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Today I chat with Dr. Jón Karl Helgason, professor in the Department of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Iceland. We discuss the widely popular and controversial Njáls Saga. Support the show and visit our sponsor https://www.vkngjewelry.com/discount/NOAH20 (https://www.vkngjewelry.com/discount/NOAH20) Referenced in Today’s Episode: https://amzn.to/2I7FKJq (Echoes of Valhalla: The Afterlife of the Eddas and Sagas) https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rewriting-of-njals-saga-translation-politics-and-icelandic-sagas-jon-karl-helgason/1101380476;jsessionid=F0087B114DA3C0B59DFF1FDE4FEA9840.prodny_store01-atgap15?ean=9781853594571 (The Rewriting of Njals Saga: Translation, Politics and Icelandic Sagas) Follow The History of Vikings on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0pmAwjsX-qQlVSBGcDbWTQ (YouTube), https://twitter.com/historyofviking?lang=en (Twitter), and https://www.instagram.com/thehistoryofvikings/ (Instagram). Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music: https://danheimmusic.com/ (Danheim – Framganga)