Episode 34c - The Saga of Gunnar of Keldugnup (Judgments)
It's time to put The Saga of Gunnar of Keldugnup on trial! And as much fun as it is to say Gunnars saga Keldugnúpsfífls, it's not one of medieval Iceland's better literary artifacts. We finally get to...
13 Helmi 20221h 21min
Episode 34b - The Saga of Gunnar the Fool of Keldugnup
When last we left you, Gunnar had just killed a troll woman and a seemingly intelligent bear in an unknown frozen land (check out Jacob's great illustration of this and more of his work on his Instagr...
31 Tammi 20221h 5min
Episode 34a - The Saga of Gunnar the Fool of Keldugnup (chapters 1-5)
In this episode, we dive way down deep into the bag of Sagas of Icelanders to pull out a story that is rarely discussed or even read by experts much less casual fans of medieval Icelandic literature. ...
19 Tammi 20221h 21min
’Twas the Night Before Christmas - A Visit from Glam
In this special Christmas episode of Saga Thing, John and Andy share a curious discovery from a very old journal. Few people know this, but 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (aka A Visit from St Nichol...
23 Joulu 202118min
Saga Short 10 - The Tales of Thormod and Thorarin the Overbearing
If you thought we were done with The Saga of the Sworn Brothers, you were mostly correct. In this episode, we fill in a few gaps in the story of what happened around Thorgeir Havarsson's death. We sta...
21 Joulu 20211h 18min
Episode 33g - The Saga of the Sworn Brothers (Judgments)
The time has come to put Fóstbrœðra saga (The Saga of the Sworn Brothers) on trial. In this episode, we review the whole saga as we run through our favorite judgment categories: Best Bloodshed, Body C...
21 Marras 20211h 57min
Episode 33f - The Saga of the Sworn Brothers (chapters 23-24)
In the final episode of our epic journey through Fóstbrœðra saga (The Saga of the Sworn Brothers) Thormod wraps up his business in Greenland and heads back to Norway and the loving companionship of hi...
29 Loka 20212h 4min
Episode 33e - The Saga of the Sworn Brothers (chapters 18-23)
In this episode, Thormod Kolbrun's-Poet sets out to avenge his sworn brother Thorgeir. But Thormod's in no hurry. First, he stops in Norway to bond with King Olaf. Then he travels to Greenland with a ...
29 Syys 20211h 39min
