Episode 20j - Njal's Saga (Part 10)

Published: March 3, 2017, 12:11 p.m.

b'In this, the penultimate episode in the Njal\'s Saga summary, we follow Flosi and the Burners as they bounce around the region seeking support for the inevitable legal case against them.\\xa0 Meanwhile, a slightly singed, but recovered Kari Salmundarson prepares his own case against the burners.\\xa0 And who better to help him than Thorhall Asgrimsson, the young prot\\xe9g\\xe9 of Njal himself. \\xa0Unfortunately, Thorhall\\u2019s got a nasty infection in his leg and the case falls to Mor\\xf0 Valgardsson. \\xa0The threat of violence permeates the proceedings as Mor\\xf0 and Eyjolf trade legal barbs and try to out maneuver one another.\\xa0 Will justice be served as cooler heads prevail?\\xa0 Or will the hallowed site of the Al\\xfeing be desecrated with the blood of those too slow to dodge an incoming spear?\\xa0 Find out as Saga Thing takes on Njal\\u2019s Saga, chapters 133-145.\\nThis episode is full of interesting scholarly tidbits and legal minutiae. \\xa0We\'ve also got the usual nonsense, like old movie references and bad jokes. \\xa0\\nThanks to George Hook for the picture of the Althing from his trip to Iceland. This image is on the\\xa0information sign for Snorri\'s Booth.\\nMusic Credits:\\nIntro Music\\xa0-\\xa0"Prelude and Action" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)\\nPrevious Episode Review\\xa0- "My Sin" by Ben Selvin and his Orchestra\\nEpisode Summary\\xa0-\\xa0 Drums of the Deep Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)\\nOutro Music\\xa0-\\xa0"Stormfront"\\xa0by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)\\nSelections from music by Kevin MacLeod licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/\\n\\xa0Links:\\nCheck out The Viking Answer Lady Website for lots of fun facts about medieval Scandinavia. \\xa0\\nHere\'s her page on measurements that John references.\\nWe\'ve also got a select bibliography for Njal\'s Saga\\xa0for all the books and articles we reference.'