Episode 15b - The First Quarter Court Results
The results are in and your votes have been tallied. Listen to the Quarter Court Results show to find out how your favorite candidates did. John and Andy also take time to answer your questions abou...
23 Juli 201552min
Episode 16a - Grettir's Saga (Part 1)
In this epic multi-part episode, we tell the story of Iceland’s most famous and longest surviving outlaw, Grettir Asmundarson. Join us as we trace his life, from its tempestuous beginning to its trag...
17 Juli 20151h 15min
Episode 15 - The First Quarter Court
Join us as we gather at the Saga Thing law rock for a Quarter Court to review the judgments for the first 10 sagas of the podcast (Hrafnkel through Bjorn Champion of the Hitardal People). After revie...
10 Juni 20151h 17min
Episode 14c - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Judgments)
It’s time to put Vatnsdæla Saga on trial. We've got plenty of bloodshed, a decent pile of bodies to count, too many nicknames for one episode, and much much more. This saga also boasts the largest n...
29 Maj 20151h 13min
Episode 14b - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Part 2)
Join us for the second half of the epic tale of the Vatnsdal chieftains and their family over six generations. In this episode, we clumsily attempt to trace the final three generations of this remarka...
23 Maj 20151h 11min
Episode 14a - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Part 1)
The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal tells the story of one family over 5 generations (though John will insist on counting 6). We begin with Ketil the Large challenging his son, Thorstein, to find out ...
8 Maj 20151h
Episode 13b - Viglund's Saga (Judgments)
After a brief discussion of betrothal customs in medieval Iceland, John and Andy put Viglund's Saga on trial. Will Viglund's axe juggling skills win him an award? Or will he be upstaged by his own ho...
3 Apr 20151h 10min
Episode 13a - Viglund's Saga
The story of Viglund the Fair and his lady Ketilrid is a saga for lovers. This fifteenth century tale, the last of our warrior poet's sagas, covers several generations. Each generation features a ca...
26 Mars 20151h 12min
