Skadi · The Cold Mountain Bride

Tonight, a giantess walks down out of the cold mountains to demand the gods make right what they have broken. She comes alone. She comes armed. And she will not leave until she has chosen a husband by his feet.This is the story of Skadi, the goddess of winter, of skis, of bows, of the high cold country. The story of her father killed by the gods. The story of her quiet impossible bargain. The story of a marriage that did not work, and a goddess who walked herself home.Settle in. Lower the lights. Goodnight.CHAPTERS00:00 Welcome01:56 Chapter I: The Hall of Þjazi07:49 Chapter II: The Winter March11:22 Chapter III: The Goddess at the Gate14:39 Chapter IV: The Three Demands19:27 Chapter V: The Row of Feet23:27 Chapter VI: Loki and the Sky29:18 Chapter VII: The Nine Nights at Þrymheimr39:26 Chapter VIII: The Nine Nights at Nóatún49:14 Chapter IX: The Slow Parting57:59 Chapter X: The Long Walk Back1:05:03 Chapter XI: The Goddess in the Mountains1:12:58 Chapter XII: Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of TimeEVERYTHING IN ONE PLACEhttps://thesleepingalmanac.comSources tonight from Skáldskaparmál, Gylfaginning, and Lokasenna.Goodnight, dear listener. Goodnight.