When I saw this video I was worried that he was going to say Jackson Crawford's Edda translation was the unbeatable best. I was pleasantly surprised to hear him promote Maria Kvilhaug's translations. Spot on! Great work!
@dmitritelvanni4068
3 жыл бұрын
Nice. You have fine taste.
@2btpatch
2 жыл бұрын
I checked on Amazon and it said that Maria Kvilhaug's work is out of print and unavailable. Also checked other sellers and even Ebay. All unavailable. If anyone has a source, please reply to my comment.
@RealMrBoy
2 жыл бұрын
@@2btpatch On amazon look under her name again "Maria Kvilhaug" I found her two volumes for sale again. Its an updating printing from 2021. I'll try and link below but i'm not sure youtube will allow me.
@rickardt1222
11 ай бұрын
Whats wrong with Crawford's Edda?
@wodanstruth3379
3 жыл бұрын
Sad to say but the Pagans you mentioned in the beginning of the video make up 96 percent of the Norse pagan community. Excellent video i agree with this list wholeheartedly
@steveneardley7541
3 жыл бұрын
I agree with your comment about respecting your own roots. I was watching a video by a Japanese guy, and almost casually, he kneeled in front of a picture of his grandparents. He said, "It's not religious. I am just saying hello to my grandparents." I thought, this is a practice basic to real civilization that we have lost. I am a serious astrologer, and most astrologers treat the planets and their gods with complete disrespect, as if they were just concepts created for their amusement. Commercial culture ends up trivializing absolutely everything.
@petersaysthings
24 күн бұрын
I'm still new to Norse paganism, and with no real roadmap of where to start, I noticed almost immediately there's some instinctual things I felt I should do. Some people think it's fine to throw their offerings in the trash when they're done, for example. I feel that's disrespectful. Something in me told me to put them outside. Ancestor veneration is also important to me, especially as the Boomers of my family are now up in years. I had some photos of my great grandparents and grandparents printed out, put them in frames for my altar. I never knew my great grandparents, but I sense and was told they were very warm, cheerful, loving people. I talk to them like I'd talk to any family who were with me physically, and it's a way of staying connected with my German roots. I do the same for the gods--I simply talk to them, tell them what I'm struggling with, ask for guidance, leave offerings. Nothing complicated, but no less sacred. These sessions always leave me feeling stronger, more hopeful, I find I have greater clarity of mind. I used to worry, sometimes still do, if I'm "doing it right". But I've grown in confidence. I think if I were doing something wrong, the gods would have a way of telling me. I try not to view this as a "religion" either, just a practice and something I do. To label it as religion feels almost like closing oneself off from truly letting it in, allowing it to become a part of you.
@pandemoniumglaciers82
2 жыл бұрын
So glad I found your channel. As someone who just left Christianity and taking a personal journey I decided I wanted to become knowledgeable about Norse (and other) forms of paganism. I can't wait to get these
@berserkermetalbass6942
3 жыл бұрын
I have finally opened up about being pagan to my mom, it feels great now that somebody knows and is accepting of my faith, awesome video by the way
@Rykliukas
3 жыл бұрын
Oh my Gods, thank you so much for mentioning about the need to translate deities' names. Because I have Eddas in other than English languages and our translators translated only few names of them. And when you read Eddas, it is hard to understand, everything looks like some fairy-tale for children and with names translated everything makes SENSE.
@pagansandbeards4910
3 жыл бұрын
This is great I am Norse pagan and I’m currently reading the Poetic Edda it’s really helping me understand more
@MaceWalker
3 жыл бұрын
Love that you showed Jackson Crawford's version, I've got all his translation books and I have about 1gb of ebooks of different sagas translated. I'd always rather read a translated text than a retelling. I've also got some books on learning Old Norse and gradually been learning it more and more, but I'd say to go down that route is a very dedicated one for someone to try out. It's an archaic language that no one speaks anymore and has segments where scholars disagree on different aspects of it, but if you're truly interested in the sources I think it's beneficial to try out learning the language and then read the sources in Old Norse. It's something that takes a lot of time though, be prepared to be wrong and struggle, but remember Jackson Crawford has some great videos on the language given that it's his speciality and they're truly helpful on getting to grips with the fundamentals of such a long lost language.
@quotedearjangmi
2 жыл бұрын
I'm currently reading a book on ASATRU at the moment but I'm definitely gonna get Maria's book because awhile back like, late, 2019 I was watching her videos and was so intrigued and that's when I heard about the Poetic and Prose Edda by Snorri. Thank you so much for this upload. I can't wait to sink my teeth into these books.
@dmitritelvanni4068
3 жыл бұрын
Crawford is the man. Kvilhaug was a huge influence on me early on too. I like varg vikernes as well but i get that hes not everyones cup of tea and i can respect that. But he worded a few concepts very well and it just kinda stuck to me. His theories are great, but his opinions are a little much. Id have to also recommend jung to any heathens out there. He had a pagan eye for christian lore imo. Ive found his ideas translate flawlessly to a polytheistic world view. Hes the only christian other than tolkien that i ever recommend lol. Ps. Always stay away from edith hamilton lol.
@andrewlerdard-dickson5201
2 жыл бұрын
I have four of those books on your list, except for the old Norse dictionary ! But as I have said on one of your previous tutorial's l love reading the old Norse Saga's.....and have in my personal library collection about 17 different Saga's.... including the Heimskringla and the Knytlinga and Saxo Gramaticus'es history of the Dane's....etc,etc. Personally I am looking for the "Gotlandica history of the Svear !! As for the subject on archeology would you recommend those books written by Neil Price, such as "The Viking Way" and " The children of Ash and Elm" ?
@ungratefulpeasant8085
2 жыл бұрын
Good stuff, wish I could find a copy of Maria kvilhaug's translation. I find herodotus's History's interesting as well in the way that he describes the Scithyians. To me it seems possible that they are early ancestors to the Germanic peoples.
@Wulthus
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing how everyone forgets Jacob Grimm's "Teutonic Mythology". He covered more of various versions of Germanic deities, and other important information, in that book then all the books you mentioned, my good man. How can you learn of Odhinn exactly if you don't understand Wodanaz!? Thorr if you don't understand Thunraz!? Tyr if don't know who Tiwaz was?And how can you learn of Nore religion if you don't understand all the Germanic and even Indo-europena religious views!? It's only half the job done.
@norsemagicandbeliefs8134
3 жыл бұрын
Thats a good one. A few of the Grimms books are for sure on my top 10 list. They were just written too long after pagan times unfortuanately. I'll always put literature written closer to pagan times higher on the list.
@Wulthus
3 жыл бұрын
@@norsemagicandbeliefs8134 OK. By the way, your videos are accurate, that's great, unlike many fantasies I have seen recently. Back in the 1990s when I became follower of the old gods, most of these modern Pagans would be laughed at. How times change.
@thors_bane
2 жыл бұрын
Happy to see that I was on the right path in someone's opinion. Of the five, I do not have Germania by Tacitus or the dictionary and of those two I already had planned to purchase the former.
@cindykurneck
3 жыл бұрын
Sadly the translation by Ms Maria C Kvilhaug is out of print and sold out everywhere. I am trying several other translations. Thank you for this wonderful video
@EveInTheMachine
3 жыл бұрын
I call myself a Norse Pagan now, even though yes, I haven't had the time to read everything yet, because I am 100% certain that this path is my path and that it represents my past, my present and my future. My ancestors called me to it. They all came from Germanic and Scandinavian countries. I am determined to honor them and practice this religion. That being said, I am always completely honest with people about the limits of my knowledge. I don't pretend to invent things like these people you describe are doing... Edit: Also, is there anywhere else you can find those Maria Kvilhaug books? On Amazon they seem to be out of stock and out of print!? D:
@Scar-jg4bn
2 жыл бұрын
They're back in and cheaper than before! I just ordered her Poetic Edda.
@CorvusNumber6
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Would you recommend Maria Kvilhaug's 'The Seed Of Yggdrasil'? Thanks, and keep up the great content!
@norsemagicandbeliefs8134
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, absolutely. Its my favorite!
@CorvusNumber6
2 жыл бұрын
@@norsemagicandbeliefs8134 Tusen takk! Dave.
@marilyntardiff882
3 жыл бұрын
I'd agree I'm not a pagen but I want to learn more about this. It's like telling a christian they can be one and never pick up a bible... It's not effective and dangerous. I think it's important to know and show respect to whoever you worship. The Gods know us so we should know them .
@jsharveyPRIME
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I find it strange calling myself pagan. Our ancestor's definitely would not have used that word to label themselves with.
@cloudninetherapeutics7787
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this list of books, so needed.
@colinp2238
2 жыл бұрын
Years ago I met a "neo-viking", his interpretation was from the 1958 film The Vikings, you know the one with Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis. He believed that he had to die with his sword or he would not get to go to Valhalla "sic".
@demi2641
2 жыл бұрын
“Archeology doesn’t lie.” 💯🙌🏼
@jiml8964
3 жыл бұрын
Started reading the poetic edda.
@Monkey-Boy2006
Ай бұрын
I've read Jackson Crawford's books and find them very informative but The Edda's can be very dry. I mean, Crawford is more academic and analytical so telling a story in that way can be hard to maintain focus on. I've often thought Jackson Crawford and Neil Gaiman should team up to write the old Norse legends. 🤔
@jacksonsmithconstruction9089
2 жыл бұрын
Great translation of Poetic Eddas is Lee M. Hollander
@volkischfrau2957
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these!
@Svavarsk
2 жыл бұрын
Ymirs name doesn't mean sound, it means a wail or a cry, really it means: the wailer or crier
@sons956
3 жыл бұрын
Question, as the more I learn, study and read. There is a question that comes up a lot and very rarely gets answered. How do you all feel about non euro/Germanic ppl becoming/practicing Paganism? Not trying to start crap, just asking. I’m Mexican by the way
@norsemagicandbeliefs8134
3 жыл бұрын
It's a good question. I hear stupid arguments from both sides alot. My opinion is somewhere in the middle. Everywhere in the world has a history of beautiful rich pagan religions that are really not that different from each other. Ideally, people would practice the same pagan religion that their ancestors practiced just because those myths and traditions are so much closer to home and will awaken memories of past lives. That's just my opinion. However, I think that Norse paganism has a responsibility to welcome people from all over because we can share alot of our knowledge. The norse religion is so fortunate to have so much of the literature preserved where other pagan religions had all their literature completely destroyed. So i think we should all work together to fill in the missing parts of our own ancestors lost religions.
@sons956
3 жыл бұрын
@@norsemagicandbeliefs8134 totally agree, best damn response I think I’ll ever hear.
@DruidicOrthodox
2 жыл бұрын
I've seen Viking language 1 online, it looks to be incredibly dense. I personally feel learning the language is fundamental or else you can't be really following it
@jd5446
Жыл бұрын
“….no, you can’t do that.” Best words ever uttered. 😂
@jsharveyPRIME
3 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to use the Old Norse dictionary to translate the Edda I already have? It looks like Maria's version is no longer in print.
@norsemagicandbeliefs8134
3 жыл бұрын
Yes sure! The grammar will throw you off a bit bt you can translate the words at least
@dseelenmagie8811
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks, maybe I've got a decent library started, lol.
@MrNobody-fk7fc
2 жыл бұрын
Universal approach does not belong here! Just purchased the Eddas you recommended, to replace my Hollander version. Also, just placed orders for Tacitus Germania, and the lost beliefs. Thanks!
@aero5175
2 жыл бұрын
Hey! Question, if i read on norse mythology would i be considered a norse pagan or no? This isnt to make fun or anything i just became interested in mythology specifically greek and norse mythology and seeing this you said paganism a lot and i just want to know if I'd be considered a norse pagan if i read up on norse mythology. I'd be fine if either way i just want to know
@BlackFlagHeathen
2 жыл бұрын
I love the Icelandic sagas, not just because they’re a great window into the lives and beliefs of the ancestors, but because they’re just great stories. I hope some time I get a chance to test my inner skald and tell some sagas around a campfire or a dinner table or as a bedtime story, much the ancestors probably did.
@randomtoyotadude8952
2 жыл бұрын
Would be cool if u could put out a link on the right book? Maybe from ur website or amazon or something..
@teddylucas2608
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much hard to find stuff to get into! You are legit
@carlwilson9830
2 жыл бұрын
I'm from the North of England and consider myself Pagan but not Norse pagan. The truth is That everyone descending from Teutonic ( Germanic ) tribes the Deities were the same and the dialects that broke off from our ancestors most still spoken today are English, Frisian, Dutch, Flemish, German, and the Scandanavian languages Swedish, Danish, Icelandic and the Norwegian and 80 of the most used words in English are German. Now this is where the mix up comes from because people only think back to the Viking age then it gets even more tricky because they never recorded any history and even changed the Runic writing system as did the Anglo- Saxon and we know more about Norse paganism through Viking interactions with Rome and all the other trade routes. As we can all clearly see that the Germanic Deities/ all the countries mentioned above new of God's which closely resemble the Greek Deities. So am I right in saying the Norse Viking era from a Scandanavian point of view even put Tyr above Odin and some worshipped Thor above him and Freyr and Freya and so on. Besides a few stones that survive, we have to look to archology and written evidence from all the countries to get evidence. So would I have to learn Scandanavian dialect when I come from a town that integrated with the Vikings and lives in a country that comes from the exact same stock who practiced Teutonic Shamanism and have the exact same Norse/Germanic/English the list goes on and on. All the countries above have a right to pay homage and worship the ( Norse ) Deities because they were around long before the Vikings went to Uppsala by the Sami territory. so I would like to suggest a couple of books by Neil Price who holds the chair At Uppsala university and studied archology in over 40 countries just related to the Vikings. My first book is The Viking way (Magic and mind in late iron age Scandinavia ) 2nd edition which is not for beginners as it's to get to the bottom of which countries worshipped in which way through and really digging deep so to speak on traditions. And the children of ASH and Elm a history of the Vikings day to day lives and in the book Ragnarok was born from a volcano erupting in Italy and the soot did cause a volcanic ice age which lead to the raids and so on. Read the Saga's although some bits will be from a Christian point of view but also look to the countries for actual written evidence too because all the great works of art and rune writing as been lost as it was on wood which is a shame. As far as religion goes if someone tells you to practice in a certain way on this subject and are adamant it has to be that way, I would call that a cult and it is wrong to put a claim it when it is so much wider than Scandinavia and is interlaced with the Greek's and the Romans before Constantine of course, even the Goths were a Germanic tribe that took over Tunisia. I love the Germanic Deities and the Viking era but before you make big statements on religion don't discount other countries for the way they spell because we all come from that same acient pre Viking stock.
@Citiglobal88
Жыл бұрын
Nice thank you
@Pixelkriger
3 жыл бұрын
G'mårra! Forslag til norske utgivelser/tilsvarende bøker på norsk? Er de isf bedre/dårligere?
@norsemagicandbeliefs8134
3 жыл бұрын
Ja de fleste av disse har mange utgivelser med Norske oversettelser. I tillegg har vi mange bøker på norsk som finnes ikke på andre språk. Det kommer helt an på temaene du er mest interessert i?
@tyjones7016
3 жыл бұрын
I’m having trouble finding a copy of the translation by Maria Kvilhaug do you know of any places to buy a translation like Her’s or even a PDF?
@norsemagicandbeliefs8134
3 жыл бұрын
Yes should be able to find it on amazon. Its split up into a couple books. "The Poetic Edda: Six Old Norse Cosmology Poems" and the "Trickster and the Thundergod". Those two together have most of the poems in the edda. She has one huge version that goes over lots more but that is hundreds of dollars. The other two are just about $10. Happy to see you are interested!
@tyjones7016
3 жыл бұрын
@@norsemagicandbeliefs8134 Many thanks! Always really wanted a transliteration of the Edda myself, just hard to come by it turns out.
@juni_pearl_9591
3 жыл бұрын
@@tyjones7016 I’ve been having trouble finding her stuff as well. The two books he mentioned I’ve seen in and out of availability on Amazon. I finally got the “Trickster and the Thundergod” one yesterday. I found it on an online e-book site called Kobo (it looks to also be connected to Walmart e-books). Anyways, if you’re still looking for it, try there.
@Rykliukas
3 жыл бұрын
Hey dear Ty Jones, do you found them? I can't buy from Amazon. Maybe you have found them somewhere else and can share them? Or anyone other here. Please please please.
@levihoward4470
3 жыл бұрын
I am a Scandinavian Norse
@kev1734
2 жыл бұрын
You say we don't have a bible; I believe the closest thing we have is the Havamal. I usually tell people to at least start there :)
@jonathanrascol
2 жыл бұрын
with Vikings’ Churches snowstars spark fireworks’ colors boats fly in the skies 🧚🏻🧚🏻🧚🏻 JAR
@theslayer1652
3 жыл бұрын
I've already read germania I'm german and Italian
@flugit
3 жыл бұрын
Maria's books are unobtanium why?
@solesticia
Жыл бұрын
I am of germanic descent, I want to embrace germanic paganism but where to start???? If anyone knows
@Anon1gh3
Жыл бұрын
I recommend: The Secret of the She-Bear by Marie Cachet, The Nibelungenlied - William Whobrey translation, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun - Tolkien translation, Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney, Irelands Immortals by Mark Williams, Sharon Turner's 3 volume work by Forgotton Books publishing, The History of the Vikings by Gwyn Jones, The Getica - Jordanis, The Story of the Goths by Henry Bradley, Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus, Gutasaga translated by Matthew Leigh Embleton. Also you might want to consider the Oera Linda Book and Chronicles from Pre-Celtic Europe as several of the Norse Gods are mentioned, though they're mortal.
@jamesherbert2224
2 жыл бұрын
Different aspects of nature? Symbols? You at be right, but not according to Dave Martell and Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya when talking about Odinism. See Archarya video here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/22qG3J-osJeImII or on Martels channel here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/mW6jsJati4dppn4
@mustachememes3973
4 жыл бұрын
I still remembered that u had 10 subs
@shanesorensen7878
3 жыл бұрын
Norse beliefs weren’t coherent and varied a lot from region to region. You need to do more reading when getting into this particle and know there is no single way to practice this path.
@Verikoira_
Жыл бұрын
Why can i see throu His Shirt. Somebody did the Mortal Kombat on him
@amberfusto5906
3 жыл бұрын
Holy you look like Ubbe from Vikings 🤣
@robgau2501
Жыл бұрын
I have to say, I'm a bit depressed about how little we know.
@Anon1gh3
Жыл бұрын
I recommend: The Secret of the She-Bear by Marie Cachet, The Nibelungenlied - William Whobrey translation, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun - Tolkien translation, Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney, Irelands Immortals by Mark Williams, Sharon Turner's 3 volume work by Forgotton Books publishing, The History of the Vikings by Gwyn Jones, The Getica - Jordanis, The Story of the Goths by Henry Bradley, Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus, Gutasaga translated by Matthew Leigh Embleton. Also you might want to consider the Oera Linda Book and Chronicles from Pre-Celtic Europe as several of the Norse Gods are mentioned, though they're mortal.
@raventalks3695
2 жыл бұрын
You do worship the gods in your own way and it is a personal journey. Christianity destroyed much of the Western Pagan stuff. This means that your guess is as good as anybody else's guess... Claiming people have to do things your way is flat out arrogance...
@smittoria
2 жыл бұрын
Tacitus' Germania isn't very accurate and is mostly copied from other Roman sources.
@davidoftheforest
3 жыл бұрын
what're you saying for the intro? its stuck in my head and I dont even know what is being said lmao
@thesandrabilling
2 жыл бұрын
He's saying "Välkommen och god dag allesammans" which means "Welcome and good day everyone".
@davidoftheforest
2 жыл бұрын
@@thesandrabilling FINALLY, thanks mang
@therealfnkidkryptonite3982
3 жыл бұрын
Hmm, so why then, don't you read from the codex Regus instead of using a translation in the first place? Or how about making a reliable translation yourself? And also, if you distrust something from Snorri because he was a Christian writing on norse belief and stories, what do you suppose someone a 500 years from now will say about you, someone who is immersed in the modern western way of thinking? You may find yourself in a bad situation come that day. Don't you suppose that Odin would make himself known to this generation, maybe as Mr Crawford? If you can't see it, then maybe you haven't read the same books you say others haven't read. Where have you taught at? What are your credentials? What books have you written or edited on the subject?
@marcopolo2418
3 жыл бұрын
Starts off the video by demonizing people that makes they're own religion that fits themselves. Even though that is what everyone does even if they are of the same religion. They tweak they're own beliefs to fit themselves. Then he ends the video by telling us to just guess. If you don't know then just guess. 🤦😂 What!?
@draug7966
3 жыл бұрын
I think his point is that you should "do your homework", gather as much knowledge as you can and then take it from there. Reading and trying to learn about smth and then forming your own theory is not the same as just guessing. Then again, people always interprete things differently but if they have done some reading at least they have a foundation to stand on.
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