An Old Norse expert discusses the myth of how Odin won Óðrerir, the magical mead of poetry.
Related:
The Poetic Edda and Snorri’s Prose Edda https://youtu.be/LFIuuLz8Nzw
Hávamál https://youtu.be/NVYblVSVoDM
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); beginning in 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
