I appreciate his cut and dry 'that's all we got' narrative just as much as his 'this may mean.' What, in other hands may have ended up a yawnfest lecture, Crawford has transformed into a journey through time to peer over the shoulder and listen in on a raucous, good natured storytelling session, full of dumb courage and dreamlike plot twists, that somehow.is completely virtuous and logical. He cares not for our familiar comfort level of anglicized Norse pronunciation and romanticized ideas, and corrects us to the origins of Iceland and back through to the Germanic tribes of Scandinavia. He does so very clearly, and with the intent to separate what was 'most likely' the original form, from what may have evolved through the telling. Jackson Crawford has perfectly melded the stories we love and admire with the critical narrative they oftentimes lack. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.Ībsolutely the definitive guide on the (not so) definitive myths Crawford will deepen your acquaintance with these sources, and leave you with plenty to remember in the eerie tales and timeless wisdom of the Norse gods and heroes. You’ll also enjoy spirited retellings of stories where the first members of humankind are molded by the gods from two pieces of driftwood Odin travels to Hel to dig up a dead witch and interrogate her about what his son’s premonitions of his own death means and multiple generations of a marshy district in Iceland must deal with the ravages of an “again-walker” (akin to a zombie).

You’ll spend time in the company of an incredible pantheon of characters, including Thor, who wasn’t necessarily the god of thunder we think of him as, and Freyja, commander of the Valkyries (more a job with special perks than a species of creatures).

It also connects the dots to Icelandic sagas of human heroes and to the culture and worldview of the Viking peoples. Packed with gods, anti-gods, magical figures, human heroes, religious practices, and literary devices, this course lays bare the reasons for our enduring fascination with these undeniably dramatic tales.

Join Jackson Crawford, a translator of Old Norse, for a rousing introduction to the original stories, characters, and themes of Norse mythology in these 24 lectures. Thor, Odin, Loki, Freyja, the Valkyries, Valhalla, Ragnarok - many of the places we encounter these and other names, places, and events from Norse mythology in daily life and pop culture are connected to the medieval sources in name only.

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