Episode 4974: Dark Enigma - The Story of Mimir’s Well or How Odin Sacrificed His Eye For Wisdom

Please be aware the stories, theories, re-enactments and language in this podcast are of an adult nature and can be considered disturbing, frightening and in some cases even offensive.  Listener Discretion is therefore advised.  Welcome heathens welcome to the world of the weird and unexplained.  I’m your host, Nicole Delacroix and together, we will be investigating stories about the things that go bump in the night, frighteningly imagined creatures, supernatural beings and even some unsolved mysteries but I promise all sorts of weirdness.  So, sit back, grab your favorite drink, and prepare to be transported to today's dark Enigma....  And on today’s Dark enigma well, since we’re probably all a little holiday hungover, today’s episode is going to be a quickie, but I hope you all enjoy it!  So, with that said, we will still be playing our drinking game and as you know, the drinking game is only for those of us that are at home and have nowhere else to go tonight.  The choice of libation, as always my darlings, is yours, so choose your poison accordingly… Alright, now for the game part how about every time I say Odin that will be a single shot and every time I say    Mimir, that will be a double shot.  Now that the business end is out of the way we can jump headfirst into today’s dark enigma… so don your best woolen pants and thick tunic, and your best Vikso helmet as we dive deep into today’s offering of The Story of Mimir’s Well or How Odin Sacrificed His Eye For Wisdom. Once when the world was still very young, Odin sat on his throne in the most beautiful palace in Asgard. His throne was so high that he could see over all three parts of the world from where he sat. On his head he wore a helmet shaped like an eagle. On his shoulders perched two black ravens called Memory and Thought. And at his feet crouched two snarling wolves.