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Back to SearchThe Quarrel of the Queens
#HoaryNorthernWinter continues as we come to one of the most famous scenes in the Volsunga Saga: the Quarrel of the Queens, the moment when everythin…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Cup of the Gjukings
We continue #HoaryNorthernWinter as we resume the Volsunga Saga and find out what happens to our great dragon-slaying hero when he comes to the Hall …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Rhizomatic Evolution of the Nibelung Dragon-Slayer
The story of Sigurd the dragon-slayer is one of the most celebrated tales in all of European literature—but it doesn't come to us in a single, author…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Dragonsbane of the North
Greatest among the Norse and Germanic tales is the Völsunga saga – the story of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer, the cursed ring of Andvari, and how a power…
7 months ago
The Beowulfian Apostle
Fr. Andrew and Dcn. Seraphim conclude their discussion of "Andreas," the Old English poem about St. Andrew rescuing St. Matthew from an island of can…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Flood of St. Andrew
Delving into Old English sources, Fr. Andrew and Dcn. Seraphim read “Andreas,” the 10th-century poem that looks and sounds like Beowulf and tells the…
8 months ago
Two Pilgrim Tales
Back from their pilgrimage to Scotland and Northumbria, Fr. Andrew and Dcn. Seraphim tell two tales from the road -- how St. Cædmon went from shepher…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Two Pilgrim Tales
Back from their pilgrimage to Scotland and Northumbria, Fr. Andrew and Dcn. Seraphim tell two tales from the road -- how St. Cædmon went from shepher…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Wight Stuff
It was a graveyard smash. From the fjords to the graves, it caught on in a flash! Our hosts tell some Viking-age ghost stories, from Grettir’s late-n…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
The Wight Stuff
It was a graveyard smash. From the fjords to the graves, it caught on in a flash! Our hosts tell some Viking-age ghost stories, from Grettir’s late-n…
9 months, 4 weeks ago