Kormak's Saga (Part 4)

In this episode, we bring Kormak's Saga to its conclusion and find out if one man's unrelenting infatuation can triumph over a curse. We also talk about recognizing witches' eyes and read between the lines on our protagonists' relationship.

Today's Text:

The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald. Translated by W.G. Collingwood and J. Stefansson. Viking Club Translation Series, no. 1., Wm Holmes, Ltd., 1902. Google Books.
Kormáks saga. Icelandic Saga Database, edited by Sveinbjörn Þórðarson, 2007. sagadb.org/kormaks_saga.is.

Audio Credits:
Return of the Jedi. Directed by Richard Marquand. 20th Century-Fox, 1983.
Dylan, Bob. "I Shall Be Free No. 10." Another Side of Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, 1964. YouTube.
The Princess Bride. Directed by Rob Reiner. 20th Century-Fox, 1987.
"Kormak's Theme" and "Harpish Improvisations" composed and performed by Patrick Lane.

Chapters
00:00:00 Announcement and Content Warning
00:00:40 Introduction
00:01:36 Saga Recap
00:03:21 Thordis the Spákona
00:07:03 On Witches' Eyes
00:10:49 Other Prefatory Notes
00:12:29 Text: Kormak's Saga, ch. 22-27, translated by W.G. Collingwood & Jón Stefánsson
00:35:35 Commentary
00:48:15 On the Relationship of Kormak and Steingerd
01:07:49 Mystery Word: ǫlverk
01:10:51 Outro