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What's the "realistic" Viking language?

Written By Jackson Crawford on Friday, Apr 07, 2017 | 12:28 PM

 
Vikings in movies, tv shows, comic books, and games are often depicted speaking a Scandinavian language, old or modern. But how close do different options get to the historical reality? 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. Latest FAQs: https://youtu.be/MmyDbAmLRyA (updated Nov. 2018). Visit JacksonWCrawford.com (includes a linked list of all videos). Music © I See Hawks in L.A., courtesy of the artist. Visit http://www.iseehawks.com/ Logo by Elizabeth Porter (snowbringer at gmail). Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624663567 Now available as an audiobook narrated by Jackson Crawford: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Poetic-Edda-Audiobook/1982597550?qid=1542115406 Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624666337 Jackson Crawford’s Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/norsebysw

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