Episode 2: Hrafnkel’s Saga




Saga Thing show

Summary: <p class="MsoNormal">Our grand quest to place the sagas of the Icelanders on <br> trial begins with an acknowledged classic–the relatively brief (but totally <br> epic) <em>Hrafnkels saga Freysgoði</em>. The story of a harsh chieftain who <br> falls from power and rises again, the men who band together against him, and <br> the horse at the center of it all,<em>Hrafnkels saga</em> offers a <br> listener-friendly introduction to the complex and blood-drenched world of the <br> Icelandic sagas. And it comes with torture! <p></p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Xhy58jMwL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg"></p> <br> <br> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140442383/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0140442383&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sagthipod-20">Hrafnkel’s <br> Saga and Other Icelandic Stories (Penguin Classics)</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><p></p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">But is that enough to earn it a top score from John and Andy, or will the saga be judged harshly for its lack of scope and poor treatment of animals? Find out now!</span></p>