Episode 26b - The Saga of the People of Kjalarnes (Part 2)
In this episode, John and Andy continue to follow the adventures of the increasingly unlikable Bui Andridsson. We begin with a much needed change of scenery as Bui flees Iceland. I turns out that some...
18 Jun 20181h 47min
Episode 26a - The Saga of the People of Kjalarnes (Part 1)
As we have mentioned recently on social media, the great Matt Smith has agreed to join the Saga Thing team and provide us with an original drawing for each saga episode. We’re excited to be working wi...
4 Jun 20181h 17min
Saga Brief 13 - The Repton Viking Burials: An Interview with Cat Jarman
In this special episode of Saga Thing, John sits down with Cat Jarman, bio-archaeologist at University of Bristol, for a Saga Brief about the Viking burials near Wystan's church at Repton in Derbyshir...
17 Apr 201853min
Episode 25b - The Saga of Ref the Sly (Judgments)
Which of Ref's many killings will be awarded Best Bloodshed? Where are all the Notable Witticisms? Will our protagonist survive the outlawry section? And how does this saga rank against the greats? Th...
27 Mar 20181h 46min
Episode 25a - The Saga of Ref the Sly (Summary)
Saga Thing returns with the wild adventures of Ref the Sly. Follow us as we track this wily character as he travels all throughout medieval Scandinavia leaving piles of wood shavings and bodies in his...
16 Mar 20181h 55min
Saga Brief 12 - Catching Up with Saga Thing (Now With a Listener Contest!)
John and Andy return from a short break to update listeners on all the stuff that's been happening, what we've got planned for the immediate future, and to kick off the Saga Thing listener promotion c...
9 Mar 201819min
Saga Brief 11 - The Lesser Ragnarssons
Before we get back to the sagas of the Icelanders, we're pausing once again to provide you with some of the more interesting history and stories behind the History Channel's Vikings. We've got two len...
16 Jan 20181h 45min
Saga Brief 10 - "Female Viking Warrior" Interview with Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson
Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson is a researcher in the department of Archaeology and Ancient History at Uppsala University in Sweden. You might recognize her name as the lead author of the recent ar...
1 Des 20171h 6min
