File:The Norns and the Moirai (Patreon questions)

Answering a question about whether the depiction of the Norns of Norse myth is influenced by that of the Moirai (Fates) of Greek myth.

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