An Introduction to the Old Norse Sagas w/ Dr. Jackson Crawford
The History of Vikings
Noah Tetzner
4.7 • 537 Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2019
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Referenced in Today’s Episode:
1000 AD: A Tour of the Viking World // Vikings Documentary
Dr. Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda
Dr. Crawford’s translation of The Saga of the Volsungs
Dr. Crawford’s YouTube Channel
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Music: Danheim – Framganga & Folkvangr
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| 0:00.0 | Before we begin today's episode, I'd like to recommend a fellow historical podcast called |
| 0:13.2 | History Time. It's run by my dear friend Pete, who creates stunning historical documentaries |
| 0:18.3 | in both audio and video format. But apart from the podcast, you can find History Time on YouTube, where they've released a new documentary video titled 1000 AD, A Tour of the Viking World. |
| 0:31.1 | You'll find a link to this incredible Vikings documentary in the description of this episode, or I encourage you to check it out on the |
| 0:38.0 | History Time YouTube channel. I'm I'm I'm |
| 0:55.0 | I'm |
| 0:57.0 | I'm Hello and welcome to the history of Vikings. |
| 1:31.8 | When talking about the Viking Age, it is impossible to go without mentioning the Old Norse sagas. |
| 1:37.3 | Stories of gods and humans, great battles, feuds among powerful families, and so much more. |
| 1:42.8 | Well, joining me to share his expertise on the |
| 1:45.1 | Old Norse sagas as Old Norse specialist and translator, Dr. Jackson Crawford of the University |
| 1:50.7 | of Colorado Boulder. In the description of this episode, you will find links to his excellent |
| 1:55.6 | translations of both the poetic edda and the saga of the Volsungs. And in fall of 2019, you can look forward to a |
| 2:02.4 | new standalone edition of the Hava Mall, including the full Old Norse text with expert commentary |
| 2:08.0 | in translation. So definitely keep your eyes and ears peeled for that. Dr. Crawford, thank you so |
| 2:13.5 | much for joining me today. Well, thank you for having me again. It's a pleasure to be here. |
| 2:17.1 | It's a pleasure to have you. Yes, I'm so, so glad we could get you back on the show. Well, |
| 2:21.8 | you know, a lot of people talk about the Old Norse sagas, and perhaps for those who aren't as |
| 2:28.0 | acquainted with them, when compared to the medieval literature of other societies, I know this isn't |
| 2:34.0 | quite medieval, but a lot of people are keen to contrast medieval literature of other societies, I know this isn't quite medieval, |
| 2:34.7 | but a lot of people are keen to contrast the gods of the ancient Greeks and Romans to those of the Norse, |
| 2:41.3 | what is different from the Old Norse sagas when compared with other literature? |
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