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Conversation with the Reykjavik Grapevine

31/10/202009/09/2021 by Matthew Roby

This week I met with Jess Distill from the Reykjavík Grapevine to discuss my research on the medieval Icelandic sagas. See our conversation about witches, ghosts, and other trollish creatures in time for Halloween!

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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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Here is the second part of my retelling of Laxdæla saga on location, part of the "Saga Stories" series with The Reykjavík Grapevine. Hope you enjoy it. (Bonus scene of petting Icelandic horses🐴) Happy Friday everyone! ... See MoreSee Less

Saga Stories #12: Laxdæla Saga (Part 2)

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Professor Matthew Roby is back with the second of two episodes on Laxdæla saga, which recounts the tragic and tumultuous life of Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir, one of...

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