Old Norse vs Modern Icelandic: A Demonstration

The difference between Old Norse and Modern Icelandic: A professional who's taught both demonstrates with a parallel text in each (Jackson Crawford taught the Old Norse language at UCLA from 2011-14 and the Modern Icelandic language at UC Berkeley from 2015-17).

Jackson Crawford, Ph.D.: Sharing real expertise in Norse language and myth with people hungry to learn, free of both ivory tower elitism and the agendas of self-appointed gurus. Visit JacksonWCrawford.com (includes bio and linked list of all videos).

Jackson Crawford’s translation of Hávamál, with complete Old Norse text: https://www.hackettpublishing.com/the...

Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda: https://www.hackettpublishing.com/the...
Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Poetic...

Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Saga of the Volsungs: https://www.hackettpublishing.com/the...
Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Saga-o...

Latest FAQs: https://vimeo.com/375149287 (updated Nov. 2019).

Jackson Crawford’s Patreon page:   / norsebysw  

Music © I See Hawks in L.A., courtesy of the artist. Visit http://www.iseehawks.com/

Logos by Elizabeth Porter (snowbringer at gmail).

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