Five Anglo-Saxon Myths - Deor

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Talking about Anglo-Saxon or Early-Medieval English mythology can be pretty difficult, given the sparcity of mythological narrative accounts attested in Old English. That said, thanks to the wider diaspora of Germanic legendary material, we can often piece together what is being alluded to (even if sometimes it takes a bit of work). The Deor poem is a priceless remnant from a time where these stories were all very familiar to the average audience member. In this video I attempt to provide you with this context, as well as walking through the artistic thrust of the poet.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Deor, an introduction
3:01 - Wayland the Smith
4:36 - Beaduhild
6:13 - Mathilda and Geat
7:42 - Theodoric the Great
9:10 - Ermanaric the Greuthungian
10:20 - Excursus
11:58 - Deor

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