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23:07Birka--the Viking city you can visit, with thousands of graves that remain unexplored
20.3K viewsBirka, the Viking Age trading town in Sweden, and what its graves tell us.
41:32Danish. Norwegian. Swedish. A 40-minute lesson to get you started reading Scandinavian.
20.5K viewsA 40-minute lesson to start reading Danish, Norwegian and Swedish together.
37:38English is not a Scandinavian language
28.6K viewsWhy English is a West Germanic language and not Scandinavian, despite Norse influence on its vocabulary.
28:09Norse (and Danish) presence in Greenland: some historical context
33.5K viewsThe Norse and Danish presence in Greenland, from Erik the Red's settlement to the colonial era.
21:47Norse myth was not made up by Christians
46.6K viewsThe evidence that Norse mythology predates Christian writers: skaldic poetry, runestones and comparative material.
42:37Sparlösa: The Most Mysterious Runestone
34K viewsThe Sparlösa runestone: its inscription, the reading problems, and what it might say.
30:21Tacitus, and Gods in the Days of the Week
19.9K viewsHow the English weekday names came from Germanic gods, starting with Tacitus's Roman equivalents.
1:31:43The Spread of Indo-European (Dr. Nick Patterson)
28.1K viewsHow Indo-European languages spread, discussed with geneticist Dr Nick Patterson using ancient-DNA evidence.
19:29The Vinland Sagas as evidence
26.7K viewsHow reliable the Vinland sagas are as historical evidence, checked against L'Anse aux Meadows.
11:39Vikings didn't have tattoos
106K viewsWhy there is no good evidence Vikings had tattoos, and where the idea came from (Ibn Fadlan and modern pop culture).
10:24What Old Norse sounded like (in the Viking Age)
75.5K viewsA reconstruction of how Old Norse was pronounced in the Viking Age, with readings.
19:10When Proto-Norse became Old Norse
24.7K viewsHow and when Proto-Norse became Old Norse: the sound changes and the runic evidence.
5:45"And" in the Germanic Languages
54.2K viewsA 6-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
14:43"But where does this word really come from?" The frustrations people express with etymology
11.3K viewsA 15-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
17:42"H" (ᚺ or ᚻ)--Rune Origins Series
7.54K viewsA 18-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
16:28"He Is Odin's Man": New Rune Find is Oldest Known To Name Odin
120K viewsA 16-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
8:11"I love you" : 2,000 years of ways to say it from all over Norden
7.39K viewsA 8-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
15:41"K" (ᚲ), "G" (ᚷ), "D" (ᛞ)--Rune Origins Series
7.33K viewsA 16-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
4:01"My Mother Told Me" (in Old Norse)
324K viewsA 4-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
6:34"Not all who wander..." (Old Norse)
9.51K viewsA 7-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
1:27:14"Odin's Man" and More (with Dr. Krister Vasshus)
16.2K viewsA 87-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
25:24"Odin's man": a sample from Proto-Norse to Old Norse
19.5K viewsA 25-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
6:54"Old Icelandic" and "Old Norse": The Same and Different
13K viewsA 7-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
11:00"So, what are Scandinavian languages like?"
89.9K viewsA 11-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
15:12"So, what is Old Norse like?"
36.1K viewsA 15-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
12:38"Soul" and "Spirit" in Old Norse
19.8K viewsA 13-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
57:02"The Northman's" Norse Expert: Dr. Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir
35.7K viewsA 57-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
8:35"They": A Norse Word in English
17.4K viewsA 9-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
3:37"Thor" or "Tor"? The "th" sound in Scandinavian
49.3K viewsA 4-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
7:36"To Valhalla" in Old Norse
32K viewsA 8-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
9:30"Valknútr": A Viking-Age Design of Uncertain Meaning
22.1K viewsA 10-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
12:15"With Surtr's Dust": The Viking Discovery of Gunpowder (April Fools' 2023)
48.5K viewsA 12-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
20:36"You're wrong" vs. "I'm right" (Ranch Porch Series)
12.1K viewsA 21-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
3:03:53'Beowulf' with @simonroper9218 | Fits 12-15
4.79K viewsA 184-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
2:57:55'Beowulf' with Simon Roper | Fits 4-7
8.95K viewsA 178-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
15:54'Drengr': The Viking Compliment in Action
31.3K viewsA 16-minute video from Jackson Crawford's catalogue; the title names its topic.
Books that go with these videos
- The Poetic Edda, translated by Jackson CrawfordJackson Crawford's own translation of the Eddic poems
- The Saga of the Volsungs, translated by Jackson CrawfordCrawford's translation of the great Norse saga
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