Welcome to CHAPTER 45 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. And, with each episode, when it makes sense, I provide some commentary about the source materials I’ve referenced in the text.This week, we’re with Loki as he continues his conversation with the Skrymir, the high chief of the Jotunn.In the previous Loki chapter — episode 42 — we learned that Loki’s nefarious plot is to murder Baldr, the son of Odin. Also recall that Baldr is having weird dreams in which he becomes corpse-like at night and it’s only the rising sun that restores him. The book opened with that event. Also, Frigg is having some visions that suggest Baldr may actually die. Recall, too, that Baldr’s death is impossible thanks to magic Frigg and Odin used when he was born and also thanks to their continued sacrifice — every winter they only eat half of their Yggdrasil fruit. They put their other halves in a bag. We haven’t yet seen what they do with them.Loki had planned to murder Baldr on Midwinter. The Jotunn had also planned to attack Gladsheim on Midwinter — coordinated strikes. But now, the Skrymir said they’re NOT going to attack…but they still want Loki to go ahead with his plan.And that is where we rejoin them.Please visit the podcast's public site for the episode transcript, which includes the entire chapter. Please review and/or share the show -- it is a huge help! And, please feel free to contact me: mattbishopwrites (at) gmail (dot) com.You can find me online at: https://mattwritesmyths.com/The show's public site is here: https://rss.com/podcasts/fensalirpodcast-kinsmendie/The source for my short reading from Snorri’s Prose Edda is here: https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/pre04.htmThe source for my reading from the Havamol is here:https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe04.htmLarrington’s translation of the Havamol can be found where books are sold online.

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