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b'In this episode, little Olaf Peacock travels to Norway and then to Ireland on a journey to meet his grandfather Myrkjartan. But how will he pay for it? Traveling overseas in the 10th century isn\'t cheap (it still isn\'t). How will King Myrkjartan and the Irish welcome the Icelandic son of the long lost Melkorka? And what familiar figure from Saga Thing past pops in for a visit and a quick marriage arrangement? There\'s only one way to find out!\\nWe also discuss the presumed burial mounds of Thord Goddi and Skallagrim Kveldulfsson. We explore John\'s fascination with the Campbell\'s monomyth and similarities between Olaf Peacock and Anakin Skywalker (yes, you read that correctly).\\xa0 For the runesack, we address a funny little stick with strange scratches on it that leads us into yet another conversation about Celtic influences on medieval Icelandic culture and a chat about the origins of our names. There\'s a lot going on here!\\nAs promised, here\'s a pictures of Andy\'s great-grandfather, Andrew Kormos:\\n\\nAnd a picture of John\'s namesakes: \\n[forthcoming???]\\nAs always, thank you to Jacob Foust (aka @skarphedin_illustrator) for another original illustration. You can find more of his work here on Instagram.\\nAnd finally, some promised bibliography, including works we referenced and some that were used while prepping the episode:\\nClover, Carol J. The Medieval Saga. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1987.\\nGi\\u0301sli Sigur\\u0111sson. Gaelic Influence in Iceland: Historical and Literary Contacts: A Survey of Research. Reykjavi\\u0301k: Bo\\u0301kau\\u0301tga\\u0301fa Menningarsjo\\u0301\\u0111s. 1988.\\nHastrup, Kirsten. Culture and History in Medieval Iceland: An Anthropological Analysis of Structure and Change. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985.\\nKellogg, Robert. \\u201cIntroduction.\\u201d In The Sagas of Icelanders: A Selection, edited by Robert Kellogg, pp. xv-lvii. New York: Viking, 2001.\\nKress, Helga, \\u201c\\u2018You Will Find It All Rather Monotonous\\u2019: On Literary Tradition and the Female Experience in Laxdaela saga.\\u201d The Nordic Mind: Current Trends in Scandinavian Literary Criticism. F. E. Andersen and John Weinstock, eds. University Press of America, 1986. 181-195.\\nKristja\\u0301nsson Jo\\u0301nas, and Peter Foote. Eddas and Sagas: Iceland\'s Medieval Literature. Reykjavi\\u0301k: Hi\\u0111 i\\u0301slenska bo\\u0301kmenntafe\\u0301lag, 1997.\\nMorris, William. The Lovers of Gudrun. A Poem. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1870.\\nRobinson, Peter. \\u201cVikings and Celts.\\u201d In Introductory Essays on Egils saga and Nj\\xe1ls saga, edited by John Hines and Desmond Slay, pp. 125-139. London: Viking Society for Northern Research, 1992.\\n\\xa0\\nMusic Credits\\nIntro Music - "Prelude and Action" by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4236-prelude-and-actionLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license\\nReview Music - "The Royal Vagabond Medley" by Jocker\'s Dance Orchestra\\nOutro Music - "Stormfront" by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4421-stormfrontLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license'