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 Saga of Eirik the Red!
The Vinland Sagas (Penguin Classics)
The first of the two so-called Vínland sagas to be reviewed, Eirik’s saga offers up a story that’s part travelogue, part bloodbath, and part confusing as heck. In this episode, we’ll learn all about Eirik the Red’s bad habit of killing almost everyone he meets, his son Leif’s discovery of Vínland through the magic of pure navigational incompetence, the volatile natives of this dangerous new land, and another round of hauntings (much to Andy’s delight).
Will Eirik ever find a nice neighborhood and settle down (without killing anyone who lives there)? Why does a Greenland seeress need such fancy seat-cushions? Is that a Uniped hopping through the Vínland woods? And just where are Helluland and Markland, anyway?
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The Greenlanders’ Saga (Summary and Judgment)
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I am confused about Freydis being 8 months pregnant — did she have a child in Vinland? We know that Gudrid has a son, Snorri, but I can’t figure out what happens to Freydis’ son.
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I’d like to find out more? I’d want to find out more details.
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Just wanted to share the Brattahlið site on G.maps: https://goo.gl/maps/PoNu93aawDt
Signs of current day agriculture is visible on the aerial photos.
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