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 8: Bandamanna Saga (The Saga of the Confederates)
This time out, we've got the bitterly funny Bandamanna Saga, ...
This time out, we've got the bitterly funny Bandamanna Saga, a much-beloved saga set in the mid-11th century and centered around the corruption of Icelandic law by ...
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Saga Brief 1: The Blood-Eagle
In our first ever Saga Brief, we explore the legendary ...
In our first ever Saga Brief, we explore the legendary Viking torture ritual known as the blood-eagle. It's a brilliantly violent practice with a complicated, ...
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Episode 7 - The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok and His Sons
In this special episode, we take a break from the ...
In this special episode, we take a break from the family sagas of medieval Iceland and look forward to the second season of History Channel’s Vikings by delving ...
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Episode 6: The Saga of Hen-Thorir
In this episode, meet the despicable and conniving Hen-Thorir, an ...
In this episode, meet the despicable and conniving Hen-Thorir, an unpopular businessman whose shameless lust for status and respect leads to a high stakes feud ...
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Episode 5b - Gisli’s Saga (Judgments)
It's time to judge Gisli's Saga. Join John and Andy ...
It's time to judge Gisli's Saga. Join John and Andy on a tour through the saga's best bloodshed, body count, nicknames, and notable witticisms. The ...
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Episode 5a - Gisli’s Saga
The tragic story of the outlaw Gisli Sursson, whose profound ...
The tragic story of the outlaw Gisli Sursson, whose profound sense of honor forces him into violent action. Whereas most Icelanders who receive the penalty of outlawry ...
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Episode 4 - Eirik the Red’s Saga
It’s time to strike out for the west in the ...
It’s time to strike out for the west in the latest installment of Saga Thing. Join us as we sail through stormy and unpredictable seas in the ...
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Episode 3b - Eyrbyggja Saga (Judgments)
Who will win Best Bloodshed?How many bodies hit the floor?Who ...
Who will win Best Bloodshed?How many bodies hit the floor?Who will win the award for best nickname?Who will be banished from Iceland forever?Will Andy get ...
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Episode 3a - Eyrbyggja Saga
In Episode 3a, John and Andy discuss the difficulties of ...
In Episode 3a, John and Andy discuss the difficulties of trying to cover Eyrbyggja Saga in one episode…which they then totally fail to do successfully. So we ...
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Episode 2: Hrafnkel’s Saga
Our grand quest to place the sagas of the Icelanders ...
Our grand quest to place the sagas of the Icelanders on trial begins with an acknowledged classic–the relatively brief (but totally epic)Hrafnkels saga Freysgoði. The story of ...
