Episode 10 - Fenrir the Fearsome Fiend
In the future the world as we know it will be destroyed. But this can't happen before we introduce all the major players. In this episode we'll discuss the origins of Hel, the World Serpent, and the m...
14 Aug 202232min
Episode 9 - How Mischief Made Mjöllnir
Thor hasn't always had his famous hammer. And for that matter, Óðinn hasn't always had his famous spear. As it turns out, these gods only came to possess their signature weapons as the result of Loki ...
7 Aug 202229min
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27 Jul 20223min
Episode 8 - Blood and Poetry Part II: Murder and Mead
After the Æsir-Vanir war ends, a strange sequence of events is set in motion that results in mankind acquiring a talent for poetry. But did the gods intend for us to have this skill or did we acquire ...
24 Jul 202225min
Episode 7 - Blood and Poetry Part I: The Æsir-Vanir War
This episode covers the very first war that ever occurred in the world. But why did it happen and who exactly is fighting who? Did the Aesir kill the goddess Freyja three times over? And who exactly a...
17 Jul 202227min
Episode 6 - Thor, Hero of Humanity
This episode does a deep dive into almost everything we know about Thor. What did he look like? Was he a good father? How did the ancient Norse people pray to Thor? How does his hammer work? Does he e...
9 Jul 202234min
Episode 5 - The Flow of Time and the Birth of Sleipnir
How does time work in mythology? Is it always present, cyclical, or normal and linear? More importantly, was Loki once impregnated by a horse? In this episode, we'll correct a few common misconception...
2 Jul 202229min
Episode 4 - Wells, Wisdom, and Fate
In which Oðinn may not be the only Norse god to have ever sacrificed a part of his body for a drink from the well of wisdom. This episode covers the two most famous wells situated near the World Tree,...
25 Jun 202229min
