About this episode

The episode explores the story of Gísli, a saga hero, while intertwining Kári Gislason's journey to understand his own Icelandic heritage.

In the remote north-west of Iceland, Kári Gislason and Richard Fidler follow in the doomed footsteps of Gísli, the most uncompromising of the saga heroes – this is a tale about the complexity of family life, and the difficult choices which can come with it. Back in Reykjavik, Kári begins to unravel the knotty threads of his own Icelandic heritage and is suddenly faced with a choice. Credits: Writers - Richard Fidler and Kari Gislason Producer - Richard Fidler Sound Engineer - Steve Fieldhouse Music composition - Richard Fidler Saga Land is written by Richard Fidler and Kari Gislason, published by Harper Collins/ABC Books, 2018

People in this episode

Host: Richard Fidler

Guest: Kári Gislason

Topics covered

• Icelandic sagas
• family complexity
• heritage
• cultural history
• personal choices

Keywords

• Gísli
• Iceland
• saga heroes
• family life
• heritage
• Kári Gislason
• Richard Fidler
• Reykjavik
• cultural history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harper Collins, ABC Books

Places: Iceland, Reykjavik

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