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Ragnar Lothbrok's funeral song (Series 3, Episode 10 of History's 'Vikings'). Music written and performed by the contributor Einar Selvik, with the lyrics based on Hávamál.

Schorn's thesis on Old Norse wisdom poetry. The thesis is downloadable at the link for this item.

Citation:
Schorn, B. E. (2012). 'How can his word be trusted?': speaker and authority in Old Norse wisdom poetry (doctoral thesis).

Memorial in Lerwick Town Hall to Alfred Laurenson, a local dignitary, patron and scholar of Scandinavian literature, who died in 1890.

The memorial includes representations of Viking ships, a raven, and a rather confused runic inscription which…

In this episode we take a look at the "Hávamál": a text written as part of the Poetic Edda in late 13th Century Iceland. Hávamál means "the Words of the High One"; the High One being Odin, chief of the Norse gods. Dig it!

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