The Norse Creation Myth

An Old Norse specialist looks at what the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda have to say about how the world and living beings were made. 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. Visit Music © I See Hawks in L.A., courtesy of the artist. Visit Logo by Elizabeth Porter (snowbringer at gmail). Latest FAQs: Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda: Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok: Jackson Crawford’s Patreon page: