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b'In this Saga Short, we journey with Au\\xf0un of the Westfjords, an Icelander who gives everything he has to purchase a polar bear in Greenland. Why buy a polar bear, you ask? Well, what makes a more impressive gift for a king than a polar bear? In this brilliant and widely anthologized \\xfe\\xe1ttr, Au\\xf0un will travel throughout Scandinavia, suffer the pangs of hunger and poverty, visit Rome, survive a debilitating illness, gain the love of a wealthy benefactor, and get the better of a certain hard-minded king. Join us for this holiday gift-giving special as we discuss The Tale of Au\\xf0un and the Bear!\\nWhen you\'re finished you might enjoy watching this cute animated version of the story.\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPEsQGC4T0c\\n\\nAnd if you\'re one of those types that like to peruse some good bibliography:\\nAntonsson, Haki. "The Construction of Au\\xf0unar \\xfe\\xe1ttr Vestfirzka: A Case of Typological Thinking in Early Old Norse Prose." Scandinavian Studies 90, no. 4 (2018): 485-508.\\nFichtner, Edward G. \\u201cGift Exchange and Initiation in the \\u2018Au\\u0111unar \\xde\\xe1ttr Vestfirzka\\u2019.\\u201d Scandinavian Studies 51, no. 3 (1979): 249-72.\\nMiller, William Ian. Audun and the Polar Bear: Luck, Law, and Largess in a Medieval Tale of Risky Business. 1. Vol. 1. Medieval Law and Its Practice. Boston, MA: Brill, 2008.\\nP\\xe1lsson, Hermann, ed. Hrafnkel\'s Saga: and Other Stories. Translated by Hermann P\\xe1lsson. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1971.\\nThere ya go.\\nMusic Credits:\\nIntro: From\\xa0\\u201cDeath Awaits\\u201d by Billy Malmstrom\\nOutro: Sn\\xe6finnur Snj\\xf3karl by Vilhj\\xe1lmur Vilhj\\xe1lmsson'