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THE TRUTH ABOUT ELBAF: LOKI'S BETRAYAL OR SOMETHING DARKER?!In this episode of The Village Hidden in The Shed, we dive DEEP into one of the darkest turns in the One Piece saga — the fall of King Harald of Elbaf. Officially, the blame falls on his own son, Prince Loki... but is that the real story?We're connecting the dots the World Government doesn't want you to see — from the terrifying rise of Imu to the forbidden symbols of the God Knight Gunko's demonic circle. With Elder Jarul caught in the shadows and the name Eris D. Tar surfacing in ancient runes, nothing is as it seems.Could Loki have been set up?What was the true purpose of the summoning circle?And who is really pulling the strings behind Elbaf's downfall?Tap in with the Shed Boys for a theory-packed breakdown that will CHANGE how you see Elbaf forever.Recorded in Alien Entourage StudiosBrought to you by Alien EntourageIntro Song: "Espada by Sid Floyd" https://open.spotify.com/album/5Qthlb97IXX0L2utYA1ywQ?si=pZyQYzLaRNaAwY8pVSAQGA#OnePiece #Elbaf #VillageHiddenInTheShed* One Piece Elbaf theory* What happened to King Harald* Loki betrayal One Piece* Imu One Piece explained* Eris D. Tar One Piece* God Knights summoning circle* One Piece fan theories 2025* Elbaf arc breakdown* One Piece manga discussion* Village Hidden in The Shed podcast* One Piece conspiracy theories* Sid Floyd Mike Nice* One Piece chapter analysisnew chapter new episode new season Oda

In this episode, I chat all about my past semester of continuing this year's touring season with Opera For The Young, giving my first lecture recital, and formally starting my dissertation research. I also give an update on the podcast release schedule this summer and contemplate the goals I have for the upcoming season.Consider joining the HMA book club for our next meeting in early July! Sign up for free on Substack to get all of the relevant book club information.Opera For The YoungPodcast episode on King Harald's SagaMy recording of King Harald's Saga on YouTubeMy lecture recitalMy SMT-Pod publicationMidwest Graduate Music ConsortiumMy episode with Dr. Louise ToppinGet in touch with me at: hermusicacademia@gmail.com

One Piece chapter 1146 is here and this week we discuss Gunko's speech to the strawhats about the upcoming War. We also attempt to piece together the timeline of King Harald from his Mercenary days to his death.

Hosts Jon Negroni and Travis Hymas reunite (finally!) to talk through the chaos, carnage, and character drama in One Piece Chapters 1145 “Wildfire in Forest Sector 2, Branch Route 8” and 1146 “Motion in Stillness.” After a month-long break, the duo break down Gunko’s shocking fight with the Straw Hats, Loki’s past encounter with Rocks D. Xebec, and why Elbaf may be headed toward all-out war. Also on deck: is Dr. Hiriluk secretly Xebec?? Jon pitches the reddit theory. Travis pretends to like it. Topics this week include: Usopp and Nami step up against a full-on god (and pay the price). Gunko’s creepy regeneration powers...do the Holy Knights have Gorosei buffs? Loki’s backstory reveals…Rocks D. Xebec?? Jimbei being the MVP firefighter. Brook possibly knowing more than he lets on about Holy Knights. King Harald’s deal with the Celestials and the mystery of Elbaf’s true allegiance. Why Robin and Chopper are in stealth mode. Plus: Fan comments, wild theories, and the pressing question: are the Straw Hats about to get wrecked again? Catch up before Chapter 1147 drops, and don’t forget to join our spoiler-filled One Piecechannel in the InBetweenDrafts Discord linked right here! You can also email your questions, corrections, and theories via email: rookiepirateradio@gmail.com. We’ll be back to discuss the next chapter after it comes out, but in the meantime, be sure to subscribe to Rookie Pirate Radio on your favorite podcast app, so you can stay up to date on all our releases. Extra Credits: Our intro music is a remix version of “Overtaken” from the One Piece anime, cut together by Jon Negroni. Our podcast artwork is by Jon Negroni. Travis Hymas is the Anime & Manga editor of InBetweenDrafts, and Jon Negroni is the Podcast Editor of InBetweenDrafts. Our recap of One Piece 1145-1146 is based on the English translation of the manga, courtesy of Viz. In case you didn’t know already, Eiichiro Oda is the creator of One Piece. Plus, we’re not just a One Piece podcast by the way! If you have a manga or anime you’d like us to cover or mention on the show, definitely reach out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Jon Negroni (me) sails solo this week as he dives into two jam-packed One Piece chapters: 1143 “Holy Nights” and 1144 “A Time for Warriors.” With Travis off this week, Jon breaks down everything from mythical Zoan reveals and villain backstories to the re-arrival of Scopper Gaban and the Straw Hats finally getting in on the action. And after the recap, Jon goes through some comments! Topics this week include: The Holy Knights’ bizarre Devil Fruits (Thorn-Thorn and Dream-Dream). The terrifying mind control over Elbaf’s kids. Loki’s last gasp and his mysterious past with King Harald. Frankie and Vegapunk discovering ancient tech that could change everything! Gaban, Dory, and Brogy joining the fight and what that means for the arc's escalation. Gunko being a fan of Brook’s “New World”? (What??) Plus, reader comments, theories, and the ongoing question: Is Elbaf really the next Wano… or just Punk Hazard 2.0? Catch up before Chapter 1145 drops, and don’t forget to join our spoiler-filled One Piece channel in the InBetweenDrafts Discord linked right here! You can also email your questions, corrections, and theories via email: rookiepirateradio@gmail.com. We’ll be back to discuss the next chapter after it comes out, but in the meantime, be sure to subscribe to Rookie Pirate Radio on your favorite podcast app, so you can stay up to date on all our releases. Extra Credits: Our intro music is a remix version of “Overtaken” from the One Piece anime, cut together by Jon Negroni. Our podcast artwork is by Jon Negroni. Travis Hymas is the Anime & Manga editor of InBetweenDrafts, and Jon Negroni is the Podcast Editor of InBetweenDrafts. Our recap of One Piece 1143-1144 is based on the English translation of the manga, courtesy of Viz. In case you didn’t know already, Eiichiro Oda is the creator of One Piece. Plus, we’re not just a One Piece podcast by the way! If you have a manga or anime you’d like us to cover or mention on the show, definitely reach out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here is the most popular Malayalam Story Podcast -"Story Time With Asha teacher" In this fascinating tale from history, Auden, a traveler, presents a unique and extraordinary gift—a majestic polar bear—to King Sven of Denmark. The bear becomes a symbol of wonder and power, catching the attention of King Harald of Norway, who desires it for himself. What follows is a story of diplomacy, intrigue, and the incredible journeys of both men and the bear. Discover the tale of The Gift, where loyalty, ambition, and the allure of a rare treasure weave a narrative as captivating as the Arctic itself.

In this episode, we review the second Tale of Halldor Snorrason (Halldórs þáttr Snorrasonar inn síðari) from the 13th-century Morkinskinna (moldy or rotten skin/parchment). If you enjoyed the first of Halldor's tales, we think you'll like this one even more. Last time, Halldor pushed his relationship with King Harald Hardrada to the brink but in this episode he may just push things over the edge. One thing's for sure, these BFFs are heading for a nasty breakup. Along the way, we talk about a place called Kaupangr and delve into the naming history of Trondheim. If you're curious about the appearance of Kaupangr/kaupangr in AM 66 fol. that we discuss in the first section, you are welcome to have a look for yourself: Take a moment to explore AM 66 fol., also known as Hulda (Hidden Manuscript).  Why AM 66? Because there's a lacuna that cuts off the beginning of Halldor's tale in the Morkinskinna. Manuscripts be like that sometimes. We also talk about an interesting little detail in the story concerning King Harald's efforts to introduce a coin-based economy into 11th-century Norway. The tale tells of Haraldsslátta (Harald's coins) and Halldor Snorrason's less than enthusiastic reception of these coins as a form of payment. Here are a few samples of the coins in question: As if that weren't enough, we also get to talk about drinking horns and the feasting obligations, adding to our previous Saga Briefs on Drinking in the Viking Age - What They Drank and How They Drank. This tale is full of fascinating little details about the culture that we don't often get in the more sparsely told sagas of Icelanders. We stop throughout the episode to appreciate some of these, so be warned that this episode has a fair amount of digressions. We just couldn't help ourselves. Listen and then share your thoughts on our social media: Sagathingpodcast on Facebook Sagathingpodcast on Instagram Sagathingpodcast on Bluesky Saga Thing's unofficial official Discord Music Credits Intro Music - from “Death Awaits” by Billy Malmstrom Poetry Music - "Morgana Rides " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro Music - From “Óðinn” by Krauka

Saga Thing returns once again to the tales of Icelanders from the sagas of Norwegian kings with a surprise double feature of tales involving Halldór Snorrason, the son of Snorri goði and longtime companion of King Harald "harðráða" Sigurdsson. We open with The Tale of the Story-wise Icelander [Íslendings þáttr sögufróða], a fun little story about an Icelander who makes a name for himself telling tales and sagas in the court of an older King Harald. But how will the notoriously grumpy king react when the Icelander begins telling the saga of Harald's own adventures as a member of the Varangian Guard in Constantinople? And where might an Icelander who's never met King Harald have learned so many detailed stories about the king's life? But that little þáttr is just an appetizer. The real meal here is The First Tale of Halldór Snorrason [Halldórs þáttr Snorrasonar]. Set during the early years of King Harald's reign in Norway, this tale shows what happens when Halldór steps in to defend an Icelander from Harald's wrath. Then things get real messy when Halldór has a run in with a kinsman of the powerful chieftain Einar Paunch-Shaker [þambarskelfir]. It's a real "out of the frying pan and into the fire" kind of story for Halldór in this one. How will Halldór manage to get out of this mess? Along the way, we talk about the life of Halldór and some of his more noteworthy descendants. We also spend some time discussing his place in the various sagas of King Harald Sigurdsson. If you want to read the infamous Snorri Sturluson's version, which includes several episodes featuring his great-great-great-grandfather Halldór Snorrason, you'll want to pick up a copy of the Heimskringla or the stand-alone Penguin edition King Harald's Saga. We'll be back soon with The Second Tale of Halldór Snorrason where his relationship with King Harald is once again tested. Listen and then share your thoughts on our social media: Sagathingpodcast on Facebook Sagathingpodcast on Instagram Sagathingpodcast on Bluesky Saga Thing's unofficial official Discord Music Credits Intro Music - from “Death Awaits” by Billy Malmstrom Poetry Music - "Morgana Rides " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro Music - From “Óðinn” by Krauka

King Harald of Denmark had a little quirk that would, centuries later, provide inspiration for the naming of a modern technology. We learn how his lack of oral hygiene led to the naming of a wireless protocol.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

King Charles gave out some new honours and all hell broke loose! This week we break down the drama caused by the new appointments. We'll also be exploring King Harald's semi-retirement and the Norwegian royal finances. LINKS Send us a voice message on Speakpipe: ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/onheirpodcast⁠ Follow the podcast: onheirpodcast.tumblr.com/ or https://instagram.com/onheirpodcast   Follow Grace: https://princesscatherinemiddleton.net/ and https://www.instagram.com/_kmiddy/   Follow Jessica: https://duchessofostergotlands.tumblr.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/howtodresslikeaprincess/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onheir/message

In this episode, Jessica and Rachel discuss the latest British royal news, including Prince William's return to work, Princess Anne recognizing Paul Hollywood with an MBE, and Prince Harry updating his primary residence to the US. We also share the news that Princess of Wales has received a new honor from King Charles, a new statue of the late Queen Elizabeth has been unveiled, and Prince Louis turned six years old this week. Plus, in Royals Around The World, we discuss the Luxembourg to Belgium state visit, the Spain to The Netherlands state visit, and we share a health update on King Harald of Norway. Follow us on Instagram @podcastroyal Email us at: hellopodcastroyal@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcastroyal/message

There's no end in sight for royal health issues as our favourite monarch King Harald of Norway recovers this week following major heart surgery. We're recapping how the crisis unfolded, breaking down Harald's past health issues, and exploring what the Brits could learn from the Norwegian royal family's approach. LINKS Follow the podcast: onheirpodcast.tumblr.com/ or https://instagram.com/onheirpodcast  Follow Grace: https://princesscatherinemiddleton.net/ and https://www.instagram.com/_kmiddy/  Follow Jessica: https://duchessofostergotlands.tumblr.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/howtodresslikeaprincess/

In this week's episode, Jessica and Rachel share the sad news of the passing of Thomas Kingston, husband to Lady Gabriella Windsor and son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. We also report on the memorial service of the late King Constantine II of Greece, and Prince William's absence from the service due to personal matters. In other news, King Charles receives more than 7,000 get-well-soon cards and his "hot equerry" Johnny Thompson has shifted into a new role, out of the media spotlight. In Royals Around The World, the Swedish Royals are visiting California, the Belgian Royals are visiting The Netherlands, and the Dutch Royals are visiting Colombia. Plus, Queen Mary of Denmark attends her first engagement of 2024 at the Elite Research Awards. Sadly, King Harald of Norway has been hospitalized during a private trip in Malaysia due to an infection. Follow us on Instagram @podcastroyal Email us at hellopodcastroyal@gmail.com Royals in this episode: The Prince of Wales (Prince William) The Princess of Wales (Kate Middleton) King Charles Queen Camilla Zara Tindall Marie Chantal of Greece The Duke of York (Prince Andrew) The Duchess of York (Fergie, Sarah Ferguson) Princess Beatrice Edward Mapelli Mozzi (Edo) Duke of Gloucester Duchess of Gloucester The Princess Royal (Princess Anne) Sir Timothy Lawrence Duke of Sussex (Prince Harry) Prince Michael of Kent Princess Michael of Kent Lady Gabriella Windsor Thomas Kingston King Felipe of Spain Queen Letizia of Spain Queen Mary of Denmark King Harald of Norway Crown Prince Haakon of Norway Princess Estelle of Sweden Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Crown Prince Daniel of Sweden Queen Maxima of The Netherlands Queen Mathilde of Belgium King Philippe of Belgium

World News in 7 minutes. Wednesday 28th February 2024.Today: Russia hybrid attacks. Russia Orlov sentenced. Norway King Harald hospitalised. S Africa rhino poaching. Guinea national strike. Cote d'Ivoire cocoa harvest. Pakistan Khan indicted. Japan birth rate falls. NZ repeals tobacco law. Australia gender pay gap. Brazil G20 priorities. Peru health emergency. Brazil animals rescued. Odysseus spacecraft battery. With Juliet MartinIf you enjoy the podcast please help to support us at send7.org/supportSupporters can read the transcripts at send7.org/transcriptsSupporters can try our weekly news quiz at send7.org/quizContact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts can be found at send7.org/transcripts. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.For more information visit send7.org/contact

Märtha Louise was born into the Norwegian Royal Family as the oldest child of King Harald and Queen Sonja. By stepping out of the traditional way of embracing her royal role being an entrepreneur with several startups, she is inspiring people all over the world to follow their true calling in life regardless of their background.    HeartSmart Conversations, a weekly podcast with Märtha Louise, Lilli Bendriss & Mari Manzetti. Three spiritual women with a deep felt desire to help all people understand the transformational power of love, and how to implement it into our lives for the better of all mankind.   Producer: Cornelia Scheele Carlsen - HeartSmart AS Collaboration send to cornelia@heartsmart.no   Picture: Thomas Qvale

In this week's episode, Jessica and Rachel have all of our much-loved segments, including Bit of British, Royal Rundown, Royals Around The World, What The Royal?!, and Royal Potpourri. Listen in and hear updates on The Princess of Wales and King Charles on their departure from the hospital and recovery and home. The Duchess of Edinburgh is talking period health with a young audience, while the Duke of Edinburgh is meeting a 192-yearl-old tortoise named Jonathan. Plus, King Harald of Norway confirms he does not plan to abdicate and the President and First Lady of France are on an official visit to Sweden, where we got a tiara moment! Lastly, Rachel gives us a deep dive into the "Princess Royal" title within the British Royal Family. Royals in this Episode: The Princess of Wales (Kate Middleton) King Charles Queen Camilla Princess Anne Princess Charlotte Duchess of Edinburgh (Sophie) Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Edward) Duke of Sussex (Prince Harry) Duchess of Sussex (Meghan Markle) Princess Charlene of Monaco Princess Alexandra of Monaco Princess Caroline of Monaco Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway King Harald of Norway Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Princess Sofia of Sweden King Carl Gustaf of Sweden Queen Mathilde of Belgium Queen Mary of Denmark King Frederik X of Denmark

The Battle of Stamford Bridge saw both sides suffer heavy casualties but, with Harald Hardrada slain in battle, the English emerged ...

Prepare to dive into the most edited episode of all the Doors Of The Universe episodes! There are so many Scandanavian names and cities in this episode. You get to see Aaron's linguistic abilities at their finest in this episode as he tells the tale of Harald Hardrada the Viking king of Norway. Aaron is basically Harald III of Norway's modern-day skald. Don't know what a skald is? Well, you'll find out in this episode! Sit back and hear the story of the last Viking king. Click this link to check out all the socials. https://linktr.ee/dotupodcast If you'd like to support this podcast financially, you can become a monthly donor at patreon.com/dotupodcast or at anchor.fm/dotu. If you'd like to make a one-time donation, feel free to do so on Venmo to @dotupodcast. If you enjoy the podcast please tell your friends, subscribe and follow me on YouTube and all the social media platforms, and give me a rating wherever possible, but especially on Apple Podcasts. It'll really help the podcast grow. Thanks so much for listening! For further research: Harald Hardrada - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Hardrada Forvo: the pronunciation dictionary. https://forvo.com/ The History Of Vikings Podcast - Harald Hardrada The Last Viking King https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MTOurC4c1EqNA4k5e9JA6?si=6PUPxkhaTBSooNHeyoQTCQ Britannica Harald III Sigurdsson https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harald-III-Sigurdsson Vikingeskibs Museet Harald Hardrada https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/professions/education/viking-age-people/historical-characters/harald-hardrada-of-norway Follow The Vikings Harald Hardradahttps://www.followthevikings.com/discover/famous-vikings/harald-hardrada History Learning Harald Hardradahttps://historylearning.com/medieval-england/harald-hardrada/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dotu/support

The Saga of Grettir the Strong opens with his grandfather leaving King Harald's Norway for Iceland. We follow its portrayal of Grettir's troubled childhood and his tests of strength against boulders, men, bears, and (for some Halloween appropriate listening) draugr, the undead of the burial mound. If you like what you hear and want to chip in to support the podcast, my Patreon is here. I'm on Twitter @circus_human, Instagram @humancircuspod, and I have some things on Redbubble. Sources: Grettir's Saga, translated by Jesse Byock. Oxford University Press, 2009. Grettir's Saga, translated by Denton Fox and Hermann Palsson. University of Toronto Press, 1974. Three Icelandic Outlaw Sagas, translated by George Johnston and Anthony Faulkes. Everyman, 2001. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fierce fighting at the Battle of Fulford that initially saw the Norwegians being driven back gave way to a counter-attack that led to Hardrada's ...

More concerns about Queen Elizabeth's health, the loss of a dear childhood friend, new schools for Prince Christian and Princess Isabella of Denmark, King Harald of Norway update, Queen Sonja's summer holiday, 'The Lost King' to screen in Australia and New Zealand and Commonwealth Games close in Birmingham. See more in this week's show - https://rightroyalroundup.com.au/2022/08/12/podcast-queen-elizabeth-new-schools-for-danish-royal-children-king-harald-update-the-lost-king-commonwealth-games-close/ Visit our website http://rightroyalroundup.com.au for more podcasts and other content. Like us on Facebook , follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Telegram or Parler

This week it's a tale of two Harry's! We explain why two twenty something Brits came to be obsessed with 85 year old King Harald of Norway and, following the launch of his second lawsuit, we share our thoughts on Prince Harry's attempts to get security. Links King Harald's speech about Norwegian identity and inclusion: shorturl.at/kmU19 Follow the podcast: onheirpodcast.tumblr.com/ or https://instagram.com/onheirpodcast Follow Grace: https://princesscatherinemiddleton.net/ and https://www.instagram.com/_kmiddy/ Follow Jessica: https://duchessofostergotlands.tumblr.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/howtodresslikeaprincess/

The Viking Age comes to an end with the death of King Harald Hardrada at Stamford Bridge. But who was this Viking turned mercenary turned king? Find out the life of a fascinating and brutal character of a millennia ago with historian and author Don Hollway. Hollway joins the podcast to discuss his new book "The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada."

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Join Robert Child for a conversation with Don Hollway, author of The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada. Don is an historian, illustrator, historical re-enactor and classical rapier fencer. For over 25 years his writing on history, aviation, and re-enacting has appeared in magazines ranging from Aviation History, Excellence, History Magazine, Military Heritage, Military History, Wild West, and World War II to Muzzleloader. Purchase this book and help support your local book store at the link below. USA Shop https://bookshop.org/lists/books-from-authors-on-point-of-the-spear-podcast UK Shop https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/books-from-authors-on-point-of-the-spear --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/robert-child/support

Both Queen Máxima and The Prince of Wales were at this weekend's G20 Summit in Rome. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde hosted Belgian Athletes marking an annual tradition, there was more concerning news for the Queens events. The Danish Royal Family announced that Crown Princess Mary had been on a cooperation and development trip. King Harald attended the Women's football championship game. Queen Letizia honored Spanish feature films. While King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia celebrated science.

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are going to Italy in November. King Willem-Alexander opened a new electric bus factory, King Harald thanked the Norwegian Government with a fancy dinner, King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited a school, and we have 3 more county visits from the Swedish Royal Family.

King Philippe's second trip out of Belgium is to Denmark, which coincidently was his first trip as well, another foreign trip has been added to the November Calendar, Crown Prince Frederik delivered a Brain Prize, King Harald celebrated a Norwegian University, King Felipe met women leaders who are visiting Spain this week, and King Carl Gustaf delivered medals to Dairy Farmers.

Queen Mathilde marked an important event in Belgian History, What is going in the UK? King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon opened the Sámi Parliament. We have some clarification on the visit to Italy from Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel

King Philippe received the first harvest of Belgian pears and apples. The British Royal Family held events focused on important issues. Queen Margrethe honored her mother, while King Harald honored his father both with medical research awards. King Felipe and Queen Letizia celebrated the Spanish Language. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are in Italy with a trade delegation.

King Philippe met with Chancellor Merkel of Germany the day after King Felipe presented her with an award. Queen Elizabeth, The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were in Wales to open parliament. Crown Prince Frederik ended his international week in Paris. King Willem-Alexander had events focused on fuel, King Harald released a statement after the events in Norway, King Felipe and Queen Letizia delivered a literary prize. And finally in Sweden there were 2 county visits.

It's looking to be a quiet week, but it's only Monday. Queen Mathilde held an event focused on the Sustainable Development Goals. In Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attended the celebration of a cities 150th anniversary. I figured out why the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives moved to a new location. And finally, King Harald opened the new session of the Norwegian Parliament.

There is a lot to cover in these four days. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have resumed Province Visits. The Commonwealth Games have started their baton relay with a special send-off from the Head of the Commonwealth. Queen Margrethe started a 5-day tour of Greenland. King Willem-Alexander focused on Natural Energy Resources. We learn a new fun fact about King Harald. King Felipe learns about the effects of the La Palma Volcano on the tourism industry of the Canary Islands. And Finally, a newly accessible hiking trail in Sweden was opened with a Royal presence.

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King Philippe visited a logistics company, while Queen Mathilde marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Queen Elizabeth was out and about in Windsor. A new celebration is coming up in Denmark. Queen Máxima celebrated her 2 passion, music and mental health. King Harald went to a wrestling match? King Felipe learned about sustainable transportation while Queen Letizia was focused on journalism today. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visited Daniels's hometown on another county tour.

A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen - Episode 1 - Norway At It's Literary Best!   Hi, I'm Christy Shriver and we're here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us.    I'm Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast.  Today we begin our series on Henrik Ibsen and his great play- A Doll's House.  Ibsen was born in Norway, a country that shines a bright light on our view of the world more than most of us realize because it's such a small place geographically.  .   Haha- shines a light- is that a pun- Norway is, after all, the land of the midnight sun!  Where in the summer, the sun literally shines at midnight.     Well, there is that, but I was actually thinking about the tremendous influence of the Nobel committee and the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize the famous committee that grants  every year since 1901 on December 10th, from Oslo City Hall.  There they announce which human, in their estimation, on planet earth has conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.  What an amazing designation.      Oh, that's pretty important too.  I know this is a tangent, but why IS the Nobel Peace Prize selected by and given out by Norwegians instead of the Swedish people, since Alfred Nobel was Swedish and not Norwegian.      That's a really good question, and I'm not sure anyone knows- but it was definitely stipulated by Alfred Nobel at his death that although the other awards would be awarded in Stockholm, the Peace Prize would be awarded in Oslo, Norway and it has been ever since.      Norway is a country that has established itself for many years at the top of the lists of “best places to live on planet earth”- a designation it won again in 2020.  It has the highest life expectancy in the world, (82.4 average) in case you're wondering, second place went to Ireland, btw.  It's population on average is one of best educated in the world, and the gross national income is ranked third behind Switzerland and again Ireland.    Wow, and yet Christy, I wonder if you would like living there- let me remind you that the average temperature in the summer is 65 degrees Fahrenheit or 18 degrees Celsius.    I know, growing up in tropical climates where the average summer temperature is in the 90s or high 30s Celsius, I would definitely have to buy a new wardrobe, but that's not always a negative.    Ha!  No, I guess that's true.  Norway is also a land we generally think of for its striking outdoor beauty characterized by those magnificient fjords.    Fjord is one of the few Norwegian words that almost everyone knows.  It literally means where one fares through- and if you see pictures of them, that makes sense why.  They are fairy-tale like, truly and can be hundreds of miles long.  Of course, Norway isn't the only place where they exist, but they have over 1700 of them and two are featured on UNESCO's world heritage list.  Garry, describe what a fjord is for those of us, which includes me, who have never seen them.    Well, I've never seen them in person either..yet…but I will.  They are long narrow inlets of water with steep cliffs on both sides that were created by glaciers thousands of years ago.  They are astonishingly deep, often thousands of feet or meters deep.  They say one of the best ways to seem them is on a cruise ship, so that's my plan.     Ha!! Sounds like a great plan.  Of course, right after Fjords and the Nobel Prize, the next thing that comes to mind when we think of Norway is still not Ibsen but-  Vikings.      Oh Vikings for sure have put their mark on northern Europe, and many of us have a very specific image in our minds of raiding warriors arriving in those amazing ships that could move around 15-17 knots.  And although, the Vikings are mostly known for colonizing and conquering, which could be viewed negatively, you would be happy to know that women's rights date back to before the 1100s among vikings.  Women had the right to divorce, own property and were protected by law from sexual harassment.    Well, there you go, and I guess that's a good Segway to the reason for our interest today in Norway- because after those things- when we get to famous Norwegians, it's hard to find one more well known then their native son, Henrik Ibsen, who was also quite the feminist- although as we will talk about next episode- he fought that label as he fought all labels.        Yes- I guess he did.  But let's jump back just a little before we talk about Ibsen specifically,  to talk a little more bit about Norway,  because this little country has made such an important impact on the world but it isn't a country that necessarily and deliberately draws a lot of attention to itself.      I guess that's true.   Are you talking about Lasse Matberg- the real live version of Thor- Instagram and basically the internet has gone nuts over.      Okay- Christy- no drooling.  I was thinking King Harald the fifth.     Most of us don't even realize it is a constitutional monarchy with a very active monarch, Harald V who is 84 years old is known as a symbol of consolation and support; he and his beautiful queen Sonja- enjoy an 80% approval rating.  Which is incredible!     Well, it IS incredible- I'm not sure even Disney World enjoys an 80% approval rating.      Anyway, the modern, the highly educated and urbanized nation of Norway is not the Norway Henrik Ibsen grew up in- at least according to Ibsen.  His world was much more rural -and to hear him describe it, backwards- although, that's probably how people describe Memphis if they compare us to other more glamorous parts of the world.    True, he was born in is the city of Skien in the Telemark region of southern Norway.  It's a port city.  Today the municipality boasts a healthy 54 plus thousand residents and is famous for being the birth place of Henrik Ibsen.  During Ibsen's day it was one of the largest and  oldest cities in Norway  The Ibsen family was a solidly middle-class family apparently well respected and prosperous.  Both sides of his family tree were well established, they had worked and made their money in the trade and shipping industry.      Which was all well and good until something happened in his father's business and the family lost everything.  Apparently it was pretty bad and when Henrik was 15 he dropped out of school, moved out of the home and over 100 miles away to work as a pharmacist  assistant for basically just his room and board.  By age 18 he had fathered a child out of wedlock, which would ultimately be raised by his mother's family, and although he supported the child financially until the child was 15, I'm not sure they ever even met.     Well, so far, there's nothing in the story you're telling that would indicate to me that this is the man that is going to revolutionize theater as we know it and become the second most produced playwright in the world after William Shakespeare.  Exactly, he did not have a charmed childhood, but I will say, even as a child he dreamed of greatness.  His sister Hedvig told a story after he became famous about a conversation she remembered they had one day as they walked walked up Bratsberg hill in Telemark.  He told his sister that what he wanted to do in his life was  "to achieve 'the greatest and most perfect of all possible forms of greatness and perfection'."    HA!!  Well, I would laugh at that, but there's a real sense that he came close to doing something akin to that with the theater.     And so it goes to show you that should never count yourself out- even if you feel like you have no privilege in this life or have screwed everything up with what you do have.  You're never done til you're dead!  It's a nice thought. But back to ibsen, it's looking rough for little Henrik-at age 18- he's got no education, a child to support and a couple of plays that he wrote in his spare time stashed away. So he decides to do what a lot of us do- he left the little town of Grimstad where he was the pharmacy assistant and moved to the big city- Oslo, although at the time the name of Oslo was Christiania.  He'd been in the health care business so it's not shocking he'd decided to go to university and get a degree in medicine.  Unfortunately for him at the time, although maybe not for the world, he failed his college entrance exams.  And even though you'd think that would be a low point, I'm not sure it really was because it was around this time he cut a break in a field that he enjoyed far more.  So, I mentioned he had a couple of plays that he'd written in his spare time in Grimstad, well one of them got staged!  So after all the missteps up to that point,  by age 23 he'd had his first play performed- pretty incredible.  After this  a few more doors opened, and now instead of being an assistant to a pharmacist- he became – basically with zero experience, the assistant director to Bergen's main theater.       This, of course, is the moment his life changed forever because he clearly found his calling.  He no longer wanted to be a doctor- he would become a playwright.  But what is even more interesting is that he found himself at a particular historical junction for the history of Norway – as far as theater goes is not radically different than what we saw with William Butler Yeats.  Norway, like Ireland had an interest in creating its own unique theater tradition.  While Ireland had been colonized by the British; Norway had been ruled by Denmark for over 400 years.  But now there is this movement to start a true Norwegian theater company that will produce Norwegian plays- that would help shape a unique Norwegian identity.      Many of us don't really understand that  Norway had even been a part of Denmark for 400 years, which, of course,  is quite a long time.  And we certainly don't understand how that affected culture, but of course it would.   Denmark had asserted a lot of cultural and language influence.  But at this point in the story, there was a real interest in establishing a Norwegian identity eparate from the Danish one, and so the interest in establishing an original Norwegian theater came along at this time fortunately for Ibsen.      True, and although The Theater in Cristiania had finanicial problems and Ibsen wasn't particularly super-successful at making a go of it- now that we know his style- he would never have been a good fit for creating patriotic pieces, but nevertheless, because  He was involved in writing, directing, staging and producing over 145 plays- he learned a craft- and that is the legacy that created the opportunity for his art to take off on its own.     He also met and married Suzannah Thoreesen in 1858 and shortly after, they had their only child, Sigurd, who btw- grew up to become the prime minister of Norway in Stockholm- another story but worth googling.  Christy, I know you'll probably point this out later but Suzannah was quite an independent and intelligent woman, and many credit her for Ibsen's ultimate success.      I know!!  And I think we should talk about her, but I'll table it, at least for the moment.  The theater in Crisitiania went bankrupt; Ibsen was sued for incredible amounts of debt and he almost got himself thrown into debtors prison literally escaping the country.  He swung a government writing grant and moved his family to Italy.  Although he never stayed in one town very long, he would stay away from Norway and in this sort of self-imposed exile for 27 years.  When he finally returned to Norway,-he would go back as a hero- a celebrity- albeit a controversial one.    It's amazing to me that although, his body was physically out of Norway, it seems Ibsen's mind never left the place- even if he did insult it from time to time.  His plays, including A Doll's House, are set in Norway and what is even wilder, they are written in Dano-Norwegian- the common written language of Denmark and Norway.  And they were published by a Danish publisher, Gyldendal.  In fact, they were performed first in Sweden- not Italy or Germany where he was residing.     True, it's kind of a roundabout way to success and really an unlikely success it seems.  Most People watching his performances were watched translated pieces- usually that doesn't work well.  But in his case, the emotion, the appeal translated cross-culturally- and really still does.  Also, Ibsen was a far cry for a self-promoting influencer like we think of today.  He was kind of Ibsen a shy and antisocial dude.  He had no privileged family from a famous place to create buzz.  He was from this relatively small and undistinguished town, writing in a relatively obscure language-but all of a sudden he emerged and became an icon.  Like you said, today, his plays are the second most performed plays in the world- only behind William Shakespeare's- as you mentioned- incredible.  They are translated today in 78 different languages and performed all over the world. Nevermind the fact that he literally changed the way theater would be done from that point onward, and in fact is still done to this day.    Okay, I've heard people say that before, but I'm not sure I understand what you mean.  And even after reading A Doll's House, I don't understand how it's revolutionary besides the content being obviously controversial for the period.  In many ways, the plot and the characters seem so ordinary.    And that, darling, is exactly the genius of it.  Here's what was going on. And think about Shakespeare for a moment.  UP to that point, the theater had been a place where people went to get away from the world- and maybe it still is to some degree.  The plays produced were otherworldly.   They were about fairies and monsters; they were about kings- all the things Shakespeare writes about-  perhaps the things Marvel studios gets excited about- obviously there is nothing wrong escapism- that's a big part of performing arts.  And  In fact, that's where Ibsen started, he wrote about Vikings , monsters and all those things we enjoy in commercially successful movies today.  Except he chose not to stay in that vein.  He studied his craft; he began to pay attention to some key changes in what they were doing in theater in Moscow, Germany and other parts of Europe.  And those things appealed to him.  So, he made a shift- instead of writing stories that took us out of the world- he would write stories that reflect the world.  He would write the story of our lives.   He began writing plays that were realistic.  And when I use that word, I mean the theater movement called realism.  The plays he's most famous for start with the twelve he wrote between 1877-1899.  Some people call them his sociological plays; other people just call them the Ibsen cycle.  Either way, Ibsen began writing about middle class people- not kings, queens or fairies.  He wrote about problems- real life and difficult problems, and he wrote in prose.  He didn't use iambic pentameter or verse of any kind.   He wasn't going to have his characters give long soliloquies or speak with all these cheesy asides.  They weren't going to expound on philosophy in obvious ways- although these plays are extremely psychological.  The would be filled of short exchanges between characters.  They would say the sort of things we say and do the sort of things we tend to do- whether we admit it or not. Now to us that seems normal or maybe even obvious because that's how most of our television and movie experience is- but we got that idea from this movement.      And what's more, the staging was going to be different.  And again this may seem fairly obvious to us, but it was new when it happened- with realism the stage is going to have a box set- that means there are three walls and the pretend fourth wall which faces the audience.  The audience, or us watching, would pretend we are looking into someone's lives.   The drama would appear ordinary, maybe even bland, but the idea would be that the play would be psychologically driven- the plot would not be   the thing- the interior lives of the people involved would be the thing.  The protagonist would rise up not against dragons but against something much more complicated, more internal- the sort of things we rise up against- things like syphyllis- the disease Dr. Rank inherited from his father.      Oh my, so what about A Doll's House-    Exactly, what exactly IS a Doll's house about. BTW- even that title is controversial- in Norwegian it's really a Doll House- which isn't quite the same as a Doll's House- anyway- When it came out- it absolutely rocked the world- almost as much if not more than syphyllis.     It premiered in Copenhagen in December of 1879 to a packed house.  The applause was incredible and every one left the theater scandalized.  When it played in Germany, the lead actress, a famous actress, refused to perform the ending as written and forced Ibsen to rewrite the ending to her liking.  She was a storng enough voice that she threatened  she'd get someone else to rewrite the ending for him if he didn't change it- and since there were no copyright laws back then, she got her wish.    In Victorian England, the play was censored and forbidden to be performed, and America didn't perform it until 1889- a full ten years later.    The Americans are always slow.      I know- aren't we?    So, are we going to just talk about what other people thought about it, or is it time to find out what the scandal is all about?    Let's do it.  The setting is very simple.  It's set in an unnamed fairly average Norwegian town in an upper middle class home.  The whole thing from start to finish only occupies three days of Christmas.  It  opens with apparent harmony and confidence- a happy feeling and we soon understand that this family is a lot like a lot of middle class families- the family is comfortable but not not conflict free- and conflicts revolve around money-     Oh my- it doesn't get more real than that      One thing we have to bring up when we talk about live theater is that we have to remember that when it comes to plays- the creative experience involves more than the writer.  A drama is more than a written text- much more.  That's the beauty of live performances.   In fact every single performance of every single play by definition cannot help but be unique- even audiences affect how a performance goes.  No actor will ever perform exactly the same two nights in a row.  But beyond that, every actor who plays a role will interpret each character in his or her own way.  For example, Kristine could actually be a good character or a bad character depending on how the actress understands her and portrays her.  Every character will always be like that- bur especially in an Ibsen play.  Even the details of the set will never be the standardized.  Ibsen in his stage directions for A Doll's House, says and I read that the set is, “a comfortable, tastefully but not expensively furnished room.”  What does that look like? Every set will be different.  Every director will choose different things to enhance- from the set to the costuming to the lighting.  All of these collaborative choices affect how we understand and interpret what is going on.    True- but isn't there something of the intent of the creator and should that be respected- and make each performance mostly the same?    It's not that simple.  Let me give you an example, in 2007, in Edinbough, the director cast Torvald the husband as a four foot tall man- on purpose for a thematic reason.      In China, once the play was staged with a Western woman marrying into a Chinese family. All of this is allowed in the theater.      So, this play centers around Nora.  The character of Nora is widely considered one of the most challenging roles in the Western Canon and Deciding what to do with Nora is not a simple thing.  Who is this woman?  This will be a huge discussion between any director in charge and the actress charged with performing the role.    Why is that?  Again, she seems ordinary.      And in a sense, that's it exactly.  She is ordinary.  Her life could be my life.  Her home could be my home.  It is the fact that she seems ordinary that makes her so tremendously complicated.  Because no human is ordinary, not really.  No life, no matter how pampered, is care-free.  Sooner or later we all innately understand this, but then we don't know what to do with this understanding.  Well, Ibsen isn't going to answer that question for us.  In fact, that's exactly what is wants to NOT do.  Ibsen famously said, that a dramatist should never answer questions- only ask them.  And so, what we are left with is  questions- and this play for the last 100 years has created nothing but arguments and questions as to who is this woman?      So, let's ask the most basic of all questions about Nora- What is so enamoring or interesting about an ordinary, upper middle class Norwegian woman named Nora?    For one thing, if you're an actress given this role, you may immediately notice that Nora never leaves the stage.  The stage is the doll house and Nora is the Doll. Nora is always on display- she is always in view- she has no privacy- she has no breaks- and neither does the actress.  Everyone comes and goes- but Nora never has the freedom to breath- and this is the point of it- there is total claustrophobia in this performance-based life of a doll- there is no privacy in this life- this actress, as Nora, will experience the thrill and exhaustion from start to finish of the life of a doll in a doll house.      And how is a theater-viewer supposed to know to notice that?      Well, you likely won't- it's one of those things you intuitively feel even if you don't consciously think about it.  To get back to your question though?  For me, the first question I ask myself when I watch this play and honestly, I'm not sure I ever answer it- Do I like this woman?  Then I find myself asking a series of rambling questions: Is Nora a good person?  Is she a victim?  Is it right to like a doll in a doll house, and if a person likes that life, who am I to judge or dislike her for it?  Is it her exposure and lack of privacy that makes her unlikeable (because honestly, I usually land on the idea that I don't like her really- but I know some people do- in fact Ibsen himself adored her)    Oh my your mind runs wild!  Why would living like this in your mind make someone unlikeable?     Well, you tell me, do humans need privacy? Psychologically, that is.  Does a lack of privacy not to mention autonomy- but let's just stick with privacy- does that change a person in a negative way.      Well, you know I feel about this topic.  When it comes to development of children, it is Absolutely fundamental.  Children need to have secrets.  It gives them autonomy and where they find their humanity.  Parents, the cliché is mothers but dads can be bad about this too, who read their kids cellphone, track their kids ever move, determine their children's friend groups, and basically do their best to control their children's every decision- even if their intentions were pure, almost always raise children who are dysfunctional.  These are often the kids who have secret facebook pages, secret phones, secret boyfriends across the ocean years older, maybe even entirely secret lives.  It is just absolutely critical.      And so we meet Nora- and Ibsen does go a little into her personal history- maybe she's emotionally stunted in her development for being so patronized and controlled, maybe she's just deceptive and manulative by nature- maybe she's both- I guess I see what you mean- Ibsen asking questions but not giving answers.      Let's read the first line of the play,     “Hide the tree carefully, Helene.  The children mustn't catch a glimpse of it until this evening.”    And there you have it- Nora's entire world in the first word- there is something hide.    As we look at Nora we see that she, like many of us, achieve privacy through deception.  But what we don't know and what the  actress has to decide how to communicate to us is WHY is she doing this and what is she trying to achieve by all this?   Is Nora role-playing on purpose in order to get the life she wants?  Is Nora aware that she is a plaything for Torvald- his squirrel, his skylark?  Is this pretending instinctual?  When her deceptions become rather serious, does she even realize this?  Is she aware of the difference between secretly eating macaroons and forgery- I'm really not sure.    But even before we get there, the first scene for me really highlights a high level of deceit and inauthenticity.  The first action on stage is Nora paying a porter twice the cost of the service which wouldn't have stood out really except it's not long after that we begin to understand that one of the themes of the play is the real cost of fiscal irresponsibility, what does it mean by this little detain in the opening act?    I don't know what it means, except to help us understand that Nora lives in an imaginary world.  She pretends and overpaying is just a way to set all of this in motion.  The second action of this play is this business with the macaroons.  Let's read this part of the text?  For me it's hard to read.  It's SO patronizing.     HELMER.  That is like a woman! But seriously, Nora, you know what I think about that. No debt, no borrowing. There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. We two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle.  NORA.  [moving towards the stove]. As you please, Torvald.  HELMER.  [following her]. Come, come, my little skylark must not droop her wings. What is this! Is my little squirrel out of temper? [Taking out his purse.] Nora, what do you think I have got here?  NORA.  [turning round quickly]. Money!  HELMER.  There you are. [Gives her some money.] Do you think I don't know what a lot is wanted for housekeeping at Christmas-time?  NORA.  [counting]. Ten shillings—a pound—two pounds! Thank you, thank you, Torvald; that will keep me going for a long time.  HELMER.  Indeed it must.  NORA.  Yes, yes, it will. But come here and let me show you what I have bought. And all so cheap! Look, here is a new suit for Ivar, and a sword; and a horse and a trumpet for Bob; and a doll and dolly's bedstead for Emmy,—they are very plain, but anyway she will soon break them in pieces. And here are dress-lengths and handkerchiefs for the maids; old Anne ought really to have something better.  HELMER.  And what is in this parcel?  NORA.  [crying out]. No, no! you mustn't see that until this evening.  HELMER.  Very well. But now tell me, you extravagant little person, what would you like for yourself?  NORA.  For myself? Oh, I am sure I don't want anything.  HELMER.  Yes, but you must. Tell me something reasonable that you would particularly like to have.  NORA.  No, I really can't think of anything—unless, Torvald—  HELMER.  Well?  NORA.  [playing with his coat buttons, and without raising her eyes to his]. If you really want to give me something, you might—you might—  HELMER.  Well, out with it!  NORA.  [speaking quickly]. You might give me money, Torvald. Only just as much as you can afford; and then one of these days I will buy something with it.  HELMER.  But, Nora—  NORA.  Oh, do! dear Torvald; please, please do! Then I will wrap it up in beautiful gilt paper and hang it on the Christmas Tree. Wouldn't that be fun?  HELMER.  What are little people called that are always wasting money?  NORA.  Spendthrifts—I know. Let us do as you suggest, Torvald, and then I shall have time to think what I am most in want of. That is a very sensible plan, isn't it?  HELMER.  [smiling]. Indeed it is—that is to say, if you were really to save out of the money I give you, and then really buy something for yourself. But if you spend it all on the housekeeping and any number of unnecessary things, then I merely have to pay up again.  NORA.  Oh but, Torvald—  HELMER.  You can't deny it, my dear little Nora. [Puts his arm round her waist.] It's a sweet little spendthrift, but she uses up a deal of money. One would hardly believe how expensive such little persons are!  NORA.  It's a shame to say that. I do really save all I can.  HELMER.  [laughing]. That's very true,—all you can. But you can't save anything!  NORA.  [smiling quietly and happily]. You haven't any idea how many expenses we skylarks and squirrels have, Torvald.  HELMER.  You are an odd little soul. Very like your father. You always find some new way of wheedling money out of me, and, as soon as you have got it, it seems to melt in your hands. You never know where it has gone. Still, one must take you as you are. It is in the blood; for indeed it is true that you can inherit these things, Nora.  NORA.  Ah, I wish I had inherited many of papa's qualities.  HELMER.  And I would not wish you to be anything but just what you are, my sweet little skylark. But, do you know, it strikes me that you are looking rather—what shall I say—rather uneasy today?  NORA.  Do I?  HELMER.  You do, really. Look straight at me.  NORA.  [looks at him]. Well?  HELMER.  [wagging his finger at her]. Hasn't Miss Sweet Tooth been breaking rules in town today?  NORA.  No; what makes you think that?  HELMER.  Hasn't she paid a visit to the confectioner's?  NORA.  No, I assure you, Torvald—  HELMER.  Not been nibbling sweets?  NORA.  No, certainly not.  HELMER.  Not even taken a bite at a macaroon or two?  NORA.  No, Torvald, I assure you really—  HELMER.  There, there, of course I was only joking.  NORA.  [going to the table on the right]. I should not think of going against your wishes.  HELMER.  No, I am sure of that; besides, you gave me your word— [Going up to her.] Keep your little Christmas secrets to yourself, my darling. They will all be revealed tonight when the Christmas Tree is lit, no doubt.  NORA.  Did you remember to invite Doctor Rank?      Read this part.    Nora hides macaroons from her husband.  He wants to control her to every level, but she does seem to like the pay off of being taken care of.   We also see that he moralizes.  We see that his pet grievance is debt.  He is going out of his way to condemn it and she goes out of her way to supplant him.     It's a complicated co-existence.  Who are we to judge here- Nora for being a liar?  At this point, I feel sympathy for her.   I would even say the way this reads to me is that this man, Torvald doesn't want to control Nora, he believes he OWNS her.  She is his property.  His pet.  He loves her, but as a pet- an expensive hobby- I'd say, Christy, don't take offense to this, but he loves Nora in the way a guitarist might love his favorite Stratocaster.     Oh dear- that's getting close to home.       But, they have worked out a deal.  Do we let either party off the hook?  She lies and deceives, but she has no concerns in the world but to be a doll.  She loves stuff- she loves buying- she loves money- they have made a deal- she is a play thing- but she is also an expensive past time.      And- again- we are smacked with life- these kinds of deals are made all the time.  One of the more famous philosophical statements on that topic springs of course from the mouth of Marilyn Monroe when she sings, “Diamonds are a girl's best friend.”  I'm really not sure Ibsen wants us to pass judgement on her- but he does seem to be questioning the deal they've made.  Is this the deal we should be making?  It seems obvious that Torvald and Nora do not have any real communication or human relationship with each other- they manipulate each other, play with each other, even enjoy each other, but they are not connecting on any real and human level.  Is this comfortable life coming at the cost of their humanity?  What is that cost?     And to think that all that has happened is that she's bought macaroons.      I know- it's in the subtext of those macaroons!!! BTW- when I hear someone talk about macaroons I think of this cooking show the girls and I used to watch when they were living called “Sweet Genius”.  It was the first baking show I'd ever watched, and they were always making macaroons.  We don't have those really in Memphis, so when went to Paris and saw all those macaroons, we did exactly what Nora did and stuffed our mouth with them.    Hahahaha!  I can see you three, staking out the macaroon counters on the Champs Elysee-    That's exactly what we did!!!!  They're truly amazing and not easy to bake.  I tried and failed.    Well, I don't think Nora bakes.  And we see that Helmer disapproves of macaroons.  But more than that- They don't share  a life like we would understand healthy couples to do.      Yes- there is so much that is being introduced right here at the beginning- we meet the children and see that they are dolls too.  There is nothing in this text to suggest Nora is a nurturing mother.   We don't see her building with them anything different  than what she has built with Torvald- they have fun- but it's all very distant.  We also have a hint that this style of relationship is established by her father, perpetuated by Torvald but also extended to the next generation.  The nurse seems to take care of the children.  Nora plays with them when she wants to, but it's established early on, and then it will be explicitedly stated in Act 3, that as Nora is to Torvald so the children are to Nora.       Everyone plays a role it seems?  And I'm not sure Ibsen is endorsing this way of life.      Like I said, the man likes to ask questions and to not answer them.      And so I guess we will for the next two episodes.  Next time we will finish discussing Act 1 and move through Act 2.  The final week, we will look at the concluding scene that has scandalized the world for 100 years.      And yet, it is all so ordinary!!!    And yet not-  thanks for listening!.....               

It was a day of International Events. Crown Princess Mary is in Italy, King Harald had lunch with ambassadors to Norway, the President of Chile visited Spain, while the President of Germany visited Sweden. Also today, the Belgian Royal Family went back to work.

Well, a lot happened today. There were some new wind farms opened by Crown Prince Frederik in the Baltic Sea, I went on a rant about lack of coverage for a cool event in the Netherlands, King Harald had a fun event, which he doesn't get a lot of, Queen Letizia returned to Royal Duties today in style (as always), and finally when did Sweden start sharing this kind of event.

Episode three of season two, where we discuss performing and recording music during a pandemic, and Lydia's performance of Judith Weir's one woman opera. Lydia's performance Get in touch with us at: thetheoryclubpodcast@gmail.com

Today I chat with Dr. Else Roesdahl about the Scandinavian king, Harald Bluetooth. Support this podcast by subscribing to https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/landing/medieval_warfare_thv_d (Medieval Warfare Magazine). P.S. - You can save 10% off of your subscription by using the coupon code ''VIKINGS'' at checkout. Referenced in Today’s Episode: https://amzn.to/3ttXbJS (The Vikings: Third Edition) https://www.history.com/news/viking-valhalla-valkyrie-afterlife (''Valhalla: How Viking Belief in a Glorious Afterlife Empowered Warriors'') Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries noah@thehistoryofvikings.com Music:https://danheimmusic.com/ ( Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr)

In 'King Harald Goes West-OverSeas' the conclusion of the Norwegian saga of King Harald the great king goes west after the fleeing Vikings as they travel to the western islands. Support The Folktale Project by becoming a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/join/folktaleproject.

In 'King Harald's Wedding' Harald finally marries the saucy Gyda after ten years of battle to become the King of all Norway that she requested. Support The Folktale Project by becoming a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/join/folktaleproject.

In 'The Sea Fight', our last story of the week from "Viking Tales", King Harald faces his greatest challenge yet, to become King of all Norway. Support The Folktale Project by becoming a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/join/folktaleproject.

This week we get the warring exploits of the great King Harald in 'Harald's Battle' from "Viking Tales". Support The Folktale Project by becoming a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/join/folktaleproject.

Here's what all you need to know: 4 days of events is a lot. Queen Mathilde gave 2 powerful addresses in this time. Prince William and a tree were the subject of a ted talk, The Crown Prince Couple and their children were all seen over the past 4 days. King Harald is doing well with his recovery and was released to home today. Drama in Spain and the National Celebration of Spain. King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia attended the opera house. And that's what you missed on the Daily Royal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

News from Denmark - and who won this year's Nobel prizes. King Harald in Norway has been operated successfully to replace a heart valve. Broadcom has reached agreement with the EU on marketing principles and the leader of Denmark's Social Liberals has resigned in connection with a 10-year-old Me-Too case.

There were so many big events today. Heres what you need to know today: The whole Belgian Royal Family had an event ALL together. The Duke of Cambridge launched the largest initiative for climate change, Queen Máxima gave me some hope, there is an update on the health of King Harald, Spain has still bored me, and Crown Princess Victoria had the best earrings in the world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 2, episode 6 - UnforgivenLearn as we talk about Viking JewelryRaise your horns as we Toast to Katheryn Winnick! Skål!Listen in as we Introduce the Goddess SifCharacter Highlight: LagerthaJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.comYou can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

It was a light Friday to end an amazing week. There were so many meetings today for King Harald in Norway and King Carl Gustaf in Sweden. There was an update on the health of Prince Joachim in Denmark, and King Felipe and Queen Letizia were supporting the Royal Theater. ALSO we have news from the British Royals because I FOUND THE DAILY UPDATES! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 2, episode 5 - Answers in Blood Raise your horns as we Toast to Bekki! Skål!Learn about how Vikings make their clothesListen in as we talk about Odin’s Eye and Mimir’s headCharacter Highlight - The SeerJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.comYou can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Today was an interesting day. King Philippe may be closing in on a federal government, King Harald met with some teenagers and had an honest conversation about their experiences with the pandemic. Two days after starting classes the Princess of Asturias is already to back to online classes and Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel were working with PEP today! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings Season 2, Episode 4 - Eye for an EyeRaise your horns as we Toast to Humanity Skål!Listen in as we Introduce the God NjordCharacter Highlight: King EcbertFollow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast. And feel free to send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com Join the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast. And feel free to send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com You can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

ASMR reading of Viking Tales by Jennie Hall, 1920. Listen with headphones for the best experience. This audio contains a crackling fireplace in the background for listeners who do not experience ASMR with soft spoken and whispers alone and to aid listeners with tinnitus, insomnia, ptsd, depression, and anxiety. Viking Tales from Iceland is a collection of stories containing Norse mythology and fairy tales that were originally told by song by men known as skalds, men of musical talent. These men were highly coveted and paid well for telling their tales and were often paid for months of their time in advance. The stories were so beloved they were eventually written down and have been captured here by Jennie Hall to preserve the culture of Iceland and vikings. The entire book will be released as one album once they have been recorded but are uploaded now in the order of their recording. There are 15 stories in total: 1. The Baby 2. The Tooth Thrall 3. Olaf's Farm 4. Olaf's Fight with Havard 5. Foes' Fear 6. Harald is King 7. Harald's Battle 8. Gyda's Saucy Message 9. The Sea Fight 10. King Harald's Wedding 11. King Harald Goes West Over-Seas 12. Homes in Iceland 13. Eric the Red 14. Leif and His New Land 15. Wineland the Good Support me: https://paypal.me/TomeByTome Support me on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr Best way to keep in touch - Twitter: http://twitter.com/TomeByTomeASMR Athena's Archive ASMR: https://anchor.fm/athenas-archive-asmr Asylum ASMR: https://anchor.fm/asylumasmr/ YouTube: http://youtube.com/tomebytomeasmr Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/TomeByTomeASMR For more about the Hunt for the Elder God Cthulhu, watch: https://youtu.be/x20EaYa1OPw #vikingstories #norsemythology #asmrmythology --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr/support

ASMR reading of Viking Tales by Jennie Hall, 1920. Listen with headphones for the best experience. This audio contains a crackling fireplace in the background for listeners who do not experience ASMR with soft spoken and whispers alone and to aid listeners with tinnitus, insomnia, ptsd, depression, and anxiety. Viking Tales from Iceland is a collection of stories containing Norse mythology and fairy tales that were originally told by song by men known as skalds, men of musical talent. These men were highly coveted and paid well for telling their tales and were often paid for months of their time in advance. The stories were so beloved they were eventually written down and have been captured here by Jennie Hall to preserve the culture of Iceland and vikings. The entire book will be released as one album once they have been recorded but are uploaded now in the order of their recording. There are 15 stories in total: 1. The Baby 2. The Tooth Thrall 3. Olaf's Farm 4. Olaf's Fight with Havard 5. Foes' Fear 6. Harald is King 7. Harald's Battle 8. Gyda's Saucy Message 9. The Sea Fight 10. King Harald's Wedding 11. King Harald Goes West Over-Seas 12. Homes in Iceland 13. Eric the Red 14. Leif and His New Land 15. Wineland the Good Support me: https://paypal.me/TomeByTome Support me on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr Best way to keep in touch - Twitter: http://twitter.com/TomeByTomeASMR Athena's Archive ASMR: https://anchor.fm/athenas-archive-asmr Asylum ASMR: https://anchor.fm/asylumasmr/ YouTube: http://youtube.com/tomebytomeasmr Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/TomeByTomeASMR For more about the Hunt for the Elder God Cthulhu, watch: https://youtu.be/x20EaYa1OPw #vikingstories #norsemythology #asmrmythology --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr/support

ASMR reading of Viking Tales by Jennie Hall, 1920. Listen with headphones for the best experience. This audio contains a crackling fireplace in the background for listeners who do not experience ASMR with soft spoken and whispers alone and to aid listeners with tinnitus, insomnia, ptsd, depression, and anxiety. Viking Tales from Iceland is a collection of stories containing Norse mythology and fairy tales that were originally told by song by men known as skalds, men of musical talent. These men were highly coveted and paid well for telling their tales and were often paid for months of their time in advance. The stories were so beloved they were eventually written down and have been captured here by Jennie Hall to preserve the culture of Iceland and vikings. The entire book will be released as one album once they have been recorded but are uploaded now in the order of their recording. There are 15 stories in total: 1. The Baby 2. The Tooth Thrall 3. Olaf's Farm 4. Olaf's Fight with Havard 5. Foes' Fear 6. Harald is King 7. Harald's Battle 8. Gyda's Saucy Message 9. The Sea Fight 10. King Harald's Wedding 11. King Harald Goes West Over-Seas 12. Homes in Iceland 13. Eric the Red 14. Leif and His New Land 15. Wineland the Good Support me: https://paypal.me/TomeByTome Support me on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr Best way to keep in touch - Twitter: http://twitter.com/TomeByTomeASMR Athena's Archive ASMR: https://anchor.fm/athenas-archive-asmr Asylum ASMR: https://anchor.fm/asylumasmr/ YouTube: http://youtube.com/tomebytomeasmr Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/TomeByTomeASMR For more about the Hunt for the Elder God Cthulhu, watch: https://youtu.be/x20EaYa1OPw #vikingstories #norsemythology #asmrmythology --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr/support

ASMR reading of Viking Tales by Jennie Hall, 1920. Listen with headphones for the best experience. This audio contains a crackling fireplace in the background for listeners who do not experience ASMR with soft spoken and whispers alone and to aid listeners with tinnitus, insomnia, ptsd, depression, and anxiety. Viking Tales from Iceland is a collection of stories containing Norse mythology and fairy tales that were originally told by song by men known as skalds, men of musical talent. These men were highly coveted and paid well for telling their tales and were often paid for months of their time in advance. The stories were so beloved they were eventually written down and have been captured here by Jennie Hall to preserve the culture of Iceland and vikings. The entire book will be released as one album once they have been recorded but are uploaded now in the order of their recording. There are 15 stories in total: 1. The Baby 2. The Tooth Thrall 3. Olaf's Farm 4. Olaf's Fight with Havard 5. Foes' Fear 6. Harald is King 7. Harald's Battle 8. Gyda's Saucy Message 9. The Sea Fight 10. King Harald's Wedding 11. King Harald Goes West Over-Seas 12. Homes in Iceland 13. Eric the Red 14. Leif and His New Land 15. Wineland the Good Support me: https://paypal.me/TomeByTome Support me on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr Best way to keep in touch - Twitter: http://twitter.com/TomeByTomeASMR Athena's Archive ASMR: https://anchor.fm/athenas-archive-asmr Asylum ASMR: https://anchor.fm/asylumasmr/ YouTube: http://youtube.com/tomebytomeasmr Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/TomeByTomeASMR For more about the Hunt for the Elder God Cthulhu, watch: https://youtu.be/x20EaYa1OPw #vikingstories #norsemythology #asmrmythology --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr/support

ASMR reading of Viking Tales by Jennie Hall, 1920. Listen with headphones for the best experience. This audio contains a crackling fireplace in the background for listeners who do not experience ASMR with soft spoken and whispers alone and to aid listeners with tinnitus, insomnia, ptsd, depression, and anxiety. Viking Tales from Iceland is a collection of stories containing norse mythology and fairy tales that were originally told by song by men known as skalds, men of musical talent. These men were highly coveted and paid well for telling their tales and were often paid for months of their time in advance. The stories were so beloved they were eventually written down and have been captured here by Jennie Hall to preserve the culture of Iceland and vikings. The entire book will be released as one album once they have been recorded but are uploaded now in the order of their recording. There are 15 stories in total: 1. The Baby 2. The Tooth Thrall 3. Olaf's Farm 4. Olaf's Fight with Havard 5. Foes' Fear 6. Harald is King 7. Harald's Battle 8. Gyda's Saucy Message 9. The Sea Fight 10. King Harald's Wedding 11. King Harald Goes West Over-Seas 12. Homes in Iceland 13. Eric the Red 14. Leif and His New Land 15. Wineland the Good Support me: https://paypal.me/TomeByTome Support me on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr Best way to keep in touch - Twitter: http://twitter.com/TomeByTomeASMR Athena's Archive ASMR: https://anchor.fm/athenas-archive-asmr Asylum ASMR: https://anchor.fm/asylumasmr/ YouTube: http://bit.ly/youtubeTomebyTomeASMR Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/TomeByTomeASMR For more about the Hunt for the Elder God Cthulhu, watch: https://youtu.be/x20EaYa1OPw #vikingstories #norsemythology #asmrmythology --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tome-by-tome-asmr/support

The Daily Royal June 22, 2020 ********************************* The Prince of Wales sent a video message to the British Caribbean community, King Harald received the new ambassadors to Norway from Iran and Sri Lanka, and King Felipe presided over a National Security Council meeting. Overall it was a light day, but you can hear all about it on today's episode of The Daily Royal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A reading of The Tale of Halldor Snorrason (II), followed by some information about the story. NotesThis story is recorded in the Morkins kinna, a 13th century manuscript relating the history of Norwegian kings from approximately 1025 to 1157. King Harald himself was the joint ruler of Norway with his nephew King Magnus from 1046. … Continue reading Episode 010 – The Tale of Halldor Snorrason

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 2, episode 3 - TreacheryRaise your horns as we Toast to Gyda Ragnarsdottir, Skål!Listen in as we talk about the myth where Heimdall creates the middle classJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast. Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com You can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 2, episode 2 - InvasionApologies about the delay, and the noise in the background. “Working from Home” means more people are home to make noise. Raise your horns as we Toast to Retail Workers! Skål!Learn about Daily Life in Viking VillageListen in as we Introduce the God HeimdallrToday’s Character Highlight is The Town of KattegatJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.comYou can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 2, episode 1 - Brother’s WarRaise your horns as we Toast to the Stunt Doubles, Skål!Listen in as we talk about Yggdrasil Learn about The BeserkrListen to Adam’s Beserkr Playlist on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0NCc8LV0tPvmGB5rxtYnRC?si=HweeBx5US5GtSJAOrrMuCAJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast. Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com You can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 1, episode 9 - All ChangeRaise your horns as we Toast to Saint Patrick Slainte!Listen in as we Introduce the God TyrLearn about Human Sacrifices: Fact or Fiction?Join the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.comYou can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 1, episode - 8 SacrificeRaise your horns as we Toast to Leif Erikson, Skål!Listen in as we learn the Norse myth on how humans were createdBelow is the Spotify link to Adam's “Vikings inspired Playlist”https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2KmhU39MYOpT8T8lAO16Tk?si=lovCuKHERV2lrf8lTxUiygLearn about Uppsala - Disting FestivalJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.comYou can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 1, episode 7 - A Kings RansomRaise your horns as we Toast to Siggy Haroldson. Skål!Listen in as we discuss the Trickster God LokiLearn about Formal Religious Practices and Holy PlacesJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.comYou can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 1, episode 6 - Burial of the DeadRaise your horns as we Toast to Earl Haroldson. Skål!Listen in as we continue the Creation MythLearn about Viking FuneralsJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com You can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 1, episode 5 - RaidRaise your horns as we Toast to Thyri, Skål!Listen in as we Introduce the Goddess FreyaLearn about Viking HelmetsJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com You can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings Season 1 Episode 3, DisposessedRaise your horns as we Toast to Floki the Boat Builder! Skål!Listen in as we give you an introduction to Thor, the god of Thunder! Learn about Viking ShipsJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com You can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 1, episode 2 - Wrath of the NorthmenRaise your horns as we Toast to the Early Scholars! Skål!Listen in as we give you an introduction to the Norse Gods, Vanir vs ÆsirLearn about Vikings Keeping Track of HistoryJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com You can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

I del 2 av serien om Norge snakker Per og Henrik om H.M. Kong Harald V av Norge ettersom som det var 83årsdagen hans den 21. februar 2020. De to har en god samtale og sier sine meniger om H.M. Kong Harald V av Norge. Her blir det også nevnt at H.M. Kong Harald V av Norge er både verdens og europamester i seiling. Vi får også høre Kongesangen som vanligs blir sunget førH.M. Kong Harald V av Norges nyttårstale som fremført av Slottsorkesteret. Med dette sier vi gratulerer med dagen til H.M. Kong Harald V av Norge. Det kommer mer i neste uke!-------In part 2 of the series about Norway, Per and Henrik discuss H.M. King Harald V of Norway as it was his 83rd birthday on February 21, 2020. The two have a good conversation and say their opions about H.M. King Harald V of Norway. Here it`s also mentioned that H.M. King Harald V of Norway is both world and European champion in sailing. We also hear the King's anthem, which is usually sung before H.M. King Harald V of Norway's New Year's Speech as performed by the Castle Orchestra. With this we say happy birthday to H.M. King Harald V of Norway. There will be more next week!

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk the Mid-Season Finale Vikings season 6, episode 10 - The Best Laid Plans Raise your horns as we Toast to Erik the Red! Skål!Learn about Unification of VikingsJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com You can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 6, episode 9 - Resurrection. Raise your horns as we Toast to The Kansas City Chiefs! Skål!Learn about Vikings dying their hair blondeJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com You can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 6, episode 8 - Valhalla Can Wait.Raise your horns as we Toast to Katheryn Winnick! Skål!Learn about Vikings in the Slave TradeJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcastSend us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com You can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Bjorn faces a big decision. Ubbe and Torvi leave Kattegat, in search of Iceland. Oleg's plot for the invasion of Norway are taking shape, and King Harald is taken off guard by surprise raiding party. Today's After Show Was Hosted By: Lauren B. (@laurenbmosley) Al Gragg (ALg_Jamaica_House_Film) Follow us on http://www.Twitter.com/AfterBuzzTV "Like" Us on http://www.Facebook.com/AfterBuzzTV For more After Shows for your favorite TV shows and the latest news in TV, Film, and exclusive celebrity interviews, visit http://www.AfterBuzzTV.com

Welcome to Chattegat, where we chat about Kattegat and beyond! Raise your curved Horns and chat with us about everything from Vikings on the History Channel. In today’s episode, we talk Vikings season 6, episode 7 - The Ice MaidenRaise your horns as we Toast to Alexander Ludwig! Skål!Learn about Viking SkiingJoin the group discussion on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222974777895829/Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @chattagatpodcast. Send us an email to chattegatpodcast@gmail.com You can support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/chattegatIntro and Outro music by: DunholmpiperYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunholmpiperInstagram: @dunholmpiperSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/chattegat)

Our journey through Egil's Saga continues with chapters 7-15. This time, we're following the meteoric rise of Thorolf Kveldulfsson. Against his father's better judgment, Thorolf makes his way to the court of King Harald soon-to-be Fairhair. It's no surprise to anyone when Thorolf distinguishes himself and becomes Harald's most trusted and successful follower. But like Icarus, Harald flies too close to the sun. With all his success, he's managed to gather extensive landholdings, abundant wealth, and a lot of followers. Before long, rivals at court are working to undermine him and sully his good name with King Harald. Who are these rivals? What cause do they have to hate this paragon of Norwegian virtue? And will King Harald fall under their spell? There's only one way to find out! This episode includes the famous and decisive Battle of Hafrsfjord, where King Harald vanquishes his enemies and unites Norway (at least a significant portion of it) under a single crown (or so legendary history would have us believe). The battle places Thorolf, Olvir Hump, Eyvind Lamb, and their new fried Bard Brynjolfsson at the prow of King Harald's ship. We've covered this battle before, but never from this perspective. Perhaps you'll encounter a familiar face on the enemy side if you pay attention. Sverd i Fjell monument in Stavanger, Norway If you'd like to dive into the scholarship used to prepare this and other Egil's Saga episodes, visit the bibliography page on our blog site. Thanks again to Matt Smith for another original illustration. If you enjoy Matt's work for Saga Thing, you'll want to keep up with his latest doodles, drawings, and projects on Twitter. Music Credits: Intro Music - "Prelude and Action" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Summary Music - "April Showers" by Eddie Elkins' Orchestra Preview Music - "Black Vortex" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - "Stormfront" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Selections from music by Kevin MacLeod licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  A few months ago we once again put the fate of Saga Thing in your hands. You had the option to choose our next saga, selecting between two of Iceland's greatest literary monuments and The Saga of the Foster-Brothers. The will of the people was made manifest and we got to work. You've been waiting patiently. Join us now for the first of many episodes on our listener selected saga of 2019, Egil's Saga. In this episode, we cover chapters 1-6. Here the dramatic tension revolves around King Harald Tangle-Hair's rise to power as he seeks to become sole ruler of Norway. One by one, the best men of Norway fall like dominoes before him, dying in battle, fleeing to new lands, and even burying themselves in mounds to avoid submitting to King Harald. Some embrace the seemingly inevitable and join the swelling ranks of King Harald's supporters.  You won't run into Egil Skallagrimsson in this episode. This one is all about setting up the world into which he will be born. But you will meet Egil's grandfather, Kvelduf, his father, Grim, and his uncle, Thorolf. You'll also meet Kari of Berle, Kveldulf's best friend, and his sons Eyvind Lamb and Olvir Hump. How will these men respond to calls to either join Harald or risk their lives fighting against him? There's only one way to find out (assuming you can't read the saga yourself for some reason).  Please feel free to submit any questions or comments you'd like us to address from this episode. We'll set aside some time at the end of each episode going forward to tackle those. You can send them to us via email, twitter, or facebook. When you're finished, be sure to check out our Select Bibliography for Egil's Saga on our blog site. There you'll find citations for all the articles and books we mention throughout our journey through Egil's Saga. We'll be adding to it as we go. As always, a special thanks to our Saga Thing illustrator, Matt Smith for the portraits of Kveldulf and his sons.  We look forward to seeing what he does with the rest of Egil's Saga. If you like the work Matt's been doing for us, check out his latest project Metal Quest, a collaboration with Tom Pappalardo. You can keep up with Matt's latest doodles, drawings, and progress on Twitter. Music Credits: Intro Music - "Prelude and Action" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Preview Music - A blend of "Procession of the King" and "Mountain Emperor" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - "Stormfront" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Selections from music by Kevin MacLeod licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

William and Kate welcome their new son, King Harald in hospital, Queen Margrethe’s tomb revealed, Sweden's longest-reigning monarch on the Royal Palace’s roof, and new research on Windsor Castle's origins.Become a patron today https://www.patreon.com/join/rightroyalroundup? for US$10 per month for exclusive access for royal news and history.See more in this week's show.Visit our website http://rightroyalroundup.com.au.Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RightRoyalRoundup, follow us on Twitter @RightRoyalRound and Instagram @rightroyalroundup.

The Queen's advice, Kate visits Luxembourg, Crown Prince Haakon's close shave, Prince Philip retires but not everyone is happy.See more in this week's show.Visit our website http://rightroyalroundup.com.au.Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RightRoyalRoundup, follow us on Twitter @RightRoyalRound and Instagram rightroyalroundup.

Tara Palmer-Tomlinson's funeral, Queen Margrethe's change of scenery for birthday plans, the Queen opens the NCSC, new photos released for King Harald's 80 birthday and the Duchess of Cambridge RAF Wittering visit.See more in this week's show.Visit our website https://rightroyalroundup.com.au.Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RightRoyalRoundup, follow us on Twitter @RightRoyalRound and Instagram rightroyalroundup.

By Marissa Lingen, from Issue #218 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Folly Blaine.And Eirik's men made it out of the forest, and we made it back to our cave, and King Harald was still dead, still not coming back to save us.More info »

Queen Elizabeth visits Northern Ireland, King Harald and Queen Sonja's Silver Jubilee Cruise, Earl Mountbatten's great-granddaughter marries, the Earl and Countess of Wessex in Canada and Battle of the Somme Centenary commemorations.See more in this week's show.Visit our website http://rightroyalroundup.com.au.Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RightRoyalRoundup, follow us on Twitter @RightRoyalRound and Instagram @rightroyalroundup.

More on Royal Ascot, Earl and Countess of Wessex visits Saskatchewan in Canada, King Harald and Queen Sonja's Silver Jubilee, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia's 40th Wedding Anniversary, Queen Margrethe's involvement in a new ballet production and a new film starring Dame Judi Dench about Queen Victoria.See more in this week's show.Visit our website http://rightroyalroundup.com.au.Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RightRoyalRoundup, follow us on Twitter @RightRoyalRound and Instagram rightroyalroundup

By now, you’ve probably heard of Bluetooth. And you can probably recognize its little symbol on your phone or headset or car or whatever. You may not know about King Harald. King Harald Blâtan was a viking and King of Denmark and Sweden over 1000 years ago. He was truly known as just Harald—Blâtan was […]

Prince Harry may be heading to Australia to serve in the Defence Force. The Queen welcomes the Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to London for a State Visit, and Angelica Rivera visits the set of Downton Abbey. Prince William visits Japan and China. A double royal christening in Monaco. King Harald and Queen Sonja finish their State Visit in Perth and Channel 4 will broadcast events during Reinterment Week.See more in this week's show.Visit our website http://rightroyalroundup.com.au.Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RightRoyalRoundup, follow us on Twitter @RightRoyalRound and Instagram rightroyalroundup.

Queen Elizabeth II is stuck in traffic en route to an official engagement. The Countess of Wessex will attend the King Richard III reinterment in Leicester. We have all the details about King Harald and Queen Sonja's visit to Australia, including two speeches. Two little princesses celebrate their birthdays.See more in this week's show. Visit our website http://rightroyalroundup.com.au.Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RightRoyalRoundup, follow us on Twitter @RightRoyalRound and Instagram rightroyalroundup.