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Are the translations of the norse myths and poems worth reading?

>> No.20485377

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20485910

jackson crawford
his audiobook is kino too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMepOtxOj5g

>> No.20485951

>>20485910
This guy seems like such a nice fellow. Just in general.

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hollander and bellows are both worth reading. bellows is the version tolkien read, if youre interested in norse myths connections to modern fantasy. its a bit difficult to get into any translation however, its a very archaic and cryptic text and takes a while to comprehend. read the notes and annotations and look up anything thats not explained well.

>> No.20487344

What else is there other than the eddas?

>> No.20487353

>>20487344
sagas

>> No.20487361

>>20484942
no

>>20485910
his translations all have a lot of serious problems

>> No.20487367

>>20484942
Learn Old Norse, read in the original

>> No.20487370

>>20487344
skaldic poetry

>> No.20488465

>>20487361
Do you have evidence of that?

>> No.20488491

>>20484942
Yes.
Next question?

>> No.20488500

>>20484942
Dead, worthless writing, fitting for a "religion" used by LARPagans today. Christ is King.

>> No.20488588

>>20487370
Any anthology recommendations?

>>20488500
Ok, joomer

>> No.20488629

I just got Penguin's "The Sagas of Icelanders." Hoping I chose well.

>> No.20489342

>>20484942
yes

>> No.20489418

>>20488629
There's a scene in which a crazy bare breasted viking bitch kills every person in a shack with an axe, so yeah, you choose well anon!

>> No.20489438

>>20489418
Sounds hot.

>> No.20489448

>>20484942
Read parallel text while singing the Old Norse part for authentic experience.

>> No.20489512

>>20487361
It's impossible to encompass all the meaning without every verse being too long.
Just the composite nature of the words can contribute to the poetic meaning but you can't separate the words into those components in translation.

>> No.20489531

>>20487344
I'm reading the kalevala right now. Pretty cool, but there's alot less mythology and alot more talking about weddings than I was expecting. The overall gist is pretty neat. I like how the magicians battle eachother with magic, and one of the main lessons to take from the book is "bitches ain't shit but hoes and tricks" so it's pretty timeless, really. I have like 15 more "runes" (chapters) to read

>> No.20489625

>>20484942
Into english? No.

>> No.20489639

>>20489625
Why not?

>> No.20490327

>>20488500
There's basically nothing on their religion in it.