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Valhalla (Patreon)

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2019-01-30 13:07:15

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2023-11

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This week's feature is the much-requested part 2 of the Afterlife series. Among other things, one thing I'm trying to do with this series is get people to reconsider the common modern notion of Valhǫll-Hel as a duality like Heaven-Hell, and see how complicated the picture really seems to be.

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Valhalla (Valhǫll): The Afterlife, pt. 2

A close look at Old Norse descriptions of Valhǫll (Valhalla). Part 2 in a series looking at Old Norse beliefs in the afterlife. Includes full original translations of Eiríksmál and Hákonarmál. 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 and translator of Old Norse, Modern Icelandic, and Norwegian. Visit JacksonWCrawford.com (includes a linked list of all videos). Latest FAQs: https://youtu.be/MmyDbAmLRyA (updated Nov. 2018). Music © I See Hawks in L.A., courtesy of the artist. Visit http://www.iseehawks.com/ Logos by Elizabeth Porter (snowbringer at gmail). Jackson Crawford’s Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/norsebysw Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624663567 Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Poetic-Edda-Audiobook/1982597550?qid=1542115406 Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Saga of the Volsungs: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624666337 Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Saga-of-the-Volsungs-Audiobook/B07L44HRNH