This week on Myths and Legends, we're continuing an epic Norse saga, or we'll see why you shouldn't confront a sourceware, and then leave them with all their source rig here.

And why that D-V might get you in some medieval hot water.

The creature this week is another winter one, who either wants to kill you with his poisonous bites, or tell you his spoken word poetry.

This is Myths and Legends, episode 209b, time and tide.

This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.

Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins.

Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.

Last week on the podcast, a lot of Viking stuff happened.

But the most relevant details for today's episode are that the troubling dreams of a young woman named Goothrun,

foretold that she would marry four times to various degrees of success.

We are also following the family tree of Olaf Peacock, up until he and his wife had children,

and their favorite, the couple also decided to foster Bali, Olaf's nephew, to honor their relative.

So, Kierten and Bali grew up as best friends.

Each feeling is though something important we're missing, when the other wasn't around.

We'll catch up with the boys later, but now we're going to resume with Goothrun, who is just hearing about her first match.

Word of Goothrun's first match arrived soon after her meeting with Guest.

The one who interpreted her troublesome dreams, Thorvald was a wealthy man.

But he was no hero. He came from a family of farmers and merchants, not Vikings.

An old romantic to his core, Thorvald approached Goothrun's father with a marriage contract, before he'd even met the girl,

who was about 20 years his junior. Goothrun's father was wary of the match, not because of the age difference, but because of the wealth difference.

Thorvald was wealthy, and while Osveth, Goothrun's father, did all right, their status didn't make for an obvious pairing.

Thorvald, however, had made it clear. He was seeking a wife first. This had nothing to do with money.

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