39-Odin: In the Land of the Blind

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2016

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Born in ice and fire, Norse mythology starts violently...and strangely. There's a blood ocean, a giant primeval cow, and some light grandpa murder. Thor and Loki take two kids on a field trip to Jotunheim, where, like any family vacation, Thor gets in a drinking contest and wrestles an old lady. Then, Odin travels to the far reaches of the void for wisdom and learns that he must pay a terrible price only to learn that the end, when the universe will once again be bathed in ice and fire, is coming. The creature of the week is the sandman and you shouldn't let your kids listen to it, especially if it's right before bedtime. Basically, growing up in the middle ages was terrible and I don't know how anyone made it out without some severe psychological trauma. Sponsors: Loot Crate! Check out http://www.lootcrate.com/legends (offer code: LEGENDS) for the awesome antihero box. Blue Apron! http://www.blueapron.com/legends And newcomer Credit Karma, for a completely free credit report http://www.creditkarma.com/value Music: "Virality Ratio" by Steve Combs and Simon Mathewson "Pilgrimage-initiation" by Wayne Kinos "The Origination" by Nihilore All other music by Poddington Bear and Blue Dot Sessions

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0:37.3	subscription today. This week, on the Myths and Legends podcast, it's the beginning of Norse Mythology,
0:43.0	where we'll see that life on Earth came from a giant's body odor. Then Thorough will wrestle
0:48.3	an old lady into house cat. Then on the creature of the week, it's the Sandman, and you'll get
0:53.9	some really messed up parenting tips from the Middle Ages.
1:02.3	This is the Myths and Legends podcast, episode 39, in the land of the blind.
1:13.1	This is a podcast where I tell stories from folklore. Some are incredibly popular stories you
1:17.2	think you know, but with surprising origins. While these are stories you might not have heard,
1:21.4	but really should. So this week we're in Norse Mythology again, and I've received a number of
1:26.0	requests for this topic. The beginning of the world. Like everything in mythology, it's dark,
1:31.6	violent, confusing, and bizarre. We'll see the origin of the Frost Giants, some mandatory
1:37.3	patracide, and you'll learn that we're all just moles on the back of a dead giant. Then there's
1:43.3	the story of Thor and Loki because those are always amazing, and we'll end with the story of how
1:48.1	Odin lost one of his eyes, and what he saw when he did.
1:57.8	In the beginning, there was fire, ice, and darkness. The rivers flowed from the world of ice,
2:04.4	called Niflaheim. There was Muspelheim, the Fireworld, right and hot and covered in lava. All else
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