File:The Saga of Hervor and Heidrek

An Old Norse expert discusses a neglected Norse saga about a cursed sword, a woman warrior, and a family fated to fight itself.

Dr. Jackson Crawford is a historical linguist and an experienced teacher of both Old Norse and Modern Icelandic. He currently teaches in the Department of Scandinavian at the University of California, Berkeley (formerly at UCLA), and as of August 2017 he will be teaching at the University of Colorado Boulder. More about his Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/su4a8Qd4KO4

Jackson Crawford’s translation of the Poetic Edda: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624663567

Jackson Crawford's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/norsebysw