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!
Reminder: this raid is originally a YouTube video! If you want visual aids, wander here: youtube.com/@fjorntheskald
Looking for more to plunder? Try Fjorn’s website: fjorntheskald.com. He even offers interactive versions of his videos there!
♫ = “Firesong” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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