Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The northern lights or aurora borealis are never mentioned in Norse mythology.
The Second Edition of my Poetic Edda translation is not out yet in Europe, but it is available for pre-order there from Gazelle ( gazellebookservices.co.uk/products/9781647922498#nav-awards ). If you live in the USA, Canada, or Australia, you can order a signed copy delivered to you from Boulder Book Store ( boulderbookstore.net/signed-jackson-crawford-books ); note that ordering personalized signatures means delivery will take more time as I have to go to Boulder periodically to sign them. Now on Amazon too at amzn.to/3JdQNny
For more about my reconstructed pronunciation of Old Norse, see for example youtu.be/DzcUVphjFNE and for more about Younger Futhark runes, see for example youtu.be/764hz8_PHeM
From time to time, I offer Zoom classes such as Elementary Old Norse (sample lecture: youtu.be/dE9QQC2rj7w ) and detailed readings of the Norse myths found in the Poetic Edda (sample lecture: youtu.be/VYCnwkyUKks ). Follow this channel for announcements about future classes.
Jan-Feb Essential Old Norse: eventbrite.com/e/essential-old-norse-january-february-2026-tickets-1588324995819
The northern lights or aurora borealis are never mentioned in Norse mythology.
The Second Edition of my Poetic Edda translation is not out yet in Europe, but it is available for pre-order there from Gazelle ( gazellebookservices.co.uk/products/9781647922498#nav-awards ). If you live in the USA, Canada, or Australia, you can order a signed copy delivered to you from Boulder Book Store ( boulderbookstore.net/signed-jackson-crawford-books ); note that ordering personalized signatures means delivery will take more time as I have to go to Boulder periodically to sign them. Now on Amazon too at amzn.to/3JdQNny
For more about my reconstructed pronunciation of Old Norse, see for example youtu.be/DzcUVphjFNE and for more about Younger Futhark runes, see for example youtu.be/764hz8_PHeM
From time to time, I offer Zoom classes such as Elementary Old Norse (sample lecture: youtu.be/dE9QQC2rj7w ) and detailed readings of the Norse myths found in the Poetic Edda (sample lecture: youtu.be/VYCnwkyUKks ). Follow this channel for announcements about future classes.
Jan-Feb Essential Old Norse: eventbrite.com/e/essential-old-norse-january-february-2026-tickets-1588324995819
