Thorstein just needs to do his business late at night, but it’s hard to focus when there’s a demon in the toilet… Inspired by ‘Þáttur Þorsteins skelks,’ Flateyjarbók, this short story is followed by a chat about the origins of Gandalf, and Viking toilets!

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Creepy Classics music written and performed by Ed Harrisson (C)

Sources

Translation by Anthony Maxwell: https://www.richardfordburley.com/sin-and-evil/files/Thorstein.pdf

https://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/daily_living/text/Villages.htm

The Welsh Viking on Vikings and medieval toilets, on YouTube

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/viking-toilet-oldest-bathroom-denmark

https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/fire.shtml

Rowe, Elizabeth (March 28, 1998). “Cultural Paternity in the Flateyjarbók Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar” (PDF). Alvíssmál. Retrieved December 17, 2015

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