About this episode
The episode features a short story about Thorstein encountering a demon in the toilet, followed by a discussion on Viking toilets and the origins of Gandalf.
Thorstein just needs to do his business late at night, but it’s hard to focus when there’s a demon in the toilet… Inspired by ‘Þáttur Þorsteins skelks,’ Flateyjarbók , this short story is followed by a chat about the origins of Gandalf, and Viking toilets! Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/JulietteHarrisson Buy my books! https://books2read.com/ap/nzeerp/Juliette-Harrisson Buy merch! https://www.julietteharrisson.co.uk/store Creepy Classics music written and performed by Ed Harrisson (C) Sources Translation by Anthony Maxwell: https://www.richardfordburley.com/sin-and-evil/files/Thorstein.pdf https://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/daily_living/text/Villages.htm The Welsh Viking on Vikings and medieval toilets, on YouTube https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/viking-toilet-oldest-bathroom-denmark https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/fire.shtml Rowe, Elizabeth (March 28, 1998). “Cultural Paternity in the Flateyjarbók Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar” (PDF). Alvíssmál . Retrieved December 17, 2015 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com
People in this episode
Host: Juliette Harrisson
Topics covered
- Viking history
- demons
- toilets
- short stories
- Gandalf origins
Keywords
- Thorstein Shiver
- Viking toilets
- demons
- Gandalf
- Þáttur Þorsteins skelks
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Organizations: Patreon, Creepy Classics, YouTube, Atlas Obscura
Books & works: Þáttur Þorsteins skelks
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