This is our third and final raid covering the scanty sources we have for Norse Mythology. To most people, sagas are an odd and obscure group of medieval literature mostly from the equally odd and obscure Iceland. Their content typically covers things like feuding farmers or campaigning kings (occasionally featuring whack-a-mole spectral seals and red-shirt Norwegian companions). For this raid, however, we’re going to talk about 3 genres that occasionally give us some unique insight into Norse Mythology. Sadly, though, we don’t have much to work with…but the plunder is still more rewarding than you might expect!
As a reminder, the audio for this video comes from Fjorn’s Hall, an old project of mine from 2021. As a result, some references are made to “courses” or “modules” that now correspond to playlists and videos. I may also refer to come resources that are no longer available in the form that I originally envisioned them, but please wander this website for more!
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