Norse Myth -- (AtHB) Kinsmen Die Ch 32: Vidar goes hunting bears...er...Jotunn

Welcome to CHAPTER 32 of the Kinsmen Die podcast, home of fantasy fiction based on Norse mythology that’s written and read by me, Matt Bishop.In this podcast I read my first novel, Kinsmen Die, one chapter at a time with mini recaps and/or excursions into the myths I’ve referenced in the text.

Today, we’re back with Vidar Odinsson. Since it’s been a few chapters since we were him let me explain…no, there is too much, let me sum up.Vidar is the jarl of a district named Vithi. One of the towns in that district, Hals, had been attacked by the Jotunn and burned to the ground. Vidar fought the Jotunn and killed them all…in so doing he was completely taken over by the disir, the spirit, inside him.

That spirit makes Vidar a baresark. Luckily his father, Odin, arrived and saved Vidar. Once he recovered, thanks to his half-brother Baldr, Vid ...