You “podcast-listeners” don’t know a “thing” about our next episode! First, Doc explains to Nina the origin of the word thing. Then, listeners get a crash course in kennings and their use in Old English poetry. Finally, Nina tests Doc’s knowledge of “Beowulf’s” kennings with a challenging game of “Kenning You Dig It?”
(Also, forgive Nina’s mic issues for this episode. She got excited during the kennings episode and started moving around too much.)
Show Notes:
Be sure to check out the following books from Witan Publishing:
Drout’s Quick and Easy Old English by Michael Drout (https://books2read.com/Drout-Old-English)
Beowulf: A Verse Translation for Students by Edward Risden (https://books2read.com/beowulf-risden)
Doc’s Recommendation:
Saga Thing Podcast (https://sagathingpodcast.wordpress.com/)
Nina’s Recommendation:
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney, the Old English and Modern English version (https://www.amazon.com/Beowulf-Verse-Translation-Seamus-Heaney/dp/0374111197)