North vs West Germanic: Why did they split?

How did the Northwest Germanic language split into North and West Germanic languages? How did these language families remain mutually intelligible? What were the differences between them? What foreign cultures influenced the language and culture of the Germanic folk? These are the sorts of answers I sought in this Jive Talk with the talented young philologist, Konrad Rosenberg. Germanic gems blog: https://germanicgems.substack.com/Starting Heathenry: https://startingheathenry.thinkific.com
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A preprint for a new large study by Silva et al titled "Genomic history and selection in Roman and early medieval Britain” uses new data with 1039 ancient samples and new methods to confirm what previous studies have found about our island history. Namely that the Romans didn’t affect us much but the Anglo-Saxons did. There are also some surprising findings in there..Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/survivethejive All Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive

The Indo-European barrow aka kurgan aka burial mound is a funerary monument tradition that lasted about 6000 years and spread with the Proto-Indo-European Yamnaya from Eastern Europe as far as China to the East, the Atlantic to the West and Siberia to the North. This monument is not only the proof of our greatness but is also the sacred centre of the Heathen religion which links this middle Earth to the Heavens and the underworld. This is a guest podcast episode taken from Radio North Sea International on the Hearthfire Radio Network. Ending music Sanguine Fire by Elegiac is used with permission from the artist. 

Professor Francis Young is an expert in Baltic paganism and is one of the foremost English speaking scholars of the subject. Here he explains the late medieval and early modern written sources for pagan practices in Lithuania and Latvia. We discuss the Baltic gods like Žemyna and Perkunas, as well as fairies, rituals and traditions of the Balts. Check out https://hearthfireradio.com/register/folkmoot-basic?coupon=HEARTHFIRE2026 and use the code "HEARTHFIRE2026" to get one month for free.This podcast depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejive

What did Viking hairstyles really look like? Did all Vikings have beards? Was long hair a mark of aristocracy among the Germanic tribes? In this stream I will talk about some of these misconceptions.Watch the live stream with the images I am describing on JIVE TALK YouTube channel. This podcast depends on your support: https://www.patreon.com/c/survivethejive

Anglo-German relations were good in the 19th century up until the Boer war, and have been tense ever since. In this talk, historian, Tom Rowsell , explains the deep roots the two nations share in common; the Anglo-Saxons, the Celts, the Bell Beaker folk, The Single Grave Culture and the network of Bronze Age cultures in Northern Europe who traded with each other and shared mutual descent from the Corded Ware culture. The talk was delivered to students in Hamburg in February 2026.This podcast depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveStarting Heathenry: https://startingheathenry.thinkific.com/

This talk explores the enduring power of shared historical identity in sustaining cultural ecosystems, from the mythic narratives of Hengest and Horsa in Anglo-Saxon England to the contested memory of Captain Cook in Britain and Australia. By tracing how ancient settlers wove history into sacred myth, and how explorers became immortalised as heroes or villains, we see the necessity of positive myth in binding communities together. Today, in the digital age, new technologies—from social media networks to global video platforms—serve as the bards and Muses of our time, enabling diasporic peoples across the Anglosphere to renew their connections and reimagine their founding stories. The talk argues that the future of cultural resilience lies in embracing these tools to create and share narratives that dignify our origins, reconcile divided traditions, and ensure that figures like Captain Cook and Hengest, and Horsa remain living symbols of identity for generations to come.This talk was delivered in twice in Australia in October 2025. This recording was from an event held by The Scyldings. Starting Heathenry: https://startingheathenry.thinkific.com

It is time for the annual Jive Talk AMA session in which fans can ask me any question they like. Please support Survive the Jive: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJiveStarting Heathenry: https://startingheathenry.thinkific.com/

Anglo-Saxon England was racially diverse according to a new genetics paper 'West African ancestry in seventh-century England: two individuals from Kent and Dorset published in Antiquity journal. But is Duncan Sayer misrepresenting the evidence? How significant are two skeletons with 1/4 black ancestry and have they failed to notice middle eastern ancestry in Updown Girl?

Bronze Age Pervert (BAP) joins Tom Rowsell to discuss ancient history and how the heroic ideals of the past can shape our future. This is your chance to hear BAP’s unfiltered thoughts on the classical antiquity that inspires his philosophy, from the vitality of the Bronze Age to the inspiration of the Renaissance. We also talk about Plato and religion and in the second half we also discuss the misinterpretation in population geneticists of ancient cultures and elite dominance models of cultural replacement. BAP's podcast: https://bronzeagepervert.gumroad.com/l/BronzeAgePervert Starting Heathenry course: https://startingheathenry.thinkific.com/ STJ links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive