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Video
by Jackson Crawford
published on 28 August 2018
Krákumál is a long (29-stanza) skaldic poem in Old Norse about a dying warrior's great exploits and death in a snake-pit, composed in the voice of Ragnar Lothbrok but dating to centuries after his death. This video features a reading from excerpts in both Old Norse and in Dr. Jackson Crawford's original English translation.
Dr. Jackson Crawford is Instructor of Nordic Studies and Nordic Program Coordinator at the University of Colorado Boulder (formerly UC Berkeley and UCLA). He is a historical linguist and an experienced teacher of Old Norse, Modern Icelandic, and Norwegian.
FAQs: https://youtu.be/tOgU4vgnmxE
Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624663567
Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624666337
Jackson Crawford's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/norsebysw
License & Copyright
Original video by Jackson Crawford. Embedded by Emma Groeneveld, published on 28 August 2018. Please check the original source(s) for copyright information. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Cite This Work
Chicago Style
Crawford, Jackson. "Krákumál: Ragnar Lothbrok's Last Words?."
World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 28, 2018.
https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1546/krakumal-ragnar-lothbroks-last-words/.
