Saga Thing
Saga Thing - A podcast that puts the sagas of the Icelanders on trial. In each episode we provide a brief summary of a saga and offer some lighthearted discussion. Judgment categories include Best Bloodshed, Body Count, Nicknames, Notable Witticisms, Outlawry, Thingmen, and Ratings. Hosted ...
Saga Thing - A podcast that puts the sagas of the Icelanders on trial. In each episode we provide a brief summary of a saga and offer some lighthearted discussion. Judgment categories include Best Bloodshed, Body Count, Nicknames, Notable Witticisms, Outlawry, Thingmen, and Ratings. Hosted by two bearded professors of medieval literature.
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Episode 16c - Grettir’s Saga (Part 3)
The Saga of Grettir the Strong continues. In this episode, ...
The Saga of Grettir the Strong continues. In this episode, Grettir arrives home in Iceland only to discover that his father has passed away, his ...
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Episode 16b - Grettir’s Saga (Part 2)
In this episode we follow Grettir through three of his ...
In this episode we follow Grettir through three of his most famous battles against an undead Kar the Old, a giant Norwegian bear, and Iceland's ...
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Episode 15b - The First Quarter Court Results
The results are in and your votes have been tallied. ...
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. ...
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Episode 16a - Grettir’s Saga (Part 1)
In this epic multi-part episode, we tell the story of ...
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 ...
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Episode 15 - The First Quarter Court
Join us as we gather at the Saga Thing law ...
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 ...
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Episode 14c - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Judgments)
It’s time to put Vatnsdæla Saga on trial. We've got ...
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 ...
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Episode 14b - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Part 2)
Join us for the second half of the epic tale ...
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 ...
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Episode 14a - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Part 1)
The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal tells the story ...
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 ...
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Episode 13b - Viglund’s Saga (Judgments)
After a brief discussion of betrothal customs in medieval Iceland, ...
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 ...
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Episode 13a - Viglund’s Saga
The story of Viglund the Fair and his lady Ketilrid ...
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 ...
