Norse Mythology: The Unofficial Guide Podcast
1) Episode 38 - Eating Hearts and Drinking Blood
This time we dig into a rarely discussed aspect of Norse mythology: stealing your enemy's power by eating their heart or drinking their blood. But just who's power can be stolen by way of this gory ri...Show More
2) Episode 37 - Dead Women in Black
After a nice, long break, NMTUG is back to cover a relatively obscure topic in Norse mythology: the dísir. What makes the dísir distinct from valkyries, norns, and other death-entangled women? Let's f...Show More
3) Episode 36 - Blue as Hel
Time for another deep dive! This time into the mysterious origins of the one called Hel: the daughter of Loki and the sister of two giant monsters. Who does she own upon death? The answer may not be q...Show More
4) Episode 35 - Volsunga Saga Part III: The Fearless Heart
In our final installment of Völsunga Saga (for now), it's what you've all been waiting for: We finally cover the tale of Sigurðr, the most famous of all Norse heroes who slew the dragon Fáfnir, and hi...Show More
5) Episode 34 - Volsunga Saga Part II: To Serve the Boatman
Story time continues with our second installment of the Saga of the Volsungs wherein another character goes to Valhöll without dying in battle, a valkyrie causes countless deaths for her own gain, and...Show More
6) Episode 33 - Volsunga Saga Part I: The Sword in the Tree
It's story time again! And this time we're digging into what might be the most famous legendary saga ever to come out of Scandinavia: The Saga of the Vǫlsungs. As we dig in, it'll become clear how all...Show More
7) Episode 32 - Associated with Fire
How many times have you heard in the past that Loki is associated with fire? It's true, in fact, but how many people who told you Loki was associated with fire ever provided any examples of that assoc...Show More
8) Episode 31 - Read Saxo with AtiWati
Our special guest today, AtiWati, has academic chops but prefers to keep his anonymity online. He currently moderates the r/Norse subreddit which is one of the largest academically-oriented internet c...Show More
9) Episode 30 - The Dark Tale of Wayland
For our first excursion into Norse hero material, we'll be discussing two versions of a story about a character known across Norse, English, and German sources as Wayland the Smith. Prepare yourself f...Show More
10) Episode 29 - Spotting the Christian Influence
Some Norse mythology enthusiasts are strangely terrified of Christian influence in our sources. And some will even go so far as advise others to ignore some of our most important sources, believing th...Show More