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E6: The Legacy of the All-Father V – Saeming, the Aesir/Vanir War, and Norway’s Mythic Origins
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In this episode, Shawn looks at yet another son of Odin, who supposedly served as the ancestor of the legendary kings of Norway. This time it’s Saeming, born from Odin’s affair with the goddess Skadi. Since the sources don’t give us much on Saeming himself, we detour (as usual) into chaos: Thjazi the giant steals the apples of youth, the gods start to age and get pissed off, Thjazi dies, and his daughter Skadi demands compensation, somehow ending up in the horrible marriage with the Vanir sea god, Njord, a marriage supposedly meant as an apology for her father's death.
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