Poetic Edda vs. Prose Edda: The Difference

This really helped for my uni exam thanks!

I always get this information mixed up, thank you got clarifying the differences. You’ve contributed so much these last few years, towards my research and I am forever grateful. Thanks for all you do.

So we wait for Prose then!

Can you or anyone reading this recommend a translation of either book with the Old Norse and modern English side by side for comparison?

Your videos are invaluable. Thank you.

I could listen to him talk all day and night.

Can you tell about what is written in Háttatal that is not mentioned much and why it is not translated in english if i m not wrong. thank you for your great effort to teach norse mythology here.

When this guy said the yung edda mixtape. That hit

Thank you.

back here at this channel because of records of ragnarok :)

I am seeking the truth. About the cosmos, the earth, humanity, the matrix, and spirituality. That is what lead me here.

Refreshing my Norse. Honestly this is friggin awesome!

"The whu-wuhisky if you who-huh-whill."

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Thanks for reccommending that website, good resource!

I like the suit with the cowboy hat an the fact he is talking about Old Norse 🤣🤣

Hi. Do you consider any edition of the Poetic Edda better than others? If so, which?

Hey how come you pronounce the "h" in which? It's silent lol. No hate brother I love your videos

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..........."it's a playlist put on shuffle".........thanks for not keeping those too young to know what this mysterious artefact called a "mixtape" is in the dark

You are so informative man. I really appreciate you. 👍

This was fantastic! It has been 25+ years since I sat in my Viking and Medieval history courses and boy, didi need a brush up! This was a perfect refresher! So glad I found your channel! Looking forward to your other videos.

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Dr. JC looks like an inbetween o Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon Levitt

Clear as mud brother.

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Fantastically interesting and well-versed lecture, Dr. Crawford! You've gained another follower/student and fan thanks to it, sir! I look forward to your next one with baited breath! ;-)

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Why didn't the Danish or Swedish historians record a history of these great kingdoms at the time? Why Didn't the Norwegians? Why did it fall to Snorri Sturluson to do this? Why was this history forgotten for centuries in ancient manuscripts?

Hey Jackson, just finding out about you and the channel, I was curious, does the prose edda also contain overview of the gods, trolls, etc? Or is there a separate resource you would recommend for that? Question for others as well, thanks

do you have a brother that does this but for Greek Mythology or something?

Clear as mud

I recently read your translation of the poetic edda and then just decided to start listening to the great courses norse myth course, and was surprised it was also you. So it's weird finally seeing your face after hearing so much from you!

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For some reason, my teachers in college and grad school never covered mid-late Bronze Age literature with its Poetic and Prose Eddas. I stumbled upon this area of study while doing genealogical work on my family’s history. On one side, it’s Norwegian ancestry that includes Rollo (Rolf) and on the other side there are Swedish and Danish leaders, with some big-name Vikings and Celts mixed in for good measure. It is amazing to understand that I am a descendant of people who lived and died during this time period, in Scandinavia and in the traditional Celtic nations. In the linguistic study I embarked upon, I found JRR Tolkien and his translations of a number of classical Anglo Saxon works as well as LOTR. I am totally hooked! I am so very passionate about the rich literary works and the cultural development of this transitory period of history/ literature in both the Norse and Anglo-Saxons traditions. I am devouring all I can find in primary source material such as Alfred the Great’s Chronicles. So in my retirement, I am studying all things Norse, Anglo-Saxon, or Celtic of the late Bronze Age. It’s become a real passion for me! I was therefore most happy to come across your site! Thank you for your work! It so perfectly ties into what I’m studying. Your presentations are clear explanations of this new passion of mine. Guess it’s never too late! Again, thank you, sir. You have a new follower!

BTW, do you offer online courses on this historical period and its lit along with the cultural aspects of the time ? Are your courses available for non-degree, auditing students? ( In other words, can “old farts” sign up at a reduced rate, lol 😂 ! )

I have your books very in-depth

I’ve heard about an Elder Edda. Is that the same thing as the Poetic Edda, or is it something different?

I downloaded the audible audiobook translation of the Poetic Edda while listening to this video. Then realized it was your translation. Thank you for this!

So the poems in the Poetic Edda are dated back to the time when the Scandinavian get introduced to Christianity
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Just found this video. Currently in a debate/conflict over the accuracy of Snorri Sturlusons writings due to being a Christian. One of them being the term Hel vs Hell. The difference between Hell and hel. There is absolutely no relation of the word.

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Thank you for this very educational/ informative and good overview about the Prose and Poetic Edda, touching on the distinguishing features. Also, hearing the unique "wh-" sound kept reminding me of the video you made about "Donar vs Thor" and language modifications and your own story of how you picked that up hah. Anyway, thank you for the awesome work you do in this field, stay blessed, and be well.

I mean this with all due respect and in an endearing quality, but what a ham! That hat tip, at the end.😂😂 Seriously, though, my thanks to the good doctor for his info.

he doesn't have to dress up in front of a landscape to narrate the video but he does 😹🫶

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Thank you Fire Emblem Heroes for sending me on this rabbit hole and helping me find this. I want to read them now and learn the real stories.

I don't know if "cowboy" or "gentleman rancher" fits you better. Yes, I found clarity in historical contexts.

Thank you for this, Jackson. This is indispensable information for we poetry and mythology scholars! 🙏