Episode 1c: What is a saga?
Now that you're an expert in medieval Icelandic history, you're probably wondering about Icelandic literary expression. And why wouldn't you? In this episode, John and Andy answer the question they ...
13 Sep 201327min
Episode 1b: Medieval Iceland - Conflict, Conversion, and Collapse
In this second part of our first episode, we explore the socio-political structure of Commonwealth Iceland, its conversion to Christianity, and the end of the Commonwealth era. How does a man kill his...
13 Sep 201348min
Episode 1a: The Settlement Age
Welcome to the first episode of Saga Thing! After John and I recorded the Hrafnkel's saga episode, we decided it would be beneficial for both us and our listeners to cover some basic "backgroundy stu...
13 Sep 201335min
