Kormak's Saga (Part 2)

We continue with Kormak's Saga as a new lead character is introduced, Holmgang Bersi, who soon becomes ensnared in the drama of the cursed romance of Kormak and Steingerd. We also learn the basic of Viking duelling and its weapons, and also try to get a grip on the slippery terminology of Norse magic.

Today's Text:

The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald. Translated by W.G. Collingwood and J. Stefansson. Viking Club Translation Series, no. 1., Wm Holmes, Ltd., 1902. Google Books.

Kormáks saga. Icelandic Saga Database, edited by Sveinbjorn Thordarson, 2007. https://www.sagadb.org/kormaks_saga.is.

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:44 Holmgang

00:14:13 Shields

00:18:12 A Sword Named Skofnung

00:25:56 Other Prefatory Notes

00:30:35 Text: Kormak's Saga, ch. 7-14, translated by Collingwood & Stefánsson

01:08:00 Commentary