Episode 41d - Viga-Glum's Saga (chapters 16-19)
In this episode, we catch up with an old friend called Killer-Skuta. You might remember him from The Saga of the People of Reykjadal and of...
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A medieval history and literature podcast reviewing all the Sagas of the Icelanders by two professors with beards.
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Episode 41c - Víga-Glúm's Saga (chapters 10-15)
In this episode, Glúm continues to establish himself as a leading figure in southern Eyjafjörður. We start with a brief overview of the many...
Episode 41b - Viga-Glum's Saga (chapters 6-9)
Saga Thing returns after a much-needed holiday to pick up the story of young Glúm Eyjólfsson, better known to history as Víga-Glúm. When las...
Episode 41a - Viga-Glum's Saga (chapters 1-5)
We’re thrilled to kick off our first episode of Víga-Glúms saga, the last of the sagas of Eyjafjörð. Víga-Glúms saga is one of the great cha...
Saga Short 15 - Halloween Tales featuring "The Cairn-Dweller's Tale" (Kumlbúa þáttr) and The Dream of Thorstein Siðu-Hallsson
A little Halloween treat for all you Saga Thing fans. You'll want to listen with headphones to get the full effect on these two spooky tales...
Hwaet a Movie - Episode 6 - Beowulf (2007)
Hwæt a Movie is back! This time we dive deep into the uncanny valley epic Beowulf from 2007. Released at the height of Robert Zemeckis's mot...
Saga Brief 28 - Ljósvetninga Saga Interview with Dr. Yoav Tirosh
In this episode, we finally sit down with Dr. Yoav Tirosh , one of the leading voices in Old Norse–Icelandic studies and an all-around fasci...
Episode 40i - Ljósvetninga Saga (Judgments)
After nearly a year of working our way through Ljósvetninga Saga, it is finally time to bring it to the Saga Thing and pass judgments. As al...
Episode 40h - Ljósvetninga Saga (chapters 28-31)
In this episode, we finally come to the end of Ljósvetninga saga! And there are a lot of loose ends to wrap up. Eyjolf Guðmundarson still bu...
Episode 40g - Ljósvetninga Saga (chapters 25-27)
In this episode, the Ljósvetnings and Möðruvellings maneuver to position themselves to maximize potential outcomes in the aftermath of the b...
Saga Brief 27d - Icelandic Impressions of the Sagas (Interview with Ragnhildur Sigurðardóttir)
In this special Saga Brief, we wrap up our four-part series from Iceland with an interview recorded in the shadow of Snæfellsjökull, one of...
Episode 40f - Ljósvetninga Saga (chapters 22-24)
Though Guðmund the Powerful has been laid to rest, tensions between the Möðruvellings and the Ljósvetnings continue into the next generation...
Saga Brief 27c - Icelandic Impressions of the Sagas (Interview with Anna Melsteð)
This special Saga Brief interview with Anna Melsteð (of the Eyrbyggja Saga Society) was recorded at the foot of Helgafell on a drizzly after...
Saga Brief 27b - Icelandic Impressions of the Sagas (Interview with Sigrún Guttormsdóttir Þormar at Snorrastofa)
In this special Saga Brief, we visit historic Reykholt, once home to Snorri Sturluson, for a fascinating conversation with Sigrún Guttormsdó...
Episode 40e - Ljósvetninga Saga (chapters 18-21)
With Þórir Helgason freshly outlawed, Guðmund inn ríki (the Powerful) turns his attention to Þorkell hák (Bully) to sate his thirst for reve...
Saga Brief 27a - Icelandic Impressions of the Sagas (Interview with Bjorn Grimsson)
On our recent trip to Iceland, we had the pleasure of speaking to a variety of fascinating people about their interest in the sagas. Our goa...
Episode 40d - Ljósvetninga Saga (chapters 13-17)
Tensions have been building in Eyjafjörður as nearly everyone in the north seems to have it out for Guðmundr inn ríki. Across the last few e...
Episode 40C - Ljósvetninga Saga (chapters 8-12)
We return with the tale of Vöðu-Brand, another entertaining þáttr from the opening section of Ljósvetninga Saga. This is the story of a trou...
Episode 40b - Ljosvetninga Saga (chapters 5-7)
While we don't make major progress through Ljósvetninga saga in this episode, we have a great time talking about two of the three þættir tha...
Episode 40a - Ljosvetninga Saga (chapters 1-4)
It's time to begin our series on Ljósvetninga Saga! In this episode, we introduce the saga and work our way through the first four chapters....
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