The Nine Cursed Swords of the Viking Age

You can sign up to Nebula using my link and get 40% off an annual subscription. https://go.nebula.tv/kaptainkristian A look at the 9 cursed swords described within the ancient manuscripts of Norse myth and legend. You can support this channel at: https://www.patreon.com/kaptainkristian https://ko-fi.com/kaptainkristian RECOMMENDED READING ----------------------------------------------- The Prose Edda (transl. Jesse Byock) The Elder Edda (transl. Taylor & Auden) The Poetic Edda (transl. Dr. Jackson Crawford) Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes (transl. Dr. Jackson Crawford) The Saga of Hrolf Kraki and His Champions (transl. Peter Tunstall) Kormák's Saga (transl. Rory Mcturk) Gisli The Outlaw (transl. George Webbe Dasent) The History of the Danes Books I - IX (transl. Peter Fisher) The Sagas of Icelanders (Penguin Classics) The Saga of Volsungs (transl. Jesse Byock) Ibn Fadlān and the Land of Darkness Poems by Tegner Sagas of Warrior Poets (Penguin Classics) Heimskringla SOME OTHER GREAT VIDEOS ON NORSE MYTH ----------------------------------------------- Tyrfing and Other Magic Swords https://youtu.be/4PL9eS7R0M8 by @JacksonCrawford Untangling God Of War https://youtu.be/yegRHiaao7U by @GoodBloodGames Neil Price Breaks Down Viking Weapons https://youtu.be/kdHMS2IKBnU by @WIRED With Scenes From: The Northman (2022) Macbeth (2015) Vikings (2013) The Head Hunter (2018) Game of Thrones (2011) Atilla (2001) Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound