In this episode, Shawn covers the ring-bearers of the cursed ring of fate, Andvaranaut. From dwarfs to gods to dragons to princesses to kings, this ring, influenced by the true power in the Norse world, the Norns, guides the fates of those who wield it. And it never turns out well for those who do. The ring is what Tolkien drew inspiration from when crafting the one true ring from his works in "The Hobbit", and "The Lord of the Rings". Though it does not make its wearer invisible, it does ins...
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In this episode, Shawn covers the ring-bearers of the cursed ring of fate, Andvaranaut. From dwarfs to gods to dragons to princesses to kings, this ring, influenced by the true power in the Norse world, the Norns, guides the fates of those who wield it. And it never turns out well for those who do. The ring is what Tolkien drew inspiration from when crafting the one true ring from his works in "The Hobbit", and "The Lord of the Rings". Though it does not make its wearer invisible, it does ins...
E1: The Divine Ancestry of Harald Fairhair, First King of Norway
Sagas w/Shawn - Gods and Kings
41 minutes
4 months ago
E1: The Divine Ancestry of Harald Fairhair, First King of Norway
The Divine Ancestry of Harald Fairhair. In the first episode of "Sagas w/Shawn - Gods and Kings" Shawn dives into the ancestry of Harald Fairhair, the first King of a Unified Norway (872 ce). Was Harald truly descended from the Norse gods Freyr, Niord, and even the All-Father Odin himself? Or did later authors fabricate these supposed connections to elevate the status of their own culture and history? Using the sources "Heimskringla", "The Saga of the Volsungs", and "The Saga of Ragnar Lodbro...
Sagas w/Shawn - Gods and Kings
In this episode, Shawn covers the ring-bearers of the cursed ring of fate, Andvaranaut. From dwarfs to gods to dragons to princesses to kings, this ring, influenced by the true power in the Norse world, the Norns, guides the fates of those who wield it. And it never turns out well for those who do. The ring is what Tolkien drew inspiration from when crafting the one true ring from his works in "The Hobbit", and "The Lord of the Rings". Though it does not make its wearer invisible, it does ins...
