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Myths and Legends

209C-Viking Legends: Black Widow

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.825.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Kjartan and Gudrun were always meant to be together, but when the former gets waylaid in a foreign kingdom with a beautiful princess, the latter needs to make other plans. Of course, she accepts the proposal of their mutual best friend, sparking a love triangle that could prove deadly.

The creature is a good dog! Who has to die!

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Music:

"Taoudella" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Um Pepino" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Feel the Tension" by Bobby Cole

"Broken" by Michael Vignola

"Undying" by Blue Dot Sessions


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Transcript

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0:00.0

This week, on Myths and Legends, it's the third and final part of our Viking mini-series

0:04.8

about Goothrun.

0:05.8

And we'll see how, if you're looking for a fun prank to playing friends, just remove

0:09.4

all the bathrooms from their house when they have company.

0:11.9

And that murder makes a terrible wedding gift.

0:15.0

Then on the creature of the week, it's a two-headed doggo who makes us question what a monster

0:19.6

even is.

0:20.6

Or what defines a hero when, spoiler, heroes get to go around killing good pups who are

0:27.1

just trying to do their job.

0:29.2

This is Myths and Legends, episode 209c, Black Widow.

0:44.4

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

0:48.3

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

0:53.5

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

0:57.9

Obviously on the show, we met Goothrun.

1:00.2

An Icelandic woman faded to survive four pretty terrible marriages.

1:05.5

We followed her through her divorce of the first, loss of the second, and meeting of her

1:10.3

third.

1:11.3

We also met Kjarten and Bali, son and foster son respectively, of local chieftain Olaf

1:17.0

Pekak.

1:18.3

Both boys became best friends with Goothrun, and for a time, we watched the budding romance

1:23.5

between Goothrun and Kjarten.

1:25.7

But that love was put on hold, as Kjarten and Bali jumped on the opportunity to go exploring

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