232 – Let’s Play Skyrim and Talk About Mythology
About this episode
In this episode, T.Q. Townsend revisits Skyrim while discussing the mythology behind its worldbuilding, particularly focusing on Grettir’s Saga and its influence on the game.
It’s been a long time since I took any time for myself to play video games, and I randomly had the idea that if I can drag myself out of bed early enough, I could revisit Skyrim and chat about the myths and legends that went into its worldbuilding. In this foray into a damp, spooky tunnel, I talk about Grettir’s Saga, one of the sagas of the Icelanders in which the antihero Grettir has two battles with undead creatures that directly inspired the draugr in Skyrim.
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