About this episode
The episode revisits the story of Killer-Skuta and his attempt on Killer-Glum's life from Víga-Glúm’s Saga.
In this episode, we catch up with an old friend called Killer-Skuta. You might remember him from The Saga of the People of Reykjadal and of Killer-Skuta. We’ll revisit a familiar story from that saga where Killer-Skuta makes an attempt on the life of Killer-Glum and try to make sense of how it ended up … Continue reading Episode 41d – Víga-Glúm’s Saga (chapters 16-19)
Topics covered
- Killer-Skuta
- Killer-Glum
- Víga-Glúm’s Saga
- saga analysis
- Norse literature
- character revisits
Keywords
- Killer-Skuta
- Killer-Glum
- Víga-Glúm’s Saga
- Norse saga
- character analysis
- literary discussion
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Saga of the People of Reykjadal and of Killer-Skuta, Víga-Glúm’s Saga
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