File:Odin’s Names (with Runes)- Grímnismál 45-54

Odin’s Names (with Runes): Grímnismál 45-54

Óðinn (Odin) reveals his names at the end of Grímnismál. This video features a word-by-word reading, translation, and analysis of the Old Norse text, together with an interpretation of how that Old Norse text might have looked in historically accurate Viking-Age runes (the Younger Futhark).

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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