracing her Viking identity.
1:55 – Thilde talks about the details of the book. It’s set in Denmark and Thilde talks about Scandinavia. The story is partly historical fiction and partly epic fantasy.
5:56 – Thilde talks about the involvement of Christianity in Viking epic fantasy.
6:57 – Thilde talks about the extensive research she did for the book. She’s read all the sagas and the Eddas. She also joined the crew of the largest reconstructed Viking ship.
11:09 – Thilde talks about the archaeological and historical evidence for female warriors.
14:51 – Thilde talks about how she created the beasts in her novel. She focused on the Eddas. She really likes the giants and the Jotun.
17:09 – Thilde talks about how the giants in her novel live in Jotunheim.
17:55 – Thilde talks about how much she enjoyed a Danish comic book Valhalla.
19:38 – Thilde really enjoys the show Vikings.
20:45 – Thilde talks about horned helmets and Viking warships with shields.
24:37 – Thilde talks about Vikings and swimming.
26:16 – Thilde talks about the three places Vikings go in the afterlife. She also talks about Hel and Loki.
29:01 – Thilde talks about what she thinks of the Marvel comics and their take on the Norse myths.
30:51 – Thilde talks about Viking blood feuds. She also talks about the aesthetic of the novel.
35:18 – We talk briefly about the show the Beforiegners and Thilde’s writing process.
37:37 – Thilde talks about the languages she knows including Korean. Then she talks about how her characters forced a change in the plot as she wrote the novel.
41:10 – Thilde talks about how some of the characters did things that would be distasteful to modern audiences.
43:13 – Thilde talks about editing her book down for 400,000 words.
45:39 – Thilde talks about cutting some side characters.
46:36 – Thilde talks about having wanted to having magic powers.
47:49 – Thilde talks about Viking magic.
51:38 – Thilde talks about her enjoyment of Korean music and K-pop.
54:57 – Thilde talks about getting an agent and getting published.
60:09 – Thilde can be found at Thildekoldholdt.com , NorthernWrath.com and on twitter and instagram @koldholdt.
Links of interest
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Northern-Wrath/Thilde-Kold-Holdt/9781781088197
https://www.thildekoldholdt.com/
https://www.instagram.com/Koldholdt/
Contact Information
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Guests: Thilde Kold Holdt
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, academic, podcast, Solaris, fantasy, historical fiction, mythology,
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