Declan Taggart

Declan Taggart is a researcher at the University of Iceland working on morality, religion and social structure in early Iceland and Scandinavia.

XHe has published an award-winning book on the god Thor called How Thor Lost His Thunder, many articles related to Old Norse religion and literature, and been invited to lecture to academic audiences across Europe about his work. Beyond academia, Declan has contributed extensively to popular discussions of the Viking Age. He has given talks for schools on the early North and created artistic performances about its literature. He recently published a choose-your-own-adventure game about the settlement of Iceland called Choice of the Viking.