The Poetic Edda by Jackson Crawford6/23/2023 ![]() ![]() In 2017 he published his translations of the Saga of the Volsungs and the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok in one volume. The translated poems are rendered in free verse. His stated goal was to make an accessible translation for readers primarily interested in mythology rather than poetry or textual scholarship. In 2015 he published a translation of the Poetic Edda. in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison (specializing in Old Norse). in Linguistics from the University of Georgia (focusing on Indo-European historical linguistics) and a Ph.D. in Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics from Texas Tech University an M.A. Crawford taught courses in the Old Norse language, Norse mythology, and the history of the Scandinavian languages. Jackson Crawford is a former Instructor of Nordic Studies, and Coordinator of the Nordic Program. Crawford has a YouTube channel focused on Old Norse language, literature and mythology. He previously taught at University of Colorado, Boulder (2017-2020), University of California, Berkeley (2014-17) and University of California, Los Angeles (2011–14). Crawford (born August 28, 1985) is an American scholar, translator and poet who specializes in Old Norse. YouTuber, Former Instructor of Scandinavian Studies at University of Colorado Boulder, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Los Angeles University of Wisconsin-Madison PhD, University of Georgia MA, Texas Tech University BA ![]()
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