Episode 23b - The Saga of Droplaug's Sons (Part 2)

Published: July 28, 2017, 3:09 p.m.

b'It\\u2019s time for the thrilling conclusion to The Saga of Droplaug\\u2019s Sons.\\xa0 This episode begins with an ambush as Helgi Asbjarnarson finally catches up with Helgi Droplaugarson.\\xa0 You won\\u2019t want to miss this epic battle.\\xa0 It provides some of the more detailed descriptions of battle we\\u2019ve encountered on this podcast.\\xa0 If you follow us on Twitter, then you already know something of who gets hit where.\\xa0 Poor, poor, Thord Cormorant.\\xa0 If you listen carefully, you can still hear the shrieking.\\nAnd if that\\u2019s not enough, we\\u2019ve also got Helgi D. doing his best impression of Lurtz, a secret resurrection, \\xa0and murder most foul.\\xa0 And just because we love you, we\\u2019ll throw in some hnefatafl, a timely fart, meditations on the character of Vikings in the sagas, and John reading from the Middle English Geste of Robyn Hode.\\xa0 Follow the link and scroll down to the bottom (lines 1787-1820) so you can follow along. Heck, we\'ve even got an appearance by Don Knotts as Mr. Furley from Three\'s Company.\\n\\nWhile this episode doesn\\u2019t dwell on genealogies like the first part, you still may want to consult Andy\\u2019s handy Droplaugarsona saga genealogy to help keep things in order.\\nMusic Credits:\\nIntro Music\\xa0-\\xa0"Prelude and Action" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)\\nEpisode Recap\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0\\u201cPerfect Rag\\u201d by Ferdinand \\u201cJelly Roll\\u201d Morton (1924)\\nHelgi\\u2019s Poem \\u2013 \\u201cDrums of the Deep\\u201d by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)\\nGrim\\u2019s Poem \\u2013 \\u201cBittersweet\\u201d by 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/'