Vǫluspá (complete) in Old Norse, with translation and commentary

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  • The complete text of Vǫluspá in the original Old Norse from the Codex Regius manuscript (followed by the stanzas found only in the Hauksbók manuscript), together with English explanations and translation.
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Komentáře • 44

  • @vigridr_
    @vigridr_ Před 3 lety +51

    I used to listen to the Völuspá videos while working. This compilation is a treasure

  • @kukiluli
    @kukiluli Před 3 lety +30

    Dr. Crawford, many thanks for putting in the work and making this information easily accessible for the public! A great watch, keep on the good work!

  • @luxborealis
    @luxborealis Před 3 lety +19

    Wonderful, Dr. Crawford. Reminds me of days before covid working in Norway with one of your former students. She had your audiobook.

  • @Strykehjerne
    @Strykehjerne Před 3 lety +20

    As a bilingual English/Norwegian.. with a slightly similar education/study to you. I'd love for you to do a simple English, and simple.. Norse audio version reading.
    Your voice is well suited for it. As is your understanding ❤️ and my books are all a little too old, and a little too in my own terrible voice..
    Your no nonsense reading appeals..
    So nice to hear hønir mentioned.. not unimportant

  • @ryansmallwood1178
    @ryansmallwood1178 Před 3 lety +13

    These are invaluable! How you’ll keep doing readings, your videos with just the Old Norse reading by itself also help a lot as I can listen straight through while looking at the English translated text.

  • @harrybailey6297
    @harrybailey6297 Před 3 lety +7

    Thank you dr Crawford

  • @ArielJuvenal
    @ArielJuvenal Před 3 lety +4

    The way you've translated this and explain it makes it feel like an educational story time, I love it! It's pretty cool that you show how it was originally written, how it's translated, then how it is in English!

  • @pedrocacela1885
    @pedrocacela1885 Před 3 lety +7

    "Was bleibet aber, stiften die dichter." Hölderlin
    To all the unknown Poets, which are at the foundation of all Human cultures.
    To all amongst us who dream about a new commencement.

  • @wakeuptolosthistory2047
    @wakeuptolosthistory2047 Před 3 lety +6

    I'm so excited thank you for doing this! I can't wait to listen!!

  • @dseelenmagie8811
    @dseelenmagie8811 Před 3 lety +4

    It may not flow as well for modern English, but I like when he translates word for word as it's written down

  • @knorneknight888
    @knorneknight888 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for these. I listen to these when I’m taking a break grad school work.

  • @connorshartle3383
    @connorshartle3383 Před 2 lety

    I finished your set for learning Norse and the first part of A New Introduction to Old Norse. These videos are fantastic tools for further learning. Thank you for all that you do.

  • @AncientLiteratureDude
    @AncientLiteratureDude Před 3 lety +2

    Very cool stuff. I undertook an Old Norse reading of the Vǫluspá myself a few years ago that has done fairly well on here, and continue to make readings of the Eddic poems. Glad that the great Norse texts are finally getting their due.

  • @MilluMArt
    @MilluMArt Před rokem

    Galla is still a word in Danish and I believe it means exactly the same.
    In modern Danish it's gjalde and directly means: sound loud and piercing often so that the sound is thrown back and echoes.
    It is mostly associated with shouting, singing or laughter, loud enough to carry the sound to a different area or room

  • @sydneyanneo
    @sydneyanneo Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thank you 🙏 ❤

  •  Před 7 měsíci +1

    Thank you, this is great! 👍🏻

  • @lancederrick6010
    @lancederrick6010 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for all that you do.

  • @phoebebishop3804
    @phoebebishop3804 Před rokem +1

    Listening to the catalog of dwarfs im like "...wait a sec...." Never knew being a Tolkien fan would come in useful here!

  • @Velothi
    @Velothi Před 3 lety

    thank you Dr. Crawford!!

  • @fakesocialdynamics9929

    I think stanza 21 on is talking about copper, a gold liquid which is reborn when burned, when made jewelery woman love it, when sit on spears war, or is used to work the land. How copper lead to population growth and wars.

  • @malekartorian3054
    @malekartorian3054 Před 2 lety +2

    Odin had drip

  • @dwightharley3924
    @dwightharley3924 Před 3 lety

    Nice work and much appreciated Dr. Jackson

  • @eileenmiller9914
    @eileenmiller9914 Před rokem

    It was very intersting and informative. I loved it!

  • @ariadne4720
    @ariadne4720 Před rokem

    according to Hugo Gering (late 19th Cent. German translation), Lodur (Stanza 18) is probably an old name for Loki

  • @bjarnitryggvason7866
    @bjarnitryggvason7866 Před 3 lety +3

    Vel gert drengur.

  • @faramund9865
    @faramund9865 Před rokem

    44:14 31. Ek sá Baldri...
    45:02 32. Varð...

  • @livtube3428
    @livtube3428 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for this!!

  • @clintonlemoine986
    @clintonlemoine986 Před 3 lety

    Just bought the Audio book on I tunes. Even better than the CZcams videos.

  • @GZbike456
    @GZbike456 Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much.

  • @fugithegreat
    @fugithegreat Před 3 lety

    Your translation skills are so impressive!

  • @rmhartman1
    @rmhartman1 Před 3 lety

    i watched your earlier video on the hauksbok voluspa, i noticed you didnt address the first stanza, "woe-father". there seems to be significant differences regarding loki.

  • @thorforsell1300
    @thorforsell1300 Před 3 lety +1

    Do you know if "tefldu" was ever used as a generic term for "To compete" in west or east old norse? Or is that a much later development unique to swedish?

  • @jordanmcmorris5248
    @jordanmcmorris5248 Před 2 lety

    Analysis of stanza 44: "Sounds like teaching an undergrad class room" 🤣🤣

  • @ashly-3672
    @ashly-3672 Před 3 lety

    You’re the goat

  • @compier12
    @compier12 Před 2 lety

    Mr Crawford, would you write a book or do a series about the meaning of names?

  • @theyautjawarrior6652
    @theyautjawarrior6652 Před 2 lety

    Nothing creates the atmosphere for a norse epic like being in the desert and dressing like a cowboy

  • @plumpuddingproductions9141

    14:30 The catalog of Dwarfs

  • @aconsideredmoment
    @aconsideredmoment Před 2 lety

    Here thanks to curiosity, Nordic family ancestry, Marvel comics (Thor: Love and Thunder), and stories about 2 goats. Thanks.

  • @MagnusIratusLiberales
    @MagnusIratusLiberales Před 10 měsíci

    Why is this version you have so different from the one I have?

    • @nicholasoneal1521
      @nicholasoneal1521 Před 8 měsíci

      Different translation? Also, you might have read the other version of the Voluspa

  • @billmarles5673
    @billmarles5673 Před 3 lety

    Great work 💪 thank you 😊

  • @geeblenhoff1
    @geeblenhoff1 Před 11 měsíci

    So heimdol hired men and didn’t create men?

  • @ismata3274
    @ismata3274 Před 3 lety

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🥰

  • @MrLux-lj2ye
    @MrLux-lj2ye Před 3 lety

    Thank you for this !