We began our journey through Laxdaela Saga in April of 2022. A year and many many episodes later, we finally come to the end. Please join us as we discuss the final few chapters of the saga. It may be a little difficult to find the narrative thread if you're expecting to follow Bolli or Gudrun through these last pages of the text. They're certainly there, but the saga's ending is designed to wrap up the story of Gudrun's husbands and to look forward toward the genealogical connections to future generations.
Of course, Bolli and Gudrun get their moments in this conclusion, including Gudrun's brief but riddling confession of who she loved most.
We wrap it all up with a lengthy summons of Gudrun and a detailed discussion of her character, something we've been waiting for a long time to do. I argued that we should devote a whole episode to Gudrun, but John reminded me that we've spent half a year commenting on her. Think of our summons as an invitation for further discussion, which you can do on our various social media platforms:
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We appreciate your patience as we worked through this amazing saga across the last year. We'll be back soon with the Bolli Bollason's Tale and the Judgments.
Music Credits
Intro Music - "Prelude and Action" by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4236-prelude-and-action
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Review Music - "The Royal Vagabond Medley" by Jocker's Dance Orchestra
Outro Music - "Stormfront" by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4421-stormfront
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Episode 29m - Egil's Saga (Part 13)
Episode 29l - Egil's Saga (Part 12)
Episode 29k - Egil's Saga (Part 11)
Episode 29j - Egil's Saga (Part 10)
Episode 29i - Egil's Saga (Part 9)
Saga Brief 16 - The Battle of Brunanburh (with Rex Factor)
Episode 29h - Egil's Saga (Part 8)
Episode 29g - Egil's Saga (Part 7)
Episode 29f - Egil's Saga (Part 6)
Episode 29e - Egil's Saga (part 5)
Episode 29d - Egil's Saga (Part 4)
Episode 29c - Egil's Saga (Part 3)
Episode 29b - Egil's Saga (Part 2)
Episode 29a - Egil's Saga (Part 1)
Episode 28 - The Saga of Ale-Hood
Episode 27d - Floamanna Saga (Judgments)
Saga Brief 15 - Ivar the Boneless
Episode 27c - Floamanna Saga (Part 3)
Episode 27b - Floamanna Saga (Part 2)
Episode 27a - Floamanna Saga (Part 1)
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