# Episode 31 - Read Saxo with AtiWati Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/norse-mythology-the-unofficial-guide-5485323/episode-31-read-saxo-with-atiwati Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/norse-mythology-the-unofficial-guide-5485323/episode-31-read-saxo-with-atiwati.md Podcast: [Norse Mythology: The Unofficial Guide](https://stenobird.com/podcast/norse-mythology-the-unofficial-guide-5485323) Published: 2023-03-29T14:32:06+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waelhraefn/episodes/Episode-31---Read-Saxo-with-AtiWati-e21bgkr Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/798ea82c/podcast/play/67534939/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-2-29%2F91b6f047-1ef5-c1a9-efbb-dcabbaaa9301.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/norse-mythology-the-unofficial-guide-5485323/episodes/episode-31-read-saxo-with-atiwati Duration seconds: 3162 ## Resource Our special guest today, AtiWati, has academic chops but prefers to keep his anonymity online. He currently moderates the r/Norse subreddit which is one of the largest academically-oriented internet communities focusing on Norse history and mythology. Today we'll be diving into Ati's specialty: the criminally under-discussed work Gesta Danorum by Danish author Saxo Grammaticus. We'll be talking about some of its unique stories, how it reinforces other Norse mythological sources, what Saxo sought to achieve when writing it, and why you should definitely not skip out on reading it. Disclaimer: Digital piracy may be illegal where you live. Don't do it. Contact: Write in: waelhraefn (at) gmail (dot) com Join the Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/Nvw5hmkRsW⁠ Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/norse-mythology-the-unofficial-guide-5485323/episodes/episode-31-read-saxo-with-atiwati/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/norse-mythology-the-unofficial-guide-5485323/episode-31-read-saxo-with-atiwati.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.