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The Poetic Edda
- Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
- Narrated by: Jackson Crawford
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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"The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a Modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised!) and well worth the wait. These amazing texts from a thirteenth-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological, and literary importance, containing the lion's share of information that survives today about the gods and heroes of pre-Christian Scandinavians, their unique vision of the beginning and end of the world, etc.
"Jackson Crawford's modern versions of these poems are authoritative and fluent and often very gripping. With their individual headnotes and complementary general introduction, they supply today's readers with most of what they need to know in order to understand and appreciate the beliefs, motivations, and values of the Vikings." (Dick Ringler, professor emeritus of English and Scandinavian studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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- Casper
- 05-08-19
Great translation--the pronunciation is correct!
First thing's first: Mr. Crawford isn't pronouncing anything incorrectly. He uses reconstructed (medieval) Old Norse pronunciation, which does not sound like modern Icelandic (or any other modern language) because Old Norse and modern Icelandic are different languages.
So, not only is the pronunciation here correct, it's exemplary, and as close as we're likely to get to how it would have sounded if we could travel back in time.
For those not familiar with the concept of reconstructed pronunciation, look up a Shakespeare performance done in reconstructed Elizabethan. Reconstructing pronunciation is important for those seeking to understand and study the sound, meter, and rhyme of a piece (among other things). E.g., it was once proper for "musician" to have four syllables, and "dignity" to rhyme perfectly with "day." If you didn't know about this, a line in a poem written by an author who used those pronunciations might appear to break a rhythm or rhyme scheme. But, when you read the piece as the writer pronounced it, everything falls into place.
Confusion about his pronuciation aside, the translation is great. It's very accessible to modern audiences, particularly those used to reading the epic & high fantasy genres (magic, mayhem, a new world map, and zillions of characters with complicated names).
If you're looking for one translation, this is the one to get!
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- Jon White
- 11-22-18
Norse Mythology spoken as it should be
I've been waiting for this since Jackson released his translation of the Poetic Edda, and I am not disappointed. His old Norse pronunciations and deep vocal tones help add a depth to a reading that delivers the poems in a way that encourages you to listen and envelops you in the atmosphere that surrounds the Norse gods. His added notes for each poem help add context and put the poems in perspective. There are one or two minor imperfections in his recording of the narrative, but I could be considered being too picky highlighting them, so you can forgive those, as this is really a well read and superb translation of the book and I consider this now to be the de facto audio version of the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-11-20
great work from a great guy
I watched a few of Jackson Crawford's videos long before listening to this book (I was learning íslenska at the time and relied heavily on his modern Icelandic pronunciation video), and I never made the connection until I discovered him again through Simon's videos a few years later. I could listen to Dr. Crawford's sultry voice for hours, and so I did! It's good to see this awesome literature translated for a modern audience.
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- thomas
- 08-11-19
Best darn viking in the west
Excellent book. Historical, classic, and still surprisingly relevant for our time. The low rumble of Dr. Crawford's voice is incredibly pleasing to the ear as well.
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- c k
- 12-30-18
This is the version you want
Equal parts authoritatively academic and entertainingly captivating. The narrator is one of the few in the world who speaks fluent Old Norse and also has a pleasant voice and speaking style.
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- Austin Martin
- 03-23-20
Mechanically correct. 19th Century Interpretations
The book is a mechanically correct writing of words but a "western civilization" styled view of poetic phrases. The layers of meanings remain a mystery if all you know are the words. This book gives you the words but only a fraction of the meanings (poetry is phrase, word is word). It's like a dictionary trying to explain song lyrics. Perfect mechanical reading of sheet music and/or lyrics is not the same as passion and play.
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- N. Ludwig
- 12-10-18
I love Jackson Crawford's work.
I love Jackson Crawford's work. His voice is awesome in this. his pronunciation of old Norse is dead on. I will be attending Colorado State University just for his classes... one day!
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- Adam
- 11-15-18
Great listen I've been waiting for this
Hail Odin! I've been waiting for this audio book to come out and I have to say I'm glad I purchased it Jackson Crawford is a very knowledgeable professor which makes this book even more creditable and worth the buy I'm only half way through it and will probably relisten to it again since something's escape me over all good quality and good tone I've already shared this book with two others, skal!
25 people found this helpful
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- Marie
- 03-25-20
Love Jackson crawford
Made it very easy to understand and with background information into the Christian influences and eras as well. Wonderful job
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- Shoppinggal
- 04-02-19
well, now I can say that I've listened to it
I know that this is just a translation of the original text but I really wish we had more context of each story. it was hard to keep track of the characters in each story also.
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-25-19
as good as it gets
I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a better translation or reading of the Poetic Edda. While Dr Crawford's translation is already a scholarly, poetic, and yet accessible rendering of this famous but often misunderstood text, to hear him read it aloud is invaluable. I would not be without this book, if you are at all interested in the Viking Age and its history and folklore. To my mind this is now the definitive translation and performance of the Poetic Edda.
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- Rob Burrows
- 09-11-19
Far better than Snorris Edda
I believe Jackson did a great job at translating and presenting my only criticism was reciting the Havamal in a Texan accent and using Americanisms otherwise it would have got 5 stars.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-13-20
A Norse pagan starting point
An amazing listen, the poems are well explained and there is a lot of pretext.
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- drdood
- 08-03-20
amazing until the random texas accent
it was great until the very end when he started doing a texas accent. it really spoiled the mood of the reading.
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- Ryan O'Shea
- 06-18-20
Good translation & summaries. Rough pronunciations
I thought the translations, intros and summaries were very good and helpful. Very nice.
I do however struggle with the pronunciation of the chapters and names.
The other thing that I don't get is the last chapter of this as read by a western American dialect reiterating the same things from earlier in the book. It seems somewhat out of context and superfluous.
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- Migas
- 03-03-19
The Poetic Edda comes alive
Great performance and excellent in-depth of explanation and contextualisation of each poem. Cowboy Havamal was a lovely addition. Allowed me to more easily relate tp the advice given.
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- JPA
- 08-19-21
Very well presented and narrated.
I found the translator and editor on YT the same week I bought this audiobook - without realising it was the same person. Found both this audio and his YT (and now IG) content fascinating and very easy to follow. Highly recommended!
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- xBethyboox
- 05-12-22
Everyone should read it at least once!
I love Jackson’s knowledge on all things Norse but I’d have much preferred this read by someone else, he reads in a very monotonous tone and it may put people off, everyone should read it at least once though, especially Norse pagans! It’s full of great advice that’s relevant even today and Jackson always translates things in a way that people nowadays can understand them and relate them to their lives now too, great book though, I would 100% recommend! I’ve already read it twice and will read it many more times again!
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- Anonymous User
- 02-19-22
True to the original
This book is exactly what I've been looking for. It tells the stories of the Poetic Edda as directly translated from the original, and where liberties are taken it is clarified and explained.
Highly recommended if you're looking for something close to the original Poetic Edda.
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- Sarah Asher
- 01-09-22
factual but very dull... needs a little more spark
keep trying to listen to more of this as I'm interested in the topic, but man it's painful. three chapters explaining what they were going to to in the following chapters... its academic, I'm sure the author has done loads of high level research, but it's dull
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- Anonymous User
- 09-22-20
I love this book. Finally! Correct Pronunciation
Finally someone with correct pronunciation. I couldn't get through Gaiman's book. It was awful.
We read this book growing up. It was good to listen to it.
The Narrator is great!
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- Naomi
- 11-20-18
Excellent translation and narration
The author has done a great job of the translation by making these poems of the Poetic Edda comprehensible. He has a lovely reading voice, and since he is the translator himself, he gives real emotion to the poems. Absolutely wonderful.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-20-22
I loved it.
I really enjoyed this one so much. I loved it so much I could loose myself in myths
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- Steph
- 10-09-21
Fascinating!
I was sceptical just how much I would enjoy this book, however I am so glad I did download and listen. Dr. Crawford’s explanations are fantastic — I learnt a lot, and appreciated the clear knowledge shared. I even found some “wisdom” I was not expecting.
As is said at the start of the book, there are many things within that convey aspects of life long ago which do not fit in today’s world (horrifying sexism and widespread slavery, for starters), however despite moments of disgust at what had been casually written, I am very glad to now have a greater appreciation and some shred of understanding of these old Norse poems, thanks to this book.
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- jessica
- 04-13-19
Awesome!
Mr Crawford's translation is as wonderful as I expected it to be - so down to earth and gave me insights I hadn't caught in other translations.
I have followed him short while on YouTube for his specialization in ancient Norse and was delighted to see he had translated the Poetic Edda - Thank you :)