Brief disclaimer, there's some stronger than usual violence this week.

More in the Icelandic sagas, after all.

So if that's of concern, please check out the post on mythpodcast.com.

This week, on Myths and Legends, we're back in the Icelandic sagas,

and we'll see what it costs to become a celebrity poet.

Basically everything.

And how, if you manage to get that gig, do not throw it away

on a revenge marriage. On the creature this week, we'll see that that insect buzzing in your backyard

might just be a little old man begging for death. This is Myths and Legends, episode 403, wormtong.

This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. Some are incredibly popular tales you might think you know,

but with surprising origins. Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely

worth a listen. We're an Icelandic folklore, and this week is a legend, so a folk story with some

connection to history. We're after 1,0.0.80, and technically still in the Viking Age, so the people

of the Nordic countries aren't above a little rating when it comes to Britain.80, and technically still in the Viking Age, so the people of the Nordic countries

aren't above a little rating when it comes to Britain, Ireland, and continental Europe.

But, as profitable as pillaging may be, there's something even better, becoming a celebrity

poet. Yes, really. Today, we follow the stories of some Icelandic poets,

and all the death that results from being an Icelandic poet during the Viking Age.

We'll jump in not with a poet, though, but with a farmer,

who's just waking up from a nap.

Yeah. Yeah, I know. Thorstein's traveling companion said, you were pretty upset, but I figured it was better to let you sleep.

Waking a Viking guy from a bad dream, probably not a great idea.

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