Episode 35a - Third Quarter Court (Review)

Published: March 2, 2022, 1:48 p.m.

b'After 5 action packed years, it\'s time to meet once again at the Saga Thing Quarter Court. In this episode, we review the judgment winners and a few interesting facts about our journey through the last 10 sagas. Now it\'s time for you to rank the sagas and vote.\\n Visit our polls here and make your choices as you listen or after you\'ve heard it all.\\xa0\\xa0\\nThe polls are open until March 15th (The Ides of March!)\\nPick your favorite moment of Best Bloodshed, the best Nickname, and the memorable Notable Witticism. You can also vote on which of our Outlawry candidates is worse than all the others. Most important, you get to choose which group of Thingmen you find most impressive according to whatever categories you think best. John\'s got a lot of impressive bruisers this time around, led by none other than Egil Skallagrimsson, and Andy\'s stocked his hall with the most loyal and capable men, women, trolls, and dogs he could find. Finally, you have the opportunity to share your opinions of our Final Ratings by ranking the top 3 sagas of the Third Quarter (or you can rank all 10). Among the sagas you\'ll have to choose from are:\\nThe Saga of Ref the Sly (Kr\\xf3ka-Refs saga) - March 2018\\nThe Saga of the People of Kjalarnes (Kjalnesinga saga) - June-July 2018\\nThe Saga of the People of Floi (Fl\\xf3amanna saga) - September-December 2018\\nThe "Saga" of Ale-Hood (\\xd6lkofra saga/\\xfe\\xe1ttr) - January 2019\\nThe Saga of Egil Skallagrimsson (Egils saga Skallagr\\xedmssonar) - February 2019-March 2020\\nThe Saga of Hord and the Holm-Dwellers (Har\\xf0ar saga ok H\\xf3lmverja) - May-August 2020\\nThe Saga of Bard the God of Snowfell (B\\xe1r\\xf0ar saga Sn\\xe6fells\\xe1ss) - September-November 2020\\nThe Saga of Thord Menace (\\xde\\xf3r\\xf0ar saga hre\\xf0u) - January-April 2021\\nThe Saga of the Sworn Brothers (F\\xf3stbr\\u0153\\xf0ra saga) - June-November 2021\\nThe Saga of Gunnar the Fool of Keldugnup (Gunnars saga Keldugn\\xfapsf\\xedfls) - January-February 2022\\nIt\'s been a lot of fun working our way through the first 30 Sagas of Icelanders. We\'ve only got 10 left! And since we\'re starting with Laxd\\xe6la saga, it could be another 5-10 years before we call the Fourth and final Quarter Court. Whatever happens, we know we\'ll have a great time doing it. We\'re glad you\'re sharing this journey with us!\\nMusic Credits\\nIntro Music - "Prelude and Action" by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4236-prelude-and-actionLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license\\nOutro Music - "Stormfront" by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4421-stormfrontLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license'