Episode 39b - Valla-Ljot's Saga (chapters 6-9)
We’re back, and not a moment too soon! After the pot-stirring life and unceremonious death of Halli Troublemaker at the hands (and axe) of Valla-Ljöt Ljotolfsson, Halli’s older brother Hrolf Jaw retal...
3 Sep 20241h 29min
Episode 39a - Valla-Ljot's Saga (chapters 1-5)
While we may have finished Svarfdaela Saga, we're not done with the most tumultuous valley of medieval Iceland just yet. In this episode, we pick up with the next generation. The lead actors in this l...
23 Aug 20241h 35min
Hwaet a Movie - Episode 3 - Beowulf and Grendel
It's time for the third installment of our side project known as Hwaet a Movie! In this episode, we give the Saga Thing treatment to the 2005 Canadian-Icelandic film Beowulf and Grendel. If you haven'...
5 Aug 20242h 3min
Saga Short 12 - The Tale of Thorleif Earl's Poet
Though Svarfdaela Saga itself is behind us, the story of the inhabitants of the Tumultuous Valley continues. In this episode, we follow Thorleif Asgeirsson, one of Klaufi's killers and the brother of ...
20 Jul 20241h 42min
Saga Brief 26 - The Post-Classical or Rogue Sagas: Interview with Dr. Rebecca Merkelbach
Join us for an in-depth interview with Dr. Rebecca Merkelbach, Assistant Professor of Old Norse-Icelandic Studies at the University of Tübingen, Germany. Her latest book, Story, World and Character in...
3 Jul 20241h 18min
Episode 38h - Svarfdaela Saga (Judgments)
After 7 exciting episodes (they were exciting, right?), we're finally ready to put Svarfdaela Saga on trial. As usual, we drag the text to the Saga Thing and review it through our judgment categories:...
23 Jun 20241h 39min
Episode 38g - Svarfdaela Saga (chapters 22-27)
This is it. We've reached the end of Svarfdaela Saga. In this episode, we discuss the aftermath of Karl the Red's death. Will Ljotolf step up and retake control of the valley? Or will a new contender ...
7 Jun 20241h 39min
