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Vikings - Ragnar's funeral song (based on Hávamál)

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

Thesis: 'How can his word be trusted?': speaker and authority in Old Norse wisdom poetry

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…

Hávamál: The Wisdom of Odin (Totally Awesome History)

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…

Memorial to Arthur Laurenson with Quote from Hávamál in Runes

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

The memorial…