Holiday Special - The Tale of Frosti Snjokarlinn
Happy Holidays to all you amazing Saga Thing listeners out there! Over the past couple years we've put out a Holiday Special on or around Christmas Eve. It started with The Saga of Gudmund the Grunch....
24 Joulu 202221min
Episode 36h - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 40-43)
In this episode, Kjartan and Bolli say goodbye to Gudrun and to the safety of Iceland as they travel overseas to make a name for themselves in Norway. Unfortunately for them, Norway is in the midst of...
6 Marras 20221h 32min
Episode 36g - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 35-40, but actually only to 38)
In this episode we go back to chapter 35 to pick up on the story of the Hebridean sorcerers. I don’t think you’ll be surprised to find out that they’re not exactly welcomed with open arms by the Icela...
8 Loka 20221h 18min
Episode 36f - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 31-36)
It's time to dive back into Laxdaela Saga! This time we're going to wander away from Olaf Peacock and his family for just a little while. Why? Because it's time to introduce Guðrún Ósvífsdóttir, one o...
6 Syys 20221h 43min
Saga Brief 25: Saga Manuscripts and the Árni Magnússon Institute: An Interview with Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir
While Andy's away, John will play...a recording of his interview with Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies in Reykjavik. Join us for a discussion of Árni Magnú...
15 Elo 202257min
Episode 36e - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 24-31)
In this episode, Olaf Peacock takes center stage as Hoskuld's life comes to a peaceful close. But don't think Hoskuld shuffles off this mortal coil before getting one last jab in at his estranged brot...
25 Heinä 20221h 38min
Episode 36d - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 20-24)
In this episode, little Olaf Peacock travels to Norway and then to Ireland on a journey to meet his grandfather Myrkjartan. But how will he pay for it? Traveling overseas in the 10th century isn't che...
13 Heinä 20221h 34min
