Már Jónsson is Professor of History at the University of Iceland, specialising in historiography and the editing of historical Icelandic texts. His recent books include Witchcraft and Blasphemy in the 17th Century (2021) and These Famous Crimes: The Murders at Sjöundá and Illugastaðir (2024, with Jón Torfason).

Gísli Pálsson is Professor Emeritus at the University of Iceland. He has written widely on human-animal relations, slavery, extinction and environmental discourse. His books include The Man Who Stole Himself (2016) and The Last of Its Kind (Princeton University Press, 2024).