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Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Grettis saga
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Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Grettis saga

29/12/202129/12/2021 by admin2 Min Reading

Join me and the Reykjavík Grapevine for an extra special episode of Saga Stories about the famous Grettis saga sterka, known in English as “The

Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Berserks and Zombies in Eyrbyggja saga
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Media, Saga Places, Supernatural Stories in the Icelandic Sagas

Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Berserks and Zombies in Eyrbyggja saga

05/11/202129/12/2021 by Matthew Roby2 Min Reading

Join me and the Reykjavík Grapevine on another trip to the majestic Snæfellsnes peninsula for the second of two videos about Eyrbyggja saga. This saga depicts

Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Witches and Wonders in Eyrbyggja saga
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Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Witches and Wonders in Eyrbyggja saga

20/09/202106/11/2021 by Matthew Roby2 Min Reading

Join me and the Reykjavík Grapevine on another trip to the majestic Snæfellsnes peninsula for the first of two videos about Eyrbyggja saga. This text

Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Bárðar saga
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Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Bárðar saga

09/09/202120/09/2021 by Matthew Roby2 Min Reading

Join me and the Reykjavík Grapevine on a trip around the beautiful Snæfellsnes peninsula and I’ll tell you the tale of Bárðr, a troll who

Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Harðar saga
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Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Harðar saga

18/04/202118/04/2021 by Matthew Roby2 Min Reading

Join me and the Reykjavík Grapevine on a trip around southwest Iceland and I’ll tell you all about Harðar saga, the tale of an unlucky

Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Volcanoes in the Sagas
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Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Volcanoes in the Sagas

03/04/202118/04/2021 by Matthew Roby4 Min Reading

Why no Hrings saga gulla? It’s often said that the sagas pay very little attention to the unique geological and climatic phenomena for which Iceland

Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Njáls saga
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Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Njáls saga

21/02/202121/02/2021 by Matthew Roby4 Min Reading

We return to south-west Iceland for the fourth episode of the ‘Saga Stories’ series. This time, we’re near the modern-day town of Hvolsvöllur, telling stories

Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Flóamanna saga
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Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Flóamanna saga

06/02/202120/09/2021 by Matthew Roby2 Min Reading

In the third episode of the ‘Saga Stories’ series, I travel to South Iceland to tell stories from the lesser-known Flóamanna saga. This saga is

Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Egils saga
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Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Egils saga

09/01/202120/09/2021 by Matthew Roby1 Min Reading

The second episode of my new video series ‘Saga Stories’ looks at Egils saga. In this episode, I travel to three locations around Borgarnes and

Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Þingvellir
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Saga Stories with the Reykjavík Grapevine: Þingvellir

26/12/202006/02/2021 by Matthew Roby2 Min Reading

Here is the first in a new series of videos I will be making with the Reykjavík Grapevine, one of Iceland’s leading English-language media outlets.

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I will be using this blog to post about aspects of my research as a medievalist that I find especially fascinating. This will include brief summaries and analyses of medieval texts from Iceland and throughout Europe, with a particular focus on narratives about sexuality, monsters, or both.

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The Reykjavík Grapevine's latest Saga Stories video is about Grettis saga sterka, or the Saga of Grettir the Strong. Make sure you stay tuned until the end to see stunning footage of the island of Drangey and its many puffins. This was one of the most enchanting places I've ever visited in Iceland, and I'd like to thank Drangey tours for taking us there. Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year to you all! Gleðileg jól og farsælt komandi ár! ... See MoreSee Less

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Studies sex, gender, and monsters in the Middle Ages. Postdoc at University of Toronto: 'Sexual Consent in Medieval Icelandic Romance Sagas'. He/hann.

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The final video from my trip around the stunning Snæfellsnes peninsula with @rvkgrapevine. This time, I'm talking about zombies and berserkers. Hope you enjoy it and have a happy New Year! Farsælt komandi ár! 🎉

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