Sagas w/Shawn - Gods and Kings
“Sagas w/Shawn: Gods and Kings” is an ambitious (and probably doomed) attempt to build a shared world where every god, legendary king, and mythical hero across world history actually coexists.
Hosted by Shawn, this podcast bridges the gap between mythology and history, from Norse sagas and ancient folklore to medieval pseudo-history, global pantheons, and even the lore of fantasy worlds and video games. Expect dry humor, deep dives, and a sincere curiosity about what people believed, why it mattered, and how these stories still shape us today.
Sagas w/Shawn - Gods and Kings
Latest Episodes
E19: Tales of Ireland II - St. Brendan and his Voyage Across the North Atlantic
In this episode, Shawn delivers part two of his Tales of Ireland series, focusing on the voyage of a certain monk who lived in the southwestern portion of the Emerald Isle: St. Brendan. Brendan sets out across the North Atl...
E18: Volsungs in Valhalla - Dining with Odin's Chosen
***welp, Shawn missed the years on the reigns of Hákon and Eric by an entire century. Edit to fix coming hopefully in the next day. yikes****In this episode, Shawn follows up on the poems Eiríksmál and Hákonarmál<...
E17: Kings of Norway II | Hakon the Good (934 - 961 CE)
In this episode, Shawn continues his series on the Kings of Norway with Hakon the Good, the first Christian king of Norway and another son of Harald Fairhair. Raised in the court of King Æthelstan of England, Hakon returns home to challenge the...
E16: Kings of Norway I | Eric Bloodaxe (930–934 CE)
In this episode, Shawn returns to his non-existent roots and once again discusses gods and kings. Specifically, Eric Bloodaxe, King of Norway (and later Northumbria), who according to the saga sources can trace his ancestry back to the Norse go...
E15: Odin and Thor – Mortality, the Measure of a Life, and What We Leave Behind (Part III)
In our final episode of our series on Thor, Shawn wraps up Thor's non-existent story arc, tying the Zelda I mean Norse timeline up in a way that makes sense to tell his story for the podcast. Thor continues to confront his own limits navigating...