This is our action packed dueling episode! Egil suits up for battle against a pale-skinned Swedish berserker hell bent on destroying the family of Arinbjorn’s sister. Then he tackles Atli the Short, whose magical invulnerability to weapons forces Egil to get creative in battle. And if the duels weren't enough, Egil and Arinbjorn go on a series of Viking raids in Saxony and Frisia.
Want to know more about the holmgang? Listen to our Saga Brief "Holmgang, Or the Icelandic Art of Dueling" and check out our further reading bibliography.
The image above is a sketch found in the 14th century Möðruvallabók (AM 132 fol. 61v). It reads: Hér berjast þeir Egill Skallagrímsson og Ljótur inn bleiki. [Here Egil Skallagrimson and Ljot the Pale fight.]
Music Credits:
Intro Music - "Prelude and Action" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Summary Music – "On the Mississippi" by The Prince's Band
Preview and Poetry Music - "Valravn" by Danheim
Outro Music - "Stormfront" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Selections from music by Kevin MacLeod licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Episode 18c - The Saga of Finnbogi the Strong (Judgments)
Episode 18b - The Saga of Finnbogi the Strong (Part 2)
Saga Brief 5: The Story of Rollo the Viking
Episode 18a - The Saga of Finnbogi the Strong (Part 1)
Episode 17b - The Saga of the Greenlanders (Judgments)
Saga Brief 4: The Vinland Sagas (Interview with Loretta Decker)
Episode 17a - The Saga of the Greenlanders
Episode 16e - Grettir's Saga (Judgments)
Episode 16d - Grettir's Saga (Part 4)
Episode 16c - Grettir's Saga (Part 3)
Episode 16b - Grettir's Saga (Part 2)
Episode 15b - The First Quarter Court Results
Episode 16a - Grettir's Saga (Part 1)
Episode 15 - The First Quarter Court
Episode 14c - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Judgments)
Episode 14b - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Part 2)
Episode 14a - The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal (Part 1)
Episode 13b - Viglund's Saga (Judgments)
Episode 13a - Viglund's Saga
Saga Brief 3: Krákumál
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