154B-Viking Legends: The Army of the Dead

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, Arts, History, Books

4.8 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Hrolf Kraki must avenge his father by confronting his step-father...and brother-in-law. Don't worry, though, the weirdness of last week gets ironed out when we enter more familiar territory for the Viking legends. Our wonderful one-eyed wanderer makes an appearance, kings battle kings, and berserkers battle trolls, draugr, other berserkers, random bystanders, and, well, just about everyone.

The creature this week is Penny Dragon, a dragon that will leave you pennies and maybe also burn down your home.

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0:00.0	This week, I'm Myths and Legends. It's the conclusion of the story of Hrothkroki from the Norse
0:04.9	Sokas. You'll see that, while there are some places you can trim the budget, you probably
0:10.4	don't want to skimp on the pay for your berserkers. You know, the guys that think they're bears
0:14.8	and do all at killing your kingdom? Yeah. Pay those guys. Also cover their dry cleaning.
0:20.4	Those bare cloaks get messy. The creature this week is Penny Dragon. It's a dragon that leaves
0:26.6	loose change and definitely not bad luck all over your house.
0:36.0	This is Myths and Legends, Episode 154b, the army of the dead.
0:45.7	This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore. Some are incredibly
0:50.2	popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. There's stories that might be
0:54.7	new to you, but are definitely worth a listen. Previously on the podcast, King Helgi of Denmark
1:01.4	was both our protagonist and a massive sleaze ball, forcing himself on the queen of Saxony.
1:07.2	She became pregnant with a daughter, Yersup. In years later, Helgi actually married that daughter.
1:13.2	Neither of them knew that was the case, and they conceived Hroth, a son. When Yersup learned
1:18.4	that her child was both her son and her half brother, she fled and married the Craven Swedish
1:23.8	King Adils. King Helgi met up with an Elvish queen and conceived a daughter with her named Skold.
1:30.9	Having gotten his groove back, Helgi went to try to wing Yersup back and was killed by Adils
1:36.0	12 berserkers, leaving his son, Hroth, the ruler of Denmark.
1:40.8	Zvipdags to before King Hroth, the son of King Helgi in Queen Yersup, the 12 berserkers,
1:57.0	the ones that killed King Helgi, they were dead. You're welcome by the way.
2:02.0	Hroth, who was this guy? Zvipdags of Sweden had been on your classic hero's journey,
2:11.4	only with way too much murder. He was the son of a farmer in Sweden.
2:16.8	He made his way to the capital, seeking to be a berserker for King Adils.
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