Episode 37c – The Saga of Havard of Isafjord (chapters 11-18)

What do you do after a successful killing spree? Kill some more! At least that seems to be Havard of Isafjord’s motto. There’s a certain logic to it as one killing begets another. But Thorbjorn has a lot of brothers and there’s only so much killing Havard can do before he needs to find a sweet spot to hide out. Perhaps that nice fella from the Althing who offered his help will provide the protection Havard needs?

This episode moves quick. We meet some new characters, see some familiar faces, and get a shocking surprise involving two young boys who stand up to a local bully. We also spend some time talking Old Norse poetry. All in all, a good time.

One more episode of Havard’s saga to go before we take it to the Saga Thing!

Music Credits

Intro Music – “Prelude and Action” by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4236-prelude-and-action
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Review Music – “The Royal Vagabond Medley” by Jocker’s Dance Orchestra

Poetry Music – – “Fornheim” by Danheim

Outro Music – “Stormfront” by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4421-stormfront
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Hwæt a Movie! – Episode 1 – Beowulf (1999)

As part of our 10th Anniversary extravaganza, we are launching what could become a new podcast: Hwæt a Movie! It’s a movie review podcast focusing on films with a medieval (or medieval adjacent) setting.

To get this little experiment off on the right foot, we are starting with a series on Beowulf movies. There are a lot of them and they aren’t necessarily good representations of the poem. But that doesn’t matter.

Join us as we discuss, review, and rate 1999’s Beowulf, starring Christopher Lambert, Rhona Mitra, and Mac from Night Court!

Music Credits

Intro Music – Beowulf

Performed by Jonathan David Sloate (as Jonathan Sloate)

Written by Jonathan David Sloate (as Jonathan Sloate)

Published by Sorcerer’s Apprentice Publishing Company

Written by Jonathan David Sloate (as Jonathan Sloate)

Published by Sorcerer’s Apprentice Publishing Company

Segment and Outro Music – Guilty (Juno Reactor Mix)

Performed by Gravity Kills

Written by Gravity Kills

Published by TVT Music, Inc.

Gravity Kills appears courtesy of TVT Records

1997 TVT Records

Special Episodes – 10th Anniversary of Saga Thing

Join us as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary!

In Part I, we do some reminiscing and listener interaction. We explore the possibility of using AI to write our episodes. And we share a lot of laughs. There’s even a hilarious surprise guest appearance here by Graham and Ali from Rex Factor.

In Part II, we’re joined by our good friends Rob and Jamie from Totalus Rankium for another thrilling edition of How Well Do You Know Your Co-Host! This was originally intended to be part of a single anniversary episode, but we had so much fun hanging with Rob and Jamie that we had to break it off into its own special episode.

As we say more than once in this episode, thank you for listening. Whether you’ve been listening for 10 years or 10 days, we appreciate you and we’re honored that you are sharing this journey with us.

We hope you enjoy!

Skál!