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The Hello and welcome to the history of Vikings.

Inherited through the line of the berserker Anganthier and his war-loving daughter Hevor,

the ever-lethal shining sword tirfing and its changes of hands

frame the uncanny story of the saga of Hevor and Hedric.

A second heroic saga, Rolf Krakke and his champions,

recounts the daring deeds of the members and entourage of the ancient Danish house of Skildung, passed down orally

in pre-Christian Norse times, then transmitted in writing in medieval Iceland. Two unique

old Norse sagas are the topic of our conversation today. The excerpt I just read was from

that of a new book entitled Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes,

Hervor and Hadrek, and Hroth Krakke and his champions, by returning guest Dr. Jackson Crawford.

Dr. Crawford is an Old Norse specialist and translator. In the description of this episode, you will find links to Dr. Crawford is an Old Norse specialist and translator.

In the description of this episode, you will find links to Dr. Crawford's splendid translations of The Poetic Edda and the Saga of the Volsongs, as well as his book, The Wanderers Havamol.

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