Kormak's Saga (Part 4)

In this episode, we bring Kormak's Saga to its conclusion and find out if one man's unrelenting infatuation can triumph over a curse. We also talk about recognizing witches' eyes and read between the lines on our protagonists' relationship. Today's Text: The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald. Translated by W.G. Collingwood and J. Stefansson. Viking Club Translation Series, no. 1., Wm Holmes, Ltd., 1902. Google Books. Kormáks saga. Icelandic Saga Database, edited by Sveinbjörn Þórðarson, 2007. https://www.sagadb.org/kormaks_saga.is. Audio Credits: Return of the Jedi. Directed by Richard Marquand. 20th Century-Fox, 1983. Dylan, Bob. "I Shall Be Free No. 10." Another Side of Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, 1964. YouTube. The Princess Bride. Directed by Rob Reiner. 20th Century-Fox, 1987. "Kormak's Theme" and "Harpish Improvisations" composed and performed by Patrick Lane. Chapters 00:00:00 Announcement and Content Warning 00:00:40 Introduction 00:01:36 Saga Recap 00:03:21 Thordis the Spákona 00:07:03 On Witches' Eyes 00:10:49 Other Prefatory Notes 00:12:29 Text: Kormak's Saga, ch. 22-27, translated by W.G. Collingwood & Jón Stefánsson 00:35:35 Commentary 00:48:15 On the Relationship of Kormak and Steingerd 01:07:49 Mystery Word: ǫlverk 01:10:51 Outro