Norse Myth -- (AtHB) Kinsmen Die CH5R: Ch 1-5 Recap + Mythic Elements

Welcome to the Kinsmen Die podcast, home of fantasy fiction based on Norse mythology that’s written and read by me, Matt Bishop.

In this episode I summarize the major plot developments in the first 5 chapters of his novel. I also discuss the mythic influences I wove into those chapters and, to some extent, my overall novel.

The story so far:

In CHAPTER 1, we met Frigg, the Almother, wife of Odin and mother of three: Baldr, Hodr and Hermod.

In CHAPTER 2, we met Vidar Odinsson who arrived outside the town of Hals which had apparently been sacked by the Jotunn.

In CHAPTER 3, we met Odin, the Alfather, who chatted awkwardly with his wife, Frigg, and then had an altercation with his cousin, Heimdall.

In CHAPTER 4, we met blind Hodr, son of Odin and Frigg, as he ate, and was made young again by Yggdrasil’s f ...