I'm used to hearing coyotes. But I was surprised at how loud and "classic" the howls sounded this particular morning, when I decided to make this video. Later I found out that an adjoining property has been rehabbing some wolves-so the video subject was even more appropriate than I realized.
I would love to have a drink and just pick your mind about so much in regards to norse culture, thank you for all your videos and your excellent books your version of the Edda is my favourite
About Garmr, "he shall do battle with Týr, and each become the other's slayer" and Fenrir fights and Kills Odin. At a certain point in history, it was Tyr who was the sky god, possibly during the Bronze Age. (Tyr, Tue, Ti, Di) means “The God” or “The Lord” and it is he, not Odin who leads the forces of Asgard during Ragnarök. He is the god of the Art of War and god of victory. It's very likely that Tyr fighting Garmr is something new composed during the Middle Ages by Christian Skalds and other clerical workers. Tyr was actually figthing Fenrir (possibly?). Garmr seems to be added because of the Christianized Classical myths available to scholars during the Icelandic Middle Ages (around the XIII century) - Cerberus/Kerberos the guardian hound of Hades. So it was given to Hel a wolf/dog as well. Just like Hyrrokkin who comes out of Jotunheimr to help at Baldr's funeral, and this Hyrrokkin might actually be one of the aspects of Gulveig. The wolf is always linked to the chaotic side.
I can hear the coyotes from my windows here in east central Illinois. There are more now than ever before. Good subject - How wolves were viewed. Thank you for teaching us about Old Norse and the culture, Dr. Crawford. Keep up the good work!
It must be hard to work out if an ancient poet was talking about a dog with wolf like characteristics or a wolf with dog like characteristics or a man/woman/sword/snake with either.
Pardon my possible ignorance, but as far as I have heard, Fenrir was not originally a completely evil being. I heard that he was originally kept is Asgard as a cub, since he was innocent and harmless (although as big as an adult wolf already). And only when he grew up and became so huge and mighty, that only Tyr was brave enough to feed him, the concerns have arised, since it was foretold, that Fenrir shall slay the Allfather. And according to this plot, Tyr lost his arm, not because of Fenrir's ferocity, but because he had to participate in an act of betrayal and, as a God, who is heavily associated with Justice, he had to accept the concequences. So, in short, I have heard a much more tragic and less polarized version of the story, where no character is "bad", but did some really questionable things.
Sadly, I first got if through the word of mouth, so I do not know the origin. But I have came across simmilar retellinggs of it on a couple of sites, which did not state their sources. This is why I only state that I heard the other versions, but avoid putting myself in dirrect opposition to Dr.Jackson's words. I still kind of relate to them a bit more, considering the amount of christian influence the Norse mythology got + human tendency to simplilfy the storytelling into good-vs-evil for different reasons.
I've read the prosse Edda, and reading it I would say the same. To me the story is the gods fearing Fenrir but not what he is but what he might become. To me Odin is like an old man that is afraid to die and tries to control his and the other gods fates. but ultimately is one of the main causes of there demise.
The telling in Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology very much gives this idea, as well as the telling in the Myths and Legends podcasts. Both take liberties to fill in gaps and make the stories they tell read more like a novel than a real ancient myth.
Максим Григорьев this is pretty similar to what happens in Neil Gaiman’s “Norse Mythology”. I don’t think it’s in either Edda or any of the sagas but I really love this version of the story, gives it a nice storybook feel.
1:58 Idk what the first one is but 2 of those thing exist .Women can grow breads(but there usually older look it up ) and some fish can breath air. They probably didn't know that back in what ever time that was written :/
It's amazing how cultures use animals to ascribe their own character on to them. Wolves in particular in Norse context given that Iceland never had native wolves and wolves had not been seen Denmark for over 200 years until a recent find. Yet even to this day wolves occupy the Norse imagination. For example, the recent "wolves without teeth" song is about phantom fears.
I was specifically looking for this topic. However, the coyotes reminded me of the time I saw one crossing the street here in Albuquerque NM. It even had the decency to use the crosswalk 😂 It was around 2am and there was no traffic, luckily.
Dr. Crawford, the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center is not too far from you there in Boulder. When we went there, I could not help but think of Geri and Freki as they are majestic animals as are the wolves at the center. Unfortunately, the wolves there are not likely to be released back into the wild. Thank you for the lesson on the wolves in the Viking Age.
You did miss mention of the Granby Runestone in this, where Varg is used as part of a name. Vargar I beleive it was. I do think this might be tired to the use of Varg to describe criminals, and an obvious connection to the criminalization of old ways of worship. Criminization of the traditional faith might also have something to do with the use of the so called "Wolf's cross," a Thor's hammer that could pass as a cross and prominently featured wolf imagry, from a recently christianized Norse regions. I've always found the idea of self reference to criminality briefly becoming socially acceptable in these areas an interesting one.
Not as far as I know. 'The time of the wolf' or 'Wolftime' is mentioned in Völuspá in stanza 45, as the time leading up to Ragnarök, but it is given no more specific name than that. The line in stanza 45 goes something like: 'Wind-time, wolf-time, before the world falls' - 'vindöld, vargöld, áðr veröld steypisk'
I see i Hrod means glorious. The first Kievan Rus princes called themselves Hrods, and the Finns call the Swedish 'Ruotsi' even today. I wonder if there might be a hitherto undiscovered connection?
Not so much northern mythology in particular, rather the interpretation of mythology from a scientific point of view. How people came up with wolves eatin a god's hand and such stuff.
After practicing the prounciation 15 times I'm ready to name one of my Pokemon Hjorólfr, thank you. And for you Pokemon enthusiast, yes it's Zacian... The Wolf with a sword.
I'm used to hearing coyotes. But I was surprised at how loud and "classic" the howls sounded this particular morning, when I decided to make this video. Later I found out that an adjoining property has been rehabbing some wolves-so the video subject was even more appropriate than I realized.
Visit the spread with the wolves and do a video(s) with them up close and all warm and fuzzy! *:* o)P
There's a wolf sanctuary in woodland park too.
Excuse my curiosity, but do you own your own farm or how come you spend so much time outdoors?
heres your sign😊
Odin smiles on you, now bring him more souls for his army!
makes me miss my hometown in Iowa, hearing the coyotes howl from across the river banks at night. I miss not living in a city.
Move, why deny who you are?
You belong in nature
Love the shirt. Great podcast!
Your videos are fascinating to watch and really feed my love of Norse history. Great job, mate!
thank you as always Dr Crawford, an interesting insight into the Norse view of nature and themselves
I would love to have a drink and just pick your mind about so much in regards to norse culture, thank you for all your videos and your excellent books your version of the Edda is my favourite
Reping for Last Podcast on the Left. You're even cooler than I thought. Megustilations!
Whoa. Just listened to this again, but I happened to have headphones on this time. The wolf yips and howls were awesome! Neat. :-)
Hail yourself, Dr. Crawford!
About Garmr, "he shall do battle with Týr, and each become the other's slayer" and Fenrir fights and Kills Odin. At a certain point in history, it was Tyr who was the sky god, possibly during the Bronze Age. (Tyr, Tue, Ti, Di) means “The God” or “The Lord” and it is he, not Odin who leads the forces of Asgard during Ragnarök. He is the god of the Art of War and god of victory. It's very likely that Tyr fighting Garmr is something new composed during the Middle Ages by Christian Skalds and other clerical workers. Tyr was actually figthing Fenrir (possibly?). Garmr seems to be added because of the Christianized Classical myths available to scholars during the Icelandic Middle Ages (around the XIII century) - Cerberus/Kerberos the guardian hound of Hades. So it was given to Hel a wolf/dog as well. Just like Hyrrokkin who comes out of Jotunheimr to help at Baldr's funeral, and this Hyrrokkin might actually be one of the aspects of Gulveig. The wolf is always linked to the chaotic side.
Thank you, as always, great video. And what a beautiful place! Hugs & sunshine 🌞 N
2:40 gosh darn it, gary... and hungry
Watching this video and noticed the shirt. Now have multiple reasons for watching your videos.
Man, I wish you were still teaching at Berkeley. My daughter was just accepted there. Great video, as always!
I can hear the coyotes from my windows here in east central Illinois. There are more now than ever before.
Good subject - How wolves were viewed. Thank you for teaching us about Old Norse and the culture, Dr. Crawford. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for all your hard work, Sir.
beautiful image! and the loud coyote sounds makes it better!
It must be hard to work out if an ancient poet was talking about a dog with wolf like characteristics or a wolf with dog like characteristics or a man/woman/sword/snake with either.
Nice one, Doc.
Pardon my possible ignorance, but as far as I have heard, Fenrir was not originally a completely evil being.
I heard that he was originally kept is Asgard as a cub, since he was innocent and harmless (although as big as an adult wolf already). And only when he grew up and became so huge and mighty, that only Tyr was brave enough to feed him, the concerns have arised, since it was foretold, that Fenrir shall slay the Allfather. And according to this plot, Tyr lost his arm, not because of Fenrir's ferocity, but because he had to participate in an act of betrayal and, as a God, who is heavily associated with Justice, he had to accept the concequences.
So, in short, I have heard a much more tragic and less polarized version of the story, where no character is "bad", but did some really questionable things.
I'm interested to know where this version is from. It might be a more modern retelling as today such tragic tales are more popular.
Sadly, I first got if through the word of mouth, so I do not know the origin.
But I have came across simmilar retellinggs of it on a couple of sites, which did not state their sources.
This is why I only state that I heard the other versions, but avoid putting myself in dirrect opposition to Dr.Jackson's words.
I still kind of relate to them a bit more, considering the amount of christian influence the Norse mythology got + human tendency to simplilfy the storytelling into good-vs-evil for different reasons.
I've read the prosse Edda, and reading it I would say the same. To me the story is the gods fearing Fenrir but not what he is but what he might become. To me Odin is like an old man that is afraid to die and tries to control his and the other gods fates. but ultimately is one of the main causes of there demise.
The telling in Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology very much gives this idea, as well as the telling in the Myths and Legends podcasts. Both take liberties to fill in gaps and make the stories they tell read more like a novel than a real ancient myth.
Максим Григорьев this is pretty similar to what happens in Neil Gaiman’s “Norse Mythology”. I don’t think it’s in either Edda or any of the sagas but I really love this version of the story, gives it a nice storybook feel.
1:58 Idk what the first one is but 2 of those thing exist .Women can grow breads(but there usually older look it up ) and some fish can breath air. They probably didn't know that back in what ever time that was written :/
It's amazing how cultures use animals to ascribe their own character on to them. Wolves in particular in Norse context given that Iceland never had native wolves and wolves had not been seen Denmark for over 200 years until a recent find. Yet even to this day wolves occupy the Norse imagination. For example, the recent "wolves without teeth" song is about phantom fears.
The same in Britain. We have many metaphors etc. about wolves, yet they died out here in the 1600s. Amazing beasts.
I was specifically looking for this topic. However, the coyotes reminded me of the time I saw one crossing the street here in Albuquerque NM. It even had the decency to use the crosswalk 😂 It was around 2am and there was no traffic, luckily.
Very neat
Dr. Crawford, the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center is not too far from you there in Boulder. When we went there, I could not help but think of Geri and Freki as they are majestic animals as are the wolves at the center. Unfortunately, the wolves there are not likely to be released back into the wild. Thank you for the lesson on the wolves in the Viking Age.
You got your own little Valhalla right there.
Interesting as always. "úlfr" means Wolf. Could that be the origin of the dog-name "Rover?"
kinda cool how they used Hati & Skoll in Star Wars
My only critic is I wish the sound was a little louder...
Ash Jotunthor turn it up?
You did miss mention of the Granby Runestone in this, where Varg is used as part of a name. Vargar I beleive it was. I do think this might be tired to the use of Varg to describe criminals, and an obvious connection to the criminalization of old ways of worship. Criminization of the traditional faith might also have something to do with the use of the so called "Wolf's cross," a Thor's hammer that could pass as a cross and prominently featured wolf imagry, from a recently christianized Norse regions.
I've always found the idea of self reference to criminality briefly becoming socially acceptable in these areas an interesting one.
Is there a specific name for "the time of the wolf" in Ragnarok?
Not as far as I know. 'The time of the wolf' or 'Wolftime' is mentioned in Völuspá in stanza 45, as the time leading up to Ragnarök, but it is given no more specific name than that.
The line in stanza 45 goes something like: 'Wind-time, wolf-time, before the world falls' - 'vindöld, vargöld, áðr veröld steypisk'
There are a fair number of howling coyotes here in NW Connecticut.
Sometimes I miss being in Colorado, even though I was never there.
I see i Hrod means glorious. The first Kievan Rus princes called themselves Hrods, and the Finns call the Swedish 'Ruotsi' even today. I wonder if there might be a hitherto undiscovered connection?
Ah, I always thought Skoll chased the moon and Hati chased the sun.
unusual seeing the good Doctor in a T-Shirt...
What about ÚLFHÉÐNAR?
keep the beard mate!
2:00 o m g.... things dont exist, bind the ( ___)
your ranch? or your kin folk?
No wonder I identify with Odin and wolves cuz I love chaos
was the bear a part of Nordic mythology?
I wish Skaði's wolves had names.
1:46 Doope
btw you have wolves too :) they've gotten south of Denver across the mid plane now. . .
You could take a class in Greek Mythology ??
You should really do a collaboration with Randall Carlson about Northern mythology one day!
Is randall carlson an expert on northern mythology?? I didn't know that i'll have to look him up
Not so much northern mythology in particular, rather the interpretation of mythology from a scientific point of view. How people came up with wolves eatin a god's hand and such stuff.
@@Quasihamster ok cool sounds interesting, cheers!
Who else is here to find a name for a pup?
In nature wolves have far more complex characteristics... some may even say noble attributes!
After practicing the prounciation 15 times I'm ready to name one of my Pokemon Hjorólfr, thank you. And for you Pokemon enthusiast, yes it's Zacian... The Wolf with a sword.