In which Olaf is given life lessons and Vinland is spotted at last. Words I had to look up to find out how to pronounce: Quiescent (related to acquiesce, which I didn't realize until later!)

Our friendly neighborhood Vikings set sail for Vinland and a whale tries to make friends with their ship.

In which harmless battle is done to the Skraelingers and ancient romance drama takes itself far less seriously than modern romance drama.

I'm back! With VIKINGS! This is some sort of story about how the Norse discovered and attempted to settle in Vinland (North America). This episode marks the first time I use my new microphone. No more 10 dollar mic!

Merry Valentine's day, here are some poems and tangents about love from a few centuries ago! Do you know where lovelorn sighs come from? Lorenzo does! When your heart is all aflutter, it heats up the air in your lungs and the air comes rushing out in a big, wistful sigh as you gaze soulfully at the one who houses your heart (which popped out of your ribcage and through your eyes into the eyes of your love when your gazes met). Nothing to do with oxygen at all!

The last time I'm reading this book. I'm back and I'm ready to read more interesting things! (I also forgot his middle initial is R and called it B, a thousand apologies, etc, etc.) Join me on Valentine's day for some love poetry and analysis of aforementioned poetry by Lorenzo de' Medici!

In which Schoolcraft is slowly driven mad by cabin fever in Sault Ste. Marie during the winter, and I mangle lots of Ojibwe words along with a few French words. I just learned after finishing this podcast that I'm mispronouncing Sault! It should be 'soo', not 'salt'. Yes, I'm bad at words I've never heard said before. Count on me learning some basic Ojibwe before the next podcast so I can at least know how wrong I am when I try to read parts of this book.

Continuing on! (Updates to remain intermittent.)

The murder of Strong Sky and Schoolcraft's beginning forays into learning the Chippewa language and culture. I also mispronounce everything, including some standard English words!

We begin to learn more about the Ojibwe tribe through the eyes of Schoolcraft.