Jackson Crawford
Real expertise in Norse language and myth, free of both ivory tower elitism and the agendas of self-appointed gurus.
Why Thor fights "in the east"
On color-blindness in Old Norse
Saga reading recommendations
Fate and what the Norns do in Norse myth
Runes after the Viking Age
Old Norse poems newly included in the Poetic Edda 2nd Ed.
On re-reading and other study skills
Thorstein's magic gifts from a dwarf
Verschärfung ("Sharpening"): An Old Norse sound change
Thorstein goes to the underworld (a little-known Norse story)
Wisdom beyond Hávamál: two Old Norse quotes on courage from Fáfnismál
On how far back myths might go
Old Norse and mutual intelligibility
The signings will continue at Boulder Book Store
Old Frisian resources
Get a signed book shipped tomorrow!
An Old Norse phrase for your friends or rivals
Why Q Needs U: Danny Bate's new book on the history of the alphabet
Making Maps and Poems (feat. Brendan Lorber)
Out today: The Poetic Edda, Expanded Second Edition
A runecarver for the 21st century
Gothic pronunciation: basic basics
Norse poetry did rhyme sometimes
God of Nothing: The Norse gods as personalities, not jobs
Shaetlan: A young language with old roots (feat. Dr. Viveka Velupillai and Roy Mullay)
Loki and Thor Meet... Loki
Runes in Finland (feat. Dr. Kendra Willson)
Prayer of Sigrdrífa: a possible pre-Christian Norse prayer from the Poetic Edda
Lost Poems of the Norse Gods
Prose Edda and Poetic Edda: The Difference (3 min.) and some detailed thoughts on their value