In this episode we are joined by Kristyn J. Miller to discuss the story of Siegfried/Sigurd of Das Nibelungenlied and the Volsunga Saga, as well as references and comparisons to that story from Beowulf. Kristyn is, in her own words, a writer and casual literary critic with a passion for the intersection of language, cultural history, and literature. 

 

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In this episode we return to the Kalevala with Kalevala Runo 10 - The Forging of the Sampo! We read how Väinämöinen gets Ilmarinen to journey to Pohjola to forge the Sampo, a powerful mythical device of unknown properties!

Väinämöinen is being healed by the old man he met at the end of the last Runo, and they discuss the mythological origin of iron.

Väinämöinen has been shot down into the sea by Joukahainen, and after being rescued by the sea by an eagle, Väinämöinen meets Louhi, the mistress of Pohjola.

This is Hymiskvida, Thor's grand adventure to fetch the cauldron from the giant Hymir, a classic hero's journey, with a quest to the unknown to bring back something of value to the tribe.