288-Viking Sagas: The Pillage People
Myths and Legends21 Syys 2022

288-Viking Sagas: The Pillage People

The Saga of Half and His Heroes from Icelandic folklore starts with Odin spitting in a family's ale and only gets stranger from there.

The creatures are the Ellyllon, the flower glove wearing, grocery-store-visting, fungus eaters.

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Music:

"Dusting" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Transit Chrysl" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Cicle DR Valga" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Drone Pine" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Pickers" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Chel Vela" by Blue Dot Sessions

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