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Week in Review (Jan. 15th--Jan. 22nd, 2020) (Patreon)

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2020-01-22 15:01:09

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2023-11

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Yes, the Old Norse calendar is the topic that technically won the vote for this month. However, the real information about this subject is so obscure that I have had to order numerous arcane books and articles from Scandinavia to try to make sense out of it. Rest assured, it's not a simple topic, and it's going to have to wait until February before I can say anything with any confidence.

So this morning I posted the first Patreon-requested topic from our polls, but it's the runner-up topic instead: daily life for the Norse in the Viking Age. This is a huge video which took a lot of time and research itself, and I hope it's an adequate consolation prize while I puzzle out the months and seasons (obviously I could just make a one-minute video on the easy answer to this, "they were extremely vague about it," but I know that's not what you're looking for).

Congratulations to Adam Rauh for suggesting the daily life topic so that many of you voted for.

On Saturday, I also posted a video about a point I often try to make when someone asks me about what's "right" or "wrong" in Norse culture: it's more about social reputation (honor vs. shame) than about abstract lists of virtues and sins.

If you're an Erilaz supporter, you can suggest topics for the next Patreon-requested video (after the calendar topic) in the comments on this thread.

Otherwise, I'll have some more things for you soon, like this week's Patreon vocabulary video, and just possibly a surprise Crowdcast with a special guest.

Thank you dearly for your support for my series of educational videos, and all the best for now,

Jackson Crawford

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Norse Daily Life

An Old Norse language expert offers (a lot of) thoughts and (where available) facts about a normal person's life in the Viking Age. Timestamps: · 1:27 Three big takeaway points · 1:41 (1a. Household: Sex makes babies) · 3:51 (1b. Household: They have slaves, but don't think Louisiana plantations) · 5:47 (2. Manliness/drengskapr is important, but not totally combat-oriented) · 7:38 (3. Everything is hard and living through the day is not taken for granted) · 11:27 Chores · 19:01 Entertainment and Arts (refers often to this video about Norse sports and games: https://youtu.be/lVKmNxWiqy4 and this one about the music preserved in the Codex Runicus: https://youtu.be/jBnYyCe774Q and I'll also mention this series on Norse poetry: https://youtu.be/K7TbN9LqaJw) · 26:42 Status and Prejudice · 36:15 Rhythms of Life: Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death · 54:59 Food & Drink · 1:08:14 Clothes, Grooming, Personal Appearance · 1:23:36 Concluding Thoughts · 1:27:17 Reader's Corner · 1:27:75 Do you like these videos? Jackson Crawford, Ph.D.: Sharing real expertise in Norse language and myth with people hungry to learn, free of both ivory tower elitism and the agendas of self-appointed gurus. Visit JacksonWCrawford.com (includes bio and linked list of all videos). Jackson Crawford’s translation of Hávamál, with complete Old Norse text: https://www.hackettpublishing.com/the-wanderer-s-havamal-4275 Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda: https://www.hackettpublishing.com/the-poetic-edda 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.hackettpublishing.com/the-saga-of-the-volsungs-4098 Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Saga-of-the-Volsungs-Audiobook/B07L44HRNH Latest FAQs: https://vimeo.com/375149287 (updated Nov. 2019). Jackson Crawford’s Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/norsebysw Music © I See Hawks in L.A., courtesy of the artist. Visit http://www.iseehawks.com/ Logos by Elizabeth Porter (snowbringer at gmail).