File:Illegal Poems and Words in Old Norse

Norse society, as presented in the sagas, was surprisingly litigious, and a common source of conflict and killing was the speaking of illegal poems or insults.

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.

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