S5E16: Ragnar Lodbrok VI: King Aela and the Blood Eagle
In this episode, Shawn and David explore the aftermath of Ragnar Lodbrok’s death at the hands of King Aela of Northumbria, which initially causes a rift between his sons. While most are consumed by ra...
19 Helmi 20251h 6min
S5E15: Ragnar Lodbrok V: Ragnar and the Snake Pit
In this episode, Shawn and David discuss chapter 15 of "The Saga of Ragnar Lodbrok". Despite his absence in the previous episode, Ragnar knows full well about the successful military campaigns of his ...
10 Helmi 20251h 8min
S5E14: Ragnar Lodbrok IV: Rome (well "almost") and Back Again. A Viking's Tale by Ivar the Boneless
In this episode, the sons of Ragnar— Ivar, Bjorn, Hvitserk, and Sigurd—along with Ragnar's wife Aslaug, invade King Eystein’s land to avenge their fallen brothers, Eirik and Agnar. Facing yet another ...
29 Tammi 20251h 6min
S5E13: Volsung Poems: The Poems of Bynhild and Gudrun (Part 4 of 7)
S5E13 Volsung Poems: The Poems of Brynhild and Gudrun (Part 4) David continues his series of not so short solo episodes, deep diving into the Poems of the Poetic Edda which inspired the Saga of the Vo...
13 Tammi 20251h 34min
S5E12: Ragnar Lodbrok III: Aslaug's Ancestral Revelation and the "Betrayal" of King Eystein
Shawn apologizes for his audio quality. He needed to switch to a headset last minute after already marking himself as using a speaker when he entered the recording room. He is an idiot. - ShawnIn this...
11 Marras 20241h 13min
S5E11: Why Study Norse Mythology and Archetypes of the Unconscious?
This is a short episode where David talks about why a person might want to study Norse Mythology, Poetry, and Archetypes. My hope is that this episode would be a good introduction for anyone who is no...
3 Marras 202411min
S5E10: Ragnar Lodbrok II: The Farmer's Daughter and the Birth of Ivar the Boneless
In this episode, Shawn and David discuss chapters 5-8 of "The Saga of Ragnar Lodbrok", which details a now adult Aslaug (still disguised as "Kraka", the daughter of a farmer) distracting the eyes of t...
15 Loka 20241h 3min
S5E9: Tristan and Iseult: The Myth of Romantic Love
S5E9 - Tristant and Iseult: The Myth of Romantic Love.David presents a story that is a long time in the works. It is the story of Tristan and Iseult. The first European Romance story. It is a story I ...
1 Loka 202452min
