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E18: Volsungs in Valhalla - Dining with Odin's Chosen
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***welp, Shawn missed the years on the reigns of Hákon and Eric by an entire century. Edit to fix coming hopefully in the next day. yikes****
In this episode, Shawn follows up on the poems Eiríksmál and Hákonarmál, which detail the deaths of King Eric Bloodaxe and King Hákon the Good and depict both entering the Norse afterlife of Valhalla. From there, Shawn takes a closer look at what the surviving sources actually tell us about Odin's hall, who ends up there, and what exactly happens once they arrive.
The discussion starts with the actual description of Valhalla, including…
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