Saga Short 11 - The Tale of Bolli Bollason
With Laxdaela Saga behind us, we turn to the Tale of Bolli Bollason to bring the journey to a proper end. In this fun little story, Bolli Bollason finds himself swept into more than one conflict up in...
3 Juli 20231h 54min
Episode 36o - Laxdaela Saga (Judgments)
After a very close inspection and lengthy investigation, we are finally ready to put Laxdaela Saga on trial. As it's been over a year since we started, John and I take our time reviewing the candidate...
5 Juni 20232h 10min
Saga Brief 24 - Slavery in the Viking Age (Live Presentation at the University of Connecticut)
We were recently invited to speak at the University of Connecticut's Annual Medieval Studies/ECE Outreach Seminar on a variety of subjects related to the Viking Age. We prepared and recorded our morni...
10 Apr 20231h 25min
Episode 36m - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 65-71)
In this episode, Guðrún Ósvífsdóttir teaches Helgi Harðbeinsson all about loopholes in betrothal oaths. And if Helgi was feeling bad after getting let down by Guðrún, he feels that much worse when he ...
19 Mars 20231h 40min
Episode 36l - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 59-64)
While 12 years may have passed since the slaying of Bolli, not a day passed that Gudrun wasn't thinking of getting her revenge on the Olafssons and their companions. Now that her two sons, Thorleik an...
27 Feb 20231h 37min
Episode 36k - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 52-58)
In this episode, Bolli finds out what happens when you kill your foster brother. We discuss Thorgerd Egilsdottir's lust for vengeance, how the avengers assemble, and Gudrun's handling of yet another l...
5 Feb 20231h 32min
Episode 36j - Laxdaela Saga (chapters 47-51)
In this thrilling episode, Kjartan asserts his presence in the district (and gets a taste of revenge) by humiliating Bolli, Gudrun, and the Osvifssons. I'd love to tell you more in this teaser about h...
8 Jan 20232h 11min
