Where does Norse Mythology ACTUALLY Come From?

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  • Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
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    NORSE MYTHOLOGY RESOURCES:
    Prose Edda: a.co/d/cJbZ8CK
    Poetic Edda: a.co/d/2v6wSe5
    Ludohistoiry: / ludohistory
    Jackson Crawford:www.youtube.com/@JacksonCrawf...
    Thanks to Adam B from Ludohistory for helping me with my research. Check out his channel!!
    #NorseMythology

КОМЕНТАРІ • 372

  • @CommonCommiestudios
    @CommonCommiestudios Рік тому +320

    Modern historians: Source?
    Ancient myth creators: The source is that I made it up

    • @connorhealy1562
      @connorhealy1562 Рік тому +24

      That's a nice opinion Senator, how about you back it up with a source?

    • @ashrithapreshand1310
      @ashrithapreshand1310 Рік тому +22

      @@connorhealy1562 my source is that I made it the duck up!

    • @zainmudassir2964
      @zainmudassir2964 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@connorhealy1562 I saw it in a dream. Best way to claim credibility

  • @CM-ss5pe
    @CM-ss5pe Рік тому +449

    I like the balance between non-animated educational videos and animated entertainment videos about mythology. You're doing a great job at both 👏

  • @romulusnuma116
    @romulusnuma116 Рік тому +71

    Ok but can you point to any specific text that says Thor did not have a glock?

  • @Roach4K
    @Roach4K Рік тому +99

    Yoyo, i (a swedish man) saw a play based on the edda! The edda might be somewhat "extreme" but from my local runestones (the most famous one being of Sigurd) has been great! I hate how norse mythology is portrayed in the modern sense. Most of us were farmers.

    • @Slurp_Co.
      @Slurp_Co. Рік тому +15

      Yes iam Danish and i also hate when people just talks about Vikings like all of them just killed and raided other cities

    • @VonArmagedda
      @VonArmagedda Рік тому +9

      @@Slurp_Co. Contemporary sources about viking were written by those who saw what vikingers did, so after they came over, raided the holy place and killed those resisted, I doubt the first thing they though was "wow, those boats looked so good, great craftsmanship".

  • @mistermediocre2928
    @mistermediocre2928 Рік тому +145

    I love the Crawford translation of the Poetic Edda. It’s got a great feel to it, and you can still feel the poetic part, despite the translation

    • @russergee49
      @russergee49 Рік тому

      I got myself a copy of his translation which I haven’t started yet, but I’m looking forward to it!

  • @aarushparikh5744
    @aarushparikh5744 Рік тому +434

    OMG YOU UPLOADED A LITERAL MINUTE AFTER I FINISHED GOD OF WAR RAGNOROK

    • @Him_Him_
      @Him_Him_ Рік тому +6

      It's good!

    • @numptyys5565
      @numptyys5565 Рік тому +6

      I'm avoiding god of war for no spoilers

    • @Him_Him_
      @Him_Him_ Рік тому +6

      @@numptyys5565 i could ruin your day... But I won't

    • @ammadz27
      @ammadz27 Рік тому +8

      @@numptyys5565 This Happens and this thing happens and then that happens Full Story (I have no idea what I’m saying I haven’t played)

    • @markkeep2030
      @markkeep2030 Рік тому +1

      ODIN IS WITH US!!

  • @florentine8551
    @florentine8551 Рік тому +130

    I personally am more interested in greek mythology, but you're videos are always fascinating and entertaining to watch!

    • @finnie4394
      @finnie4394 Рік тому +4

      Same but for Norse

    • @enzoforgets9456
      @enzoforgets9456 Рік тому +5

      Greek is great but imo its the easiest to study due to well documentation(for myth standards)
      Sumerian mythos being the oldest and no longer active religion has been an issue for research for me lol

    • @hazorg16
      @hazorg16 Рік тому +2

      @@enzoforgets9456 You should read up on Turkish author Muazzez İlmiye Çığ on the Sumerian mythology. She explains how the all of the Abrahamic religions takes it roots from the Sumerian beliefs and many many more. I don't know if her books are well translated into English, though and the short research I've just done didn't produce any results, damn

  • @csr050
    @csr050 Рік тому +6

    The appearing and disappearing cat at 7:15 was funny :)

  • @brandoncastillo1735
    @brandoncastillo1735 Рік тому +37

    Asking once again that you do Aztec mythology! They’re so brutal and absurd and I love them

    • @abelgezahegn1679
      @abelgezahegn1679 Рік тому +3

      I like this idea

    • @clarehidalgo
      @clarehidalgo Рік тому +6

      And unlike Norse mythology, the Christians/Spanish conquistadors did indeed destroy/burn their books

    • @Darkgun231
      @Darkgun231 Рік тому +1

      Yeah, it's pretty wild. There's a goddess made entirely of snakes, and another goddess who gets impregnated by the severed head of a god spitting on her. Oh, and lots of death all for the sake of making the sun move across the sky.

    • @user-rl8hf8kt1r
      @user-rl8hf8kt1r 6 місяців тому

      ​@@Darkgun231based

  • @realrickyshea
    @realrickyshea Рік тому +16

    "You probably clicked on this video because..."
    Because I got a notification from Jake Doubleyoo. Do I need any other reason?

  • @AddictedToBox1
    @AddictedToBox1 Рік тому +10

    As a Finnish man, I would love for you to make a video series about Kalevala. Seems like that would fit your style very well

  • @finnie4394
    @finnie4394 Рік тому +10

    I just got the Penguin Classic Prose Edda and I gotta say it's pretty kool.
    Also there's a section in Barnes and nobles for Norse Mythology! Though I can't guarantee all of it is accurate, I can guarantee it is pretty nice to read

  • @apollo4769
    @apollo4769 Рік тому +34

    What mythology will you go over next after you've gone through Norse mythology? Egyptian? Finnish? I'm interested to learn about some less known mythologies like finnish or ancient sumerian

    • @cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967
      @cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967 Рік тому +9

      Finnish would be cool. I don't know a lot about that one.

    • @boganborn
      @boganborn Рік тому +1

      @@cedartheyeah.justyeah.3967 Nothing makes sense in it so it's best to skip jt

    • @Punaparta
      @Punaparta Рік тому +10

      @@boganborn That's a pretty stupid point.

    • @aapokettunen8796
      @aapokettunen8796 Рік тому +2

      @@boganborn It is just as sensible than most of other mythologies

    • @shadypotato750
      @shadypotato750 Рік тому

      He’s started Egyptian by showing the similarities between Egyptian and Greek mythology

  • @Ducklann
    @Ducklann Рік тому +10

    I love how he cut his hair and instantly grew it back

  • @_david_8242
    @_david_8242 Рік тому +27

    I will say if you are looking for more of a fictional reading into Norse mythology, Neil Gaiman's book Norse Mythology is a great read, whilst not truly faithful to the source material (as little there is) It is a very nice overview of some of the more well known myths of Norse mythology

  • @challengeaccepted5613
    @challengeaccepted5613 Рік тому +29

    I swear to God Jake's lifeless smile gives me life

  • @netx421
    @netx421 7 місяців тому +1

    watching this after catching up on your genesis vids. Very good work man

  • @cooperhawk988
    @cooperhawk988 Рік тому +7

    Everyone knows Thor really carries a 12 gauge, not a Glock.

  • @Nasuto1702
    @Nasuto1702 Рік тому +2

    recently found this channel while trying to learn more about Norse Mythology. Never been happier. This is amazing. The art style, the humour, the explanation, its Top Notch.
    keep doing what you're doing!
    + 1 sub

  • @polygonally_dunce7813
    @polygonally_dunce7813 Рік тому +5

    My love of mythologies came from a game called Luxor, its all about egyptian mythology with a few tweaked stuff because your main character is a soul placed within a ball launcher by the gods, so that you can help them defeat Seth. There is also bookworm adventures by popcap, where the first game's first chapter involved greek mythology, and my love for norse mythology came from of course, god of war. After playing those games, i just started liking any mythology given to me, until i came across your explanation of egyptian mythology, where my knowledge began to expand about it alongside greek and norse mythologies because your way of explanation is somehow funnier. (Also thor trying to shoot the chalice with a glock is funny asf)

  • @hjalmarjohansson2343
    @hjalmarjohansson2343 Рік тому +2

    Great video!!

  • @bet1thisisthemostknownavat172
    @bet1thisisthemostknownavat172 Рік тому +4

    0:28 well of course he doesn't......... he caries a bazooka

  • @heritagehuntress9553
    @heritagehuntress9553 Рік тому +6

    "You probably clicked on this video because you're a fan of a Norse mythology themed game..."
    Me: nope
    "...or movie..."
    Me: nope
    "...or book..."
    Me: nope
    "...or animated UA-cam series."
    Me: That's the one!
    Also, I like your new haircut and don't think it makes you look like a dork.

  • @romulusnuma116
    @romulusnuma116 Рік тому +10

    I always wondered about the Germanic paganism in Northern Europe sad to know its lost

  • @theosmith6487
    @theosmith6487 Рік тому +2

    You’re videos are SOOO Funny Jake !!!😂

  • @Beatlesfanish
    @Beatlesfanish Рік тому +44

    Seriously though, I thoroughly enjoy your cartoons. They are educational(ish) 😉 and hella entertaining

    • @omarsalem1219
      @omarsalem1219 Рік тому +4

      Hela* this is a norse mythology video after all

    • @Beatlesfanish
      @Beatlesfanish Рік тому +1

      @@omarsalem1219 fair point 😂👍

  • @jimdaniel9356
    @jimdaniel9356 Рік тому +3

    actually thor didint carry a hammer he carried a XM307 ACSW Advanced Heavy Machine gun made by the dwarves

  • @brianholmes1812
    @brianholmes1812 Рік тому +5

    Sure, Frikko may be an alternative name for Frey, but it also sounds like a hilarious G rated insult

  • @CactusJackIV
    @CactusJackIV Рік тому +1

    Norse Mythology is crazy! Keep up the awesome work! Love the channel.

  • @weeb0862
    @weeb0862 Рік тому +2

    I love your videos so much thank you for doing this

  • @OkGoGirl82
    @OkGoGirl82 Рік тому +3

    I always enjoy your mythology videos. And your cats. :)

  • @El_Bufon14
    @El_Bufon14 Рік тому +30

    Hey, Jake can you try and make some more egyptian mythology videos?

  • @dimitrijestanisic3478
    @dimitrijestanisic3478 Рік тому +9

    Wdym he doesnt carry around a glock?

  • @Ghost_Grandy
    @Ghost_Grandy Рік тому +3

    0:07
    For fact
    i am here for the animated YT series

  • @numptyys5565
    @numptyys5565 Рік тому +8

    I literally am half tempted to miss these videos to not get spoiled for ragnarok but eh who cares its just how good

  • @Sapeiandme
    @Sapeiandme Рік тому

    Thanks for the great content

  • @spwron
    @spwron Рік тому

    Ayyyy new Norse Mythology video. So when’s the next Egyptian Mythology video?

  • @bintimes
    @bintimes Рік тому +2

    7:55
    To be fair Troy is atleast in modern Turkey

  • @Niche-Machine
    @Niche-Machine Рік тому +3

    I am utterly shook. My life is a lie…
    What point is it to live in a world where Thor doesn’t carry a Glock? 😢😢😢

  • @arthurthompsondelachenelie7404

    Cool stuff

  • @arbiterregnant
    @arbiterregnant Рік тому +4

    Thou be wrong, for I, Þórr, do carry a Glock everywhere I, Þórr, go! For the only thing stronger than I, Þórr, is I, Þórr, with a gun!

  • @SkullPunisher446
    @SkullPunisher446 Рік тому +3

    One thing to mention: the Rus Vikings (those who Fadlan describes) were way different from the Scandinavian Norsemen, due to like one or two generations separated their customs and cultural influences. So, his account is only somewhat reliable (he was also biased against those people, just like the Christians were towards Pagans).

  • @eman1689
    @eman1689 Рік тому

    love the random cat at 8:03

  • @totallyajedi847
    @totallyajedi847 Рік тому +6

    i was sad, when i learned that thor actually doesn't carry a glock with him at all times

  • @ChimpanzeeGrinds3455
    @ChimpanzeeGrinds3455 Рік тому

    love the haircut transition that was tops

  • @eyrissy
    @eyrissy Рік тому +2

    Couldn't be a Jake video without his cat walking in on him while recording

  • @sterlingnilssen5812
    @sterlingnilssen5812 Рік тому

    That haircut switch was awesome.

  • @1953Bulldog
    @1953Bulldog Рік тому

    Jake, You are an impressive narrator. Enjoyed it. Don Atkinson

  • @asneakylawngnome5792
    @asneakylawngnome5792 Рік тому +2

    I would love to be able to watch this, but UA-cam keeps crashing.

  • @Ever_green2021
    @Ever_green2021 Рік тому +1

    So cool Videos.

  • @user-pt6mb7uk3x
    @user-pt6mb7uk3x Рік тому

    love the jumper

  • @RazzBerryPiez
    @RazzBerryPiez Рік тому

    😊A mug with the sentient sewing needle saying “did someone say sentient sewing needle?” Next to Loki’s mouth being sewn shut would be funny, but like no pressure or anything also I really like your content.😊

  • @nf5113
    @nf5113 Рік тому +1

    Im not gonna lie ive just been kinda binge watching you while sick for the last few hours, and it felt like a one night stand i suddenly realized i had no idea who you were, i didnt bother looking at the name i was just enjoying it.

  • @hlibushok
    @hlibushok Рік тому +2

    4:07 I'm pretty sure that comes from "Well, the Spanish destroyed all Mesoamerican records, so probably it happened in other places".

  • @Fabulouszz
    @Fabulouszz Рік тому

    I'm here for Jake's humor. And learning is really cool too.

  • @roseguerzon9639
    @roseguerzon9639 Рік тому

    Hi Jake, I really love your videos especially Norse Mythology. I'm currently making my very own comic adaptation of Loki and the Master Builder. I was thinking it would be fun to get connected 😊

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- Рік тому +2

    I follow Norse mythology to compare the cultures it shares with and has in contact to in the past such as the Celtics, the Slavs, and to the Native Americans.

  • @DepFromDiscord
    @DepFromDiscord Рік тому +3

    Gotta get a refund from that barber bro

  • @un1xify
    @un1xify Рік тому

    Your videos are so fun to watch, love the spin of comedy you add. Of course not everything is 100% accurate, Thor carries a 1911 handgun with custom sights and extendo-mags.

  • @watchrandomuser395onyoutube
    @watchrandomuser395onyoutube Рік тому +2

    I clicked on this because i like your videos, and you were near the top of the “subscriptions” page

  • @ProfessionalWobbler
    @ProfessionalWobbler Рік тому

    Finally early!
    I havent watched cuz of school

  • @rayquanthomas8137
    @rayquanthomas8137 Рік тому +2

    Can you please do the Giants and they’re Magic I have searched the Internet for days and I can’t find anything on it

    • @JakeDoubleyoo
      @JakeDoubleyoo  Рік тому +4

      What exactly do you want to know about them?

  • @Crimsonbabes
    @Crimsonbabes Рік тому +1

    I wanted to ask…could you talk about Fenrir? I would love to know more about him :))

  • @WoTLeon
    @WoTLeon Рік тому

    Such a lovely sweater

  • @wapder9591
    @wapder9591 Рік тому +1

    You can do on the Shinto gods if you like, otherwise keep going like that I love your videos

  • @RammyTheDuck
    @RammyTheDuck Рік тому +1

    I love your sweater

  • @froglord3906
    @froglord3906 Рік тому

    I love learning about methodologygy

  • @aggemcquack9726
    @aggemcquack9726 Рік тому +1

    Fun fact my preschool was in Rök and the Rök stone was just across the street next to the church

  • @yetisgoat2402
    @yetisgoat2402 Рік тому

    i love your cat edits

  • @rosewater226
    @rosewater226 Рік тому

    I would like your sweater, sir. I looks comfy, cozy, and down right fashion!

  • @ollo3934
    @ollo3934 Рік тому +4

    I'm just wondering, have there been any time that mythologies have overlapped gods not in the sense of Poseidon = Neptune but rather gods interacting with gods from other religions

    • @sonofcronos7831
      @sonofcronos7831 Рік тому +3

      I know that in greek mythology Perseus goes to Aethiopia to rescue Andromedra and is said that the people there received a oracle from Ammon (the main god of some middle eastern religions), altrough there he is just Zeus to the writers. When Romans started the war with Carthage, they claimed that they sacrificed humans to Baal Zefom (or other type of Baal), and the romans claimed that to be Saturn, greek Kronos, and that Jupiter commanded them to attack Carthage to end this. But as you can see, is not gods interacting, is just alternate gods being equated with the greek and roman ones. Because you will probably never find some source that really recognizes other gods, they will just say they are an alternate version of their own gods.

    • @lyingboi2350
      @lyingboi2350 11 місяців тому

      I mean on A TECHNICALITY, God in the Hebrew Bible does interact with the idols of Ba’al, Dagon, etc from Canaanite mythology, but it’s more like “they don’t actually exist/the God of Israel is more powerful”

    • @raizin4908
      @raizin4908 6 місяців тому

      Reminds me of an interesting primary text we once studied in uni, from the time when Buddhism was introduced in Japan. In it, a feudal lord declared that the local Shinto god came to him in a dream, and the god told that he converted to Buddhism and wanted a Buddhist temple to be built on the premises of his Shinto shrine.
      The idea of a god converting to a new religion, combining both religions, was really fun and interesting to me.
      (Shintoism and Buddhism were mixed for much of Japanese history, until the 19th century, when samurai rule was overthrown and a new nationalistic government made efforts to separate the two religions, and elevate the native Shintoism over the foreign Buddhism. But while the temples and priests are now separate, many people still practice elements of both religions. E.g. it's very common to go to Shinto shrines to pray for good fortune in life, but have a Buddhist funeral when you die.)

  • @valeriofrroku4162
    @valeriofrroku4162 Рік тому

    i love yoyr videos

  • @GerultZRivivy
    @GerultZRivivy Рік тому +2

    I am shaking and crying rn
    Why does Thor not carry around a glock with him?

  • @melego9803
    @melego9803 Рік тому

    Could you do some thing about Hathor in Egyptian mythology? I don’t know much about her I just want to learn about a space cow

  • @tuckt6370
    @tuckt6370 Рік тому

    why are your video's so interesting and funny?

  • @OlWest05
    @OlWest05 Рік тому

    My favorite variation of norse mythology in media is definitely Ragnarok because unlike everything else being a slightly altered version of already set in stone stories, the lack of Lokis antics in Ragnarok makes completely different and unique stories that are just so entertaining to listen to

  • @pablogarciaperez3047
    @pablogarciaperez3047 Рік тому

    I love the cat cameos

  • @erikvoitus7488
    @erikvoitus7488 Рік тому +1

    i cant ignore the teleporting cats

  • @5wholeburgers412
    @5wholeburgers412 Рік тому +1

    3:20 wait theres a place called hamburg?

    • @JakeDoubleyoo
      @JakeDoubleyoo  Рік тому +5

      Wait til you find out what the people there are called.

  • @LevelUpLeo
    @LevelUpLeo Рік тому +1

    So judging by whats in this video, is "Loky trash talking all the gods" gonna be the next Mythology animation?

  • @daltonreddell6293
    @daltonreddell6293 Рік тому

    What happened to the other Norse mythology videos?

  • @Yuric_INC.
    @Yuric_INC. Рік тому +2

    so basically Norse mythology is written by a guy saying "MY SOURCE IS THAT I *mostly* MADE IT THE FUCC UP!"

  • @LevelUpLeo
    @LevelUpLeo Рік тому

    I legit didn't realize what your username was supposed to mean. I thought it was double "yo". Like someone was holding onto the o at the end. Yoooooooooooooo! Two of them.

  • @moseshayes5645
    @moseshayes5645 Рік тому

    I may or may not have the book and I may or may not have just started rereading it last night

  • @Mr_Bones2024
    @Mr_Bones2024 Рік тому +2

    Can you do the yucatec mayas/ mesoamerican mythology next pls?

  • @Jedededededede
    @Jedededededede Рік тому

    0:03 i got into it cus of ‘’Destripando la historia con pascu y rodri.’’

  • @iuseyoutube1161
    @iuseyoutube1161 Рік тому

    Wait what happened to boulder??

  • @ollo3934
    @ollo3934 Рік тому +2

    Ngl hearing you say Doubleyoo out loud makes it very weird that I kept thinking it was Dub-lay-oo

  • @Dunkle0steus
    @Dunkle0steus Рік тому

    4:35 if you watched Jackson Crawford's video on it, you'd know that it's pronounced more like rook than "roke".

  • @nanifa6082
    @nanifa6082 Рік тому

    oh my gawd, you DID make Thor burp very loud and it was indeed funny.
    *ANOTHER!*

  • @voynich7119
    @voynich7119 Рік тому

    Off-topic but your sweater is super cute

  • @unicornpanda4996
    @unicornpanda4996 Рік тому +1

    2:22 were the ad ends

  • @s_meh_shle1051
    @s_meh_shle1051 4 місяці тому +1

    bro got a haircut 1 minute into the video😭😂😂

  • @mustardsauce5201
    @mustardsauce5201 Рік тому

    i got into norse myth back in 2018 thanks to god if war and that shit was crazy. the new one just kinda sent me back in head first

  • @yrbigfan
    @yrbigfan Рік тому +1

    Burping thor is the reason i follow you😌🙏

  • @K_MMMM
    @K_MMMM Рік тому +2

    Mythology is cool and all but…….
    Look at the kitty at 7:16

  • @mauriciovic100
    @mauriciovic100 18 днів тому

    7:22 Doctor kitty around the corner watching and judging the lecture.

  • @zajnathanielcantoria186
    @zajnathanielcantoria186 Рік тому

    The animated youtube series one is the reason why i watched this video

  • @eatingpancakesrightnow2786
    @eatingpancakesrightnow2786 Рік тому

    The intro made me say, "This is just the video find I wanted to find!"
    After watching I said, "That was just the video I wanted to find!"

  • @misthi9982
    @misthi9982 Рік тому +3

    I will make the best norse mythology ever, since the source is as reliable as i am