File:'The Old Heathen Laws'

One manuscript of the Old Icelandic Landnámabók, 'Book of the Settlers,' includes the opening of 'in heiðnu lǫg'--"the heathen laws," from before Iceland's conversion. This video presents an original translation of that text.

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 and translator of Old Norse, Modern Icelandic, and Norwegian.

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