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E3: The Legacy of the All-Father II - The First Kings of the North
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In this episode, Shawn returns back to Midgard, where the influence of the All-Father shifts from mythic creation to shaping the destinies of men. As seen in Grímnismál, Odin shows he meddles in royal succession, punishing cruel kings and rewarding their kinder sons. That same divine interference sets the stage for Odin’s legacy to flow through human bloodlines, shaping the earliest monarchies of the North.
We then explore how the legendary couple Ragnar Lodbrok and Aslaug became the supposed ancestors of the first kings of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden through their sons Bjorn…
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