321A-Viking Legends: Mostly Harmless

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

This week, it's the Saga of Göngu-Hrolf, from Icelandic folklore. It starts with a king getting one, solitary, five-foot-long, apparently super attractive hair wrapped in a scarf...and only gets better from there. There are evil wizards belching (yes, belching) fire and poison, somber Vikings getting conned, and a deadly honeypot zombie trap for any heroes who might try to be heroes. It's a fun one.

The creature is the Nunui, and you'll see why you want to wear shoes when gardening.

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Music:
"Our Lament" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Step in Step out" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Caverna" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Babble Babble Brook" by Blue Dot Sessions

Transcript

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0:00.0	Quick disclaimer, some slightly stronger than usual violence this week.
0:03.6	Please check out the post on mythpodcast.com for more info.
0:06.9	This week, on Myths and Legends, it's the beginning of a story about a Viking who doesn't
0:11.8	like fighting.
0:12.9	What to do if a bird drops off a hair burrito in your lap?
0:16.1	And why you maybe shouldn't trust that person whose idea of a nice grading is charging
0:20.6	at you with a sword out.
0:22.3	The creature this time is a helpful garden monster who wants to suck your blood from your
0:27.6	feet.
0:28.6	This is Myths and Legends, episode 321A, mostly harmless.
0:44.8	This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:48.2	Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:52.6	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth listening.
0:56.2	We're back in the Viking Sagas, with the saga of Hroth Grungu.
1:00.2	It's a nice landic saga from the 14th century.
1:03.0	And for a public domain work, it took me months to track down and was about 10 times the cost
1:08.4	of any other saga.
1:10.0	It was totally worth it though.
1:12.2	Written completely for entertainment, it's an escapist adventure story, and the author
1:17.0	is really fun.
1:18.6	They basically take the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 approach of, if you have a problem with
1:23.0	the story, remember that it's a legendary saga, and you should really just relax.
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