About this episode
The episode begins the exploration of Víga-Glúms saga, highlighting its character-driven nature and comparisons to Egils saga.
We’re thrilled to kick off our first episode of Víga-Glúms saga, the last of the sagas of Eyjafjörð. Víga-Glúms saga is one of the great character-driven Íslendingasögur, often drawing comparisons to Egils saga. Now, whether that’s because it also happens to be a biographical saga or because it’s of a similar quality will have to … Continue reading Episode 41a – Víga-Glúm’s Saga (chapters 1-5)
Topics covered
- Íslendingasögur
- character-driven sagas
- biographical sagas
- Norse literature
- saga analysis
Keywords
- Víga-Glúms saga
- Egils saga
- Eyjafjörð
- Íslendingasögur
- Norse sagas
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Víga-Glúms saga, Egils saga
Places: Eyjafjörð
More episodes of Saga Thing
- Episode 41e – Víga-Glúm’s Saga (chapters 20-23) · May 22, 2026
- Episode 41d – Víga-Glúm’s Saga (chapters 16-19) · April 15, 2026
- Episode 41c – Víga-Glúm’s Saga (chapters 10-15) · February 25, 2026
- Episode 41b – Víga-Glúm’s Saga (chapters 6-9) · January 5, 2026
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