Norse Mythology: The Kinsmen Die Podcast

About Norse Mythology: The Kinsmen Die Podcast

Welcome to And the Heavens Burn (AtHB), a narrated fantasy series based on Norse mythology that’s written and read by me, Matt Bishop. Kinsmen Die (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Matt-Bishop/author/B073NK4HDC) is the first book in my series. It retells and adapts some of the major events in Norse mythology through the lens of six main characters: Odin, the Alfather and his wife, Frigg, the Almother. Together, they rule over the Aesir city of Gladhseim. Vidar Odinsson, jarl of the district of Vithi. Hodr Odinsson, the blind son of Odin and Frigg. Loki, son of Farbauti and Laufey. Vafthrudnir, high shaman of the Jotunn, the ancient enemies of the Aesir. In Kinsmen Die, Frigg, Almother of Gladsheim, fears that her son Baldr, afflicted by a strange malady, is dying – which should be impossible since Frigg used ancient magics to make her son immune to all harm. As Baldr’s condition worsens, Frigg summons her husband Odin, Alfather and master of magics, back from his wanderings. On the eve of Odin’s return, however, the Jotunn attack an Aesir town thus breaking the forty-year peace between Aesir and Jotunn. These events initiate a search for answers. Odin sends his son Vidar to learn how and why the Jotunn attacked. Through mystical and mundane means, Odin strives to figure out what affliction ails Baldr. Frigg learns of a witch’s plot against herself. Meanwhile, Loki agrees to help the Jotunn in their renewed war against the Aesir. Their plans help further his own plan of revenge against Odin and everything he holds dear. But, Loki must tread carefully. If he is exposed then he loses all hope of freeing his three children and avenging his dead wife. __ Everything you’ll hear is based on my interpretation of the two main source materials of Norse mythology – the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, along with a stack of books that discuss the myths … and another stack of academic articles that do the same. Kinsmen Die has 93 chapters; that story is now complete. Dark Grows the Sun, the second book in this series, is about half that. I will begin publishing the chapter by chapter narration of DGtS in October 2024. You can find me online here (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Matt-Bishop/author/B073NK4HDC).

Publisher

Matt Bishop

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Oct 2022

Latest episode

9 Jul 2024

Latest episodes

150 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Jul 2024

   Norse Mythology -- (AtHB) Kinsmen Die Ch 93 (the final chapter!): Frigg stays strong

   Welcome to CHAPTER 93 — the final chapter — of the Kinsmen Die podcast, home of fantasy fiction based on Norse mythology that’s written and read by me, Matt Bishop. In this podcast I read my first novel, Kinsmen Die, one chapter at a time. And, with each episode, when it makes sense, I provide some commentary about the source materials I’ve referenced in the text. This week, we’re back with Frigg. The last time we were with her was Chapter 88, when her son Hodr killed his brother, Baldr, right before her eyes. Let’s rejoin her, now. You can find me online at: https://mattwritesmyths.com/ (https://mattwritesmyths.com/) The show's public site is here: https://rss.com/podcasts/fensalirpodcast-kinsmendie/ (https://rss.com/podcasts/fensalirpodcast-kinsmendie/) The source for my short reading from Snorri’s Prose Edda is here: https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/pre04.htm (https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/pre04.htm) The source for my reading from the Havamol is here:https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe04.htm (https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe04.htm) Larrington’s translation of the Havamol can be found where books are sold online.

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   2 Jul 2024

   Norse Mythology -- Kinsmen Die Ch 92: Loki sees serpents

   Welcome to CHAPTER 92 of the Kinsmen Die podcast, home of fantasy fiction based on Norse mythology that’s written and read by me, Matt Bishop. In this podcast I read my first novel, Kinsmen Die, one chapter at a time. And, with each episode, when it makes sense, I provide some commentary about the source materials I’ve referenced in the text. This week, we’re back with Loki. The last time we were with him was Chapter 47, when he’d been with the Skrymir in the tunnels and caves deep below Utgard. Let’s rejoin him, now. You can find me online at: https://mattwritesmyths.com/ (https://mattwritesmyths.com/) The show's public site is here: https://rss.com/podcasts/fensalirpodcast-kinsmendie/ (https://rss.com/podcasts/fensalirpodcast-kinsmendie/) The source for my short reading from Snorri’s Prose Edda is here: https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/pre04.htm (https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/pre04.htm) The source for my reading from the Havamol is here:https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe04.htm (https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe04.htm) Larrington’s translation of the Havamol can be found where books are sold online.

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   2 Jul 2024

   Norse Mythology -- (AtHB) Kinsmen Die Ch 92: Loki sees serpents

   Welcome to CHAPTER 92 of the Kinsmen Die podcast, home of fantasy fiction based on Norse mythology that’s written and read by me, Matt Bishop. In this podcast I read my first novel, Kinsmen Die, one chapter at a time. And, with each episode, when it makes sense, I provide some commentary about the source materials I’ve referenced in the text. This week, we’re back with Loki. The last time we were with him was Chapter 47, when he’d been with the Skrymir in the tunnels and caves deep below Utgard. Let’s rejoin him, now. You can find me online at: https://mattwritesmyths.com/ (https://mattwritesmyths.com/) The show's public site is here: https://rss.com/podcasts/fensalirpodcast-kinsmendie/ (https://rss.com/podcasts/fensalirpodcast-kinsmendie/) The source for my short reading from Snorri’s Prose Edda is here: https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/pre04.htm (https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/pre04.htm) The source for my reading from the Havamol is here:https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe04.htm (https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe04.htm) Larrington’s translation of the Havamol can be found where books are sold online.

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