Saga Thing
Hosted by John and Andy · Saga Thing
4.9from 625 ratings
- 224
- Episodes
- 23
- Transcribed
- 625
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2013
- First episode
- 307M
- YouTube views
About Saga Thing
Discover what Vikings did when they were at home in this fun medieval history and literature podcast about the Icelandic sagas. Hosted by two medieval literature professors with beards.
- Publisher
- Saga Thing
- Category
- arts · history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Sept 2013
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
23 of 224 episodes have a transcript.
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 42a - The Saga of Thorstein Siðu-Hallsson (chapters 1-2)
1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Saga Brief 30 - From Sleipnir to Freyfaxi: The Culture of Horses in Medieval Iceland
14 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Hwaet a Movie - Episode 7: Outlander (2008)
Inside a recent episode
Episode 42a - The Saga of Thorstein Siðu-Hallsson (chapters 1-2)
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah, no, we'll get to those soon. But he also appears in Alehud's alleged saga, as you said, which is a little more bite-sized. Yes, so Alehud, folks may remember, is the story of a man who accidentally burns down a small woodland belonging to a group of chieftains i think there were six of them and they then sue him and intend to ruin him and take advantage of the situation but ale hood asks around for support but no one wants to stand up to the cabal of chieftains that are there on the behalf of such a minor merchant like ale hood who has a reputation for driving hard bargains in his ale selling business but eventually beard brody bjarnison and thorstein see the halston agree to help him out of pity And Thorstein is the one who decides the case and awards each chieftain a paltry sum of six L's of cloth. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Saga Thing
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Ármann Jakobsson
- Ragnhildur Sigurðardóttir
- Anna Melsteð
- Sigrún Guttormsdóttir Þormar
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 306,869,675
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 418 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 207 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100
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- Quality
- 58
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 91
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Who hosts Saga Thing?
John and Andy host the show. Published by Saga Thing.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Saga Thing take guests?
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