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S3E7: The Journey of Odin (Part 2)

Between Two Ravens: A Norse Mythology Podcast

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Why Odin Decided to Get Into the Affairs of Mortals

In this episode, we're going to be asking why a god may decide to get into the affairs of mortals. So like, why would Odin prevent his son Thor from crossing the water to get well offering him high insults in the process? Like why would he use the sons of King Gareth as told in grimness mall? Why would he use them to form a wager with his wife Frigg? Even outside of Norse mythology, why would a Christian god need to create everything so he wanted to form a supposed battle between good and evil?

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