Verse 44 "an axe age, a sword age" Theoden quotes this verse at Pellenor fields in LotR

@aenorist2431

Жыл бұрын

Tolkien eluded to it, more than its a direct quote. "Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, 'ere the sun rises!" Not very surprising though, with the Rohirrim being basically norse meets mongols (culturally norse, but with horse-focus). Plenty of the language, themes and names of Rohan are drawn from the various surviving norse texts.

@TheWildManEnkidu

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@@aenorist2431 I always imagined them as more Anglo-Saxon than norse, just because of Tolkien's expertise on them, and also their names. Basically the same thing though. Eomer, Grima, Hama, Erkenbrand, Gamling etc.

@Tony-Anderson

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWildManEnkidu As a Norwegian. The the Gamling was always a little funny to me, due to it also being a word in Norwegian which means "old person"

@jensakaa5436

Жыл бұрын

@@Tony-Anderson same in swedish! 😊

@faramund9865

Жыл бұрын

Yes.

Hello Mr. Crawford, last year I took potentially the worst class of my life, this was my 10th year literature class, focused on the Gíslasaga (I should mention that I am a native Icelander.) The teacher was beyond laudable, she was rude to her students, practically yelled everything she said, and was just generally a bully, not to mention the fact she was probably old enough to star in one of the sagas. Almost solely because of her I had lost by far and away most interest in anything to do with the vikings and Norse culture in general. That was until one day we encountered the term "helskór", someone asked about it and the teacher didn't know. As soon as I came home I started googling and found your video on the subject, and then I watched another video, and another, and another, and so on so forth until I had gone through probably half of your catalogue. It was amazing, to hear someone who knew more than just the Marvel movies and tourist trap merchandise talk about the subject. It is because of you that I now participate in these classes, and seek to learn more about my own heritage, and I applaud you for doing this miserably underpaid job. Thank you for all you've done for not only my community, but for everyone.

@gkhfbnhfvng

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❤

@feakhelek1

Жыл бұрын

"...old enough to star in one of the sagas." made my drink go up my nose. 😀

@joshybrisby8854

Жыл бұрын

@sketchy, as a retired teacher of 20 years, I can say for certain that there is no such thing as a bad student, just a bad teacher. I am sorry you had such a terrible teacher, but I am so glad Dr. Crawford inspired you to pursue a love of Norse studies more. Indeed he is an excellent teacher.

@kimfleury

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​@@joshybrisby8854 I take it you've never received a phone call from the father of a student who turned in no work and failed every test he happened to show up for, demanding to pass his son, and then contacting the dean to force the professor to issue a passing grade sufficient to make the GPA suitable, or risk firing. I witnessed that happen to a well-liked professor that I TA'd for. It was the only time I ever heard such a scandal, to be sure. I'd never come across a truly lazy and bad university student 'til then. It just made me aware that there are some.

@joshybrisby8854

Жыл бұрын

@@kimfleury to that I would reply that the teacher failed to inspire the student.

"..the Royal y'all, if you will..." - there are some things that you never knew you needed to hear but are blessed when you do

“The Royal y’all.” 😅

I have an enormous respect for your work and professionalism, and I believe your videos deserve 100x the views they get. Thank you for sharing highly researched information with the public. What you do is invaluable. I have sent you an email and I would love to get in contact with you, Dr. Crawford. All the best.

@hardtofindnames4648

Жыл бұрын

Since time immemorial, heroes always cherished one another. And today, heroes did meet one another. PS: The saying might've been: since ancient times, a hero always cherished another. But I no longer recall.

@OrileyOwnage

Жыл бұрын

Noble One here ready for an awesome collab!

@jeffreyadamo

Жыл бұрын

The Metatron and Dr. Jackson Crawford dispelling misconceptions about Norse Mythology!? Count me in!

@isacwaernkyrck1801

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Make it happen!

@asim29

Жыл бұрын

please make this collab happen, I'm dying for something interesting to happen

Continuing on our signs of ragnarok countdown, here's Jackson Crawford.

A crawford video and a roper video in one day?? Today is awesome!

The "royal" forms of speech: I still use the honorary form of speech in my Finnish language when I'm talking to people older than me (with a few exceptions, like when they are behaving like children or when we have made a deal of not to do that {"sinunkaupat"}). That's like the "royal" form; they are spoken to like in plural, mostly. I never understood the rules completely but as a kid I learned a good amount of them by listening to elder people. By the way, my mother told me my grandfather used all these honorary forms when speaking to his mother, still back in the 1950's.

@faramund9865

Жыл бұрын

In middledutch, you will find 'du' as 'you', just like in any other Germanic (or Indo-European) languages. However in the very same you will find them referring to Karl (Charlemagne) as 'ghi', this is like High-German 'ihr', the plural form. However, apparently being polite even to everyday people, became all the rage. And thus 'ghi' replaced 'du' altogether. And thus nowadays we say 'jij/gij' as if it's the normal 'you' form.

@snorriivan6365

Жыл бұрын

That's how it works in French, Romanian, Portuguese and Spanish still.

@OldieBugger

Жыл бұрын

Good for them.

@esmeraldagreen1992

11 ай бұрын

In Italian, until the early 20th century, the pronoun "voi" ( you plural) was used to address an honored person or a stranger, the pronouns "vostro" and "vostra" ( masculine and feminine) (" your" plural was also used when formally addressing important people or strangers ( Vostra Maesta" = your majesty; vostra eccellenza = your excellency) "voi" coexisted with " ella" and "lei" these are 3rd person pronouns the first is a subject pronoun, the second it is the object form in their strictest sense they mean she and her but in polite formal speech they mean "you" and are used to address strangers or important individuals, the pronouns "ella" is considered old fashioned and has almost disappeared from spoken language, nowdays when " lei" is used in informal language it means "she" in formal language it means "you" Examples "Chi sei?" ( Who are you?) Informal "Chi e' lei? (Who are you?) Polite/ Formal Chi siete voi? ( Who are you?) Very formal and old-fashioned The formal voi survives in some dialects like neapolitan.

At first I thought the Triceratops pin was an octopus. The more I listen/follow along with these readings and translations (and lessons), the more I find I understand as I read on my own. I appreciate all the work you have put into these videos. As for everything else....Where there is an ending, there will always be another beginning, as long as life endures. ♥

I am amazed at how well you can roll the Rs seemingly effortlessly ‼️🤷🏼‍♂️ Kærar þakkir fyrir að birta öll myndböndin þín 👍👍👍👍

Thank you Jackson. It’s always a pleasure to hear you speak both the languages and the history. It is indeed troubling times, I wish you good fortune in the wars to come.

I'm so happy to hear Dr Jackson Crawford again

I could listen to you recite old norse texts and look at feets all day, cowbro

I’ve been around since the beginning of your channel, and I’m happy to see how much it’s grown over the years. Keep up the good work, God bless🙏🏻

Once again thank you for your work Dr. Crawford, outstanding as always!

always a good day when a new Dr Crawford video comes out

The ending was very powerful!!! I hope you are well and have people to talk to if you need

May you ever persevere, Doctor.

so in voluspa thor doesn't kill jormungandr before taking the 9 steps and dying?

This video came at the perfect time. My gut decided to turn my dinner into painful peanutbutter and this was the perfect distraction. I also realized, you're the one who got my really engaged with this stuff, would never have gotten so good with it otherwise. And mostly, I never even considered poetry as something cool even though I wrote songs. Until I learned, through you, that our forebears handed down their culture through these poems. And I love how, every time I hear them again, I realize something new about them. In the beginning they're just words with a rough plot. And every time it I hear it, another puzzle piece is laid, another link is made. And not to forget, I've begun memorizing parts even though I don't always understand them. That's how well they work. And I have begun understanding the language somewhat.

Yes yes, the Royal Y'all, well-established.

i respect you Jackson Crawford. thanks for teaching us..

Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Fading in like a spirit at the beginning caught me off guard as I was taking in the scenery... epic.

Wonderful to revisit Ragnarok, and all the best to you.

Thank you so much for reading this for us....love your channel. My name here is my family name in old norse

I've always loved how you film your videos.

Hope all is well

I think it's important to note that in most fate believing cultures it is is something to be overcome and not inevitable. Hence why Oðinn is gathering warriors in Valhall to change the outcome of Ragnarok because he believes it can be done.

@RuthEdelstein

Жыл бұрын

Wyrd and Orlog.

@nightmotherasmr

Жыл бұрын

Norse litterature is full of people who try to avoid their fate, or don't believe in it. They are all proven wrong, Odin too. So it definetly is inevitable. Sometimes it's more about meeting your fate in brave way, making the most of it, not trying to change it. And that's another interpretation of what Odin is doing: he knows he cannot change fate, but he wants to go out with a bang.

@MatthewDoye

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@@nightmotherasmr That's one trope in norse literature however we also read that the Norns are constantly weaving and changing fate, in particular Skuld turns up at fights to decide the the outcome. Consider their individual characters, Urðr, literally fate, is associated largely with what has happened the unchangeable, Verðandi (what is becoming) with the present, and Skuld (debt, should be) with the future; note the decrease in certainty when moving forward in time. I think the idea of meeting ones fate nobly has more to do with later Christian influence.

@nightmotherasmr

Жыл бұрын

@@MatthewDoye The norns are not weaving. The word used for what they do is CARVE (on wood). When this is translated as weaving, that is mostly old translations that wants to draw parallels to greek myths, where the faiths are said to weave. Some of the words used for fate is ørlog and andrlag, the lifetime that is layed down for someone. Your whole life is laid out for by you by the norns, beforehand. Where does it say that the norns are constantly changing fate? The whole concept of fate is something being predetermined. Having a fated death-day and sometimes a way of death that is unavoidable runs through all of norse myth and the sagas. Ragnarok itself means “the fate of the gods”, as in the death of the gods. Even when you know about it beforehand and try to avoid it, it still happens (look at the Saga of Arrow-Odd). “Kveld lifr maðr ekki, eptir kvið norna” - A man does not live a single evening after the decree of the norns. (Hamðismál stanza 30) “Engi ma við skopum vinna” - no man can win against fate. (Death of Sigurd, Saga of the Volsungs)

@MatthewDoye

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@@nightmotherasmr Whilst the Norns decide destiny they do not do so unchangeably, they choose who dies in battle, they are depicted as acting as judges in duels and personal fights deciding the outcome at the time. The Valkyrie including Skuld do not take all the slain to Valhall but choose the most deserving and ensure those that Oðinn has picked are killed. Unfortunately there are a number of misconceptions here. Try reading The Norns in Old Norse Mythology by Karen Bek-Pedersen, it's the best scholarly treatment I've found.

I love your videos and your books! ❤❤

You mentioned once something about the vikings and carpathians. What was that video? Thank you

It sure feels like we're living through a modern version of Ragnarok. So much greed, evil and lust for power has led to the brink of nuclear annihilation. Moreover, the technocratic nature of global governments is beyond scary. Humanity needs to return to its roots and nature I believe. That's the only antidote to this madness. Our Scandinavian ancestors were incredibly wise and grounded. I really appreciate your work and sharing it with the world. I believe after this crazy time we find ourselves living through there'll be a paradigm shift for the better. At least I hope so. Skål vikingbror!

Einar Selvik and Ivar Bjørnson use that poem in the song Vitkispa

I'm getting Starship Troopers vibes from the end of stanza 40

My man got beamed in

Amazing

Great video!

This is a really cool video

Wooh, let's go!

What name did Mr Crawford refer to when he spoke about Moldþinur? 26:30

@faramund9865

Жыл бұрын

Miðgarðsormr. Midyards worm. The worlds snake. Same as, Iormungandr.

@gkhfbnhfvng

Жыл бұрын

​@@faramund9865 Thank you

Hey, I know you are an Old Norse expert and that you are also interested in dialects, so I was wondering if you know of any Norwegian dialects that still use the þ or ð from Icelandic / Old Norse. Apparently in Nordfjord they kept the ð sound, so I was wondering if you know anything about this topic.

is mim perhaps mimir?

Thank you for your channels help with writing a game about what the name Viking means. I absolutely hate people calling the Northmen, Vikings. The villagers would fing kill you. I do not want to give away my name of the game but here is a hint. What was it called when Vikings went and murdered pillaged and took advantage of innocent villagers(use your imagination, it wont be in my game) . Thank you for educating me on my heritage. My grandfather stowed away on a boat from Denmark to America. One of the last.

Sounds like Ragnarok is almost here!

@beardedbiker333

Жыл бұрын

It is. Coming from a Christian point of view, this is the story of the End Times.

@iantaakalla8180

11 ай бұрын

Honestly, Ragnarok might as well be here. We don’t even need a mistletoe incident that kills someone.

Question: I'm seeing a bit about 'Svartelfhiem". What is that?

@feakhelek1

Жыл бұрын

Land of the Dark Elves. Svart = black. Elf. Heim = land. Think it should be Svartalfheim. Not sure about the diacritics (accent marks on letters).

Hearing the old norse spoken is really cool. I also love that the witch speaks in both third and first person. Do you have a video on that? It inspires some ideas for seers in my own books....

The Ragnarok Files, not to be confused with the Rockford Files.

@Aswaguespack

Жыл бұрын

Or we can say the R-Files not to be confused with the X-Files

We now have the R-Files (insert spooky mysterious music here)

Garm is a dog belonging to Hel. Fenris is a wolf child of Loki

I think i saw a band of comanche warriors passing by in the distance..

What if it was the 'galling' Gjallarhorn?

How does this compare with the Bible’s prediction of Armageddon? Did the writers of the Bible borrow/plagiarize from these writings and modified them to for their own xtian narrative? Were these writings written in the same era? Or earlier?

@DrFranklynAnderson

4 ай бұрын

The Codex Regius dates to the 1270s and was discovered in Iceland. The earliest complete manuscript of the Book of Revelation, the Codex Sinaiticus, dates to the 4th century, with passages found on papyrus fragments (𝔓98, 47, 18, and 115) dating between the 2nd and 4th centuries-all originating in Egypt.

A hard rain's a-gonna fall

Unrelated but Dr. Crawford I gave you a "shout-out" on a terrible Pronunciation video and directed commenters to your channel for correction.

... the royal y'all

I’m almost certain those are a universal language codex. Provable.

It's absolutely the right way to explain it, but "a royal y'all" gave me a stupid grin.

You say the cycle is mentioned nowhere but like many other things, it can be derived. The fact, as you say, that it is a rebirth and that the dragon also goes back beneath (ready for the next one) is an indication for this. As well as the fact that throughout history we've seen the war- >death and devastation - > absolute lowpoint - > peace, children rebuild, over and over again. Furthermore it wouldn't make much sense for them to think their own gods would just permanently disappear at one point in time, for them to be followed up by their children. Just makes more sense as a cycle. Just as the sun doesn't set and rise once. Just as the winter and summer don't happen once. I suppose it somewhat functions as a reminder to the next generation that war will come, and peace too. Pretty much as you say it at the end. And that it is unavoidable, it is fated. Good times, bad times.

Odin is most definitely dead, so Ragnarok must have happened when nobody was looking.

I like women, but I’d Gylenhall for his Ledger.

I love how this academic in 2023 thinks he knows better than Snorri Sturluson in Iceland in the 1200s.

@feakhelek1

Жыл бұрын

And you can judge base on what? Notoriety does not guarantee that someone is right. Snorri was writing 200 years after the fact and through a Christian filter. I'll admit that I haven't even watched this video yet, but if Dr. Crawford's scholarship is quality then I'll entertain a disagreement with Sturluson. Those who find Norse Mythology are just Men. Not Gods. Not Giants. Just Men. The secret of Norse Mythology has always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its riddle. 🙂

@robertb6768

Жыл бұрын

Snorri is neither definitive nor without fault or bias.

@KissSlowlyLoveDeeply-pm2je

Жыл бұрын

@@robertb6768 Good thing I never said that, I just pointed out that he is way closer in time to the Norse culture and lives in the same country. It's a bad idea to dismiss him just because you disagree with him.

@robertb6768

Жыл бұрын

I never said I disagreed with him. I said he had limitations in knowledge, as everyone does. Your binary thinking on such a complex subject means you will never be its master.