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Starkad the Old, a legendary giant and warrior cursed by Thor and blessed by Odin, reaches the end of his three unnaturally long lifespans. Seeking a warrior's death, he provokes the young nobleman Hatherus into beheading him, resulting in a supernatural display where his headless body continues to move with terrifying vitality.
The legendary warrior Starkad, caught between the competing wills of Thor and Odin, is manipulated into causing the death of his friend and sovereign, King Vikar. Under the guise of a mock sacrifice intended to appease the gods and bring favorable winds, Starkad uses a reed and a calf's intestine that are magically transformed into a deadly spear and a hanging noose. This dark episode...
Following the brutal execution of their sister Svanhild by the Gothic King Jörmunrekk, the brothers Hamdir and Sorli set out on a journey of vengeance protected by magical armor. During their assault on the King's hall, they find themselves invulnerable to steel, forcing a mysterious one-eyed old man—revealed to be Odin—to intervene. Odin advises the King's soldiers to stone the brothers to...