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A Conversation in Old English and Old Norse

Were Old Norse and Old English really mutually intelligible? Jackson Crawford and @Simon Roper set out to test this often-asserted statement as best as they know how.

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Jackson Crawford’s translation of Hávamál, with complete Old Norse text: or

Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda: or
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Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Saga of the Volsungs: or
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