Myths of Midgard

By: Ryan Eckerson
  • Summary

  • Myths of Midgard is a podcast for all things Norse. Mythology, sagas, poetry, runes, and more. My goal is to provide you information with scholarly commentary. About me: I have a B.A. in Linguistics from the University of Tennessee and am completing an M.A. in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies at the Universities of Iceland and Oslo.
    Ryan Eckerson
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Episodes
  • Episode 4: Beliefs Before the Viking Age with Dr. Felix Lummer
    Jan 21 2024

    In this episode, Dr. Felix Lummer, lecturer at the University of Iceland, briefly discusses scholarly knowledge of Germanic beliefs before the Viking Age. DISCLAIMER: THERE ARE IMAGES OF DECEASED PEOPLE IN THIS VIDEO. Dr. Lummer received his PhD from the University of Iceland, School of Social Sciences. His dissertation is titled "Lost in Translation: Adapting Supernatural Concepts from Old French Chivalric Literature into the Old Norse riddarasögur." Notable publications: Lummer, Felix. "The Translation of Magic in the Translated riddarasǫgur," Medium Ævum, 91(2) (2022): 201-235. Lummer, Felix. "'ek hræðumz ekki þik' – The dvergar in Translated riddarasǫgur," European Journal of Scandinavian Studies,51(2) (2021b): 335-355. https://doi.org/10.1515/ejss-2020-2022. For more, please see his Academia.edu page: https://independent.academia.edu/FelixLummer

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    57 mins
  • Episode 3: Colors of Old West Norse with Dr. Jackson Crawford
    Oct 27 2023

    In this episode, Dr. Jackson Crawford and I discuss color terms in Old West Norse. He did his dissertation on this subject, and it is publicly available here: https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/5m60qr961


    Please check out his YouTube channel as well as his translations of the Poetic Edda and other Old Norse poetry and literature.

    www.jacksonwcrawford.com

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    53 mins
  • Episode 2: Gylfaginning
    Sep 17 2023

    The second episode in the series about the Prose Edda. In it, we take a quick look at Gylfaginning, or "The Beguiling of Gylfi." For reference, please look at the sources below:


    + Edda, Snorri Sturluson (Anthony Faulks - Editor/Translator)

    + Altuna Stone, U1161, Sweden


    reach out at mythsofmidgard3@gmail.com

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    20 mins

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