Odin's Spear Gungnir
A look at what we know about Gungnir, Odin's spear, from the surviving Old Norse sources.
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Didn't know you were an advisor on American Gods! Very impressed!
StoryDive hey storyDive hey! I like your recaps the best!
StoryDive I thought YOU were the advisor.
Wait till you hear about AC Valhalla
I got your book the poetic edda and started reading it until dissapeared, found it by my 14 year old sons night stand. He's been reading it and he says he really likes it.
I have the same book, I have read it over and over but I must always go back to it.
The fog was perfect... *Timeless!* The close where the wide brim hat appears along with the snow flakes, 'ravens', and monolithic giants was life bigger than the sum of the parts !!!
Thank you from spreading the knowledge of Norse Mythology! Hello from Norway
So this god of poetry and tragic tales had a shake-spear? Interesting.
How Cool is That, ur consulting on the show American Gods!!! How did That happen? Did u search them out or they U? Been watching u since u were still in CA.....So Glad u got out of There!! THANKS for sharing ur knowledge with us!!
Broke: Speaking old norse with Swedish pronouncation Woke: speaking Swedish with reconstructed old norse pronouncation
Ha! Yes! This needs a graphic meme... ;-)
I dont get the reference. In english these two words rhymne Or are you saying one rhymnes with "okay" and the other with "loki" type of thing? If only english used the acent and inflections that other european anguages uses on the vowels (and i say that as an englishman) then puns, witticisms etc would be far easier to understand
@@Thornspyre they are meant to rhyme. By "broke" they mean average, ordinary, or unenlightened. By "woke" they mean awakened, inspired, or enlightened. Therefore they are saying it is more enlightened to speak Swedish with reconstructed old Norse pronunciation than vice versa.
@@AvaeleDarkblade Oh interesting, never heard that use of "broke" before, still im only 50, much to learn :) In Britain "broke has its usual meaning of "snapped" but also "to be without money or means" Always good to learn a new meaning in any language, language is kinda my thing, which is partly why i got into old english and old norse in the first place Thanks for the education :)
@@Thornspyre it's a more recent kind of meme. Broke only means unenlightened when paired with woke. Otherwise it still means the same thing as before. Anyway, I'm glad I could help. I hope you have a nice day 😊
Dr. Crawford, I have been a fan of your work for quite some time now, and I can honestly say only two channels on here provide on this matter, and you're one of them. I can never sit through even 2 minutes of a man talking without anything else happening and yet I can always watch your videos without break. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, since I've been trying to learn about the mythology, and the Norse way in hopes of fully embracing it, and your channel has helped me a lot. May the gods watch over you friend. P.S. English is my second language, so I apologize in advance if somethings were said the wrong way.
Amazing landscape background mr. Crawford. Thank you for this great video.
Those ravens in the background tho
Those are the voices of Corvus brachyrhynchos, this time around.
Odin is with us
Quite impressive Dr. Crawford, my compliments to your work; American Gods is a compelling series. The look of this foggy Colorado creates a really suggestive atmosphere, just right for the subject. Waiting for your next lecture on wednesday, I wish you a very good weekend. Greetings from Europe.
Good morning !!! I love to receive your new vídeos just in time for my Morning coffee :) the best way to start my day is with your company Dr. Crawford :)
The wardrobe change and fade out was badass .... drengr!🤣🤣
Ha! (Hee hee I knew it! I knew it the moment you alluded to "a new project that I can't talk about yet" a while back. Yes!) How cool is this? Of all the Nordic related IPs- American Gods has got to be one of the most fun. And how smart of them to bring on board- the rockstar of Old Norse- Dr. Crawford. This is so epic. Hee hee hee hee hee yessssssssss can't wait to tell folks about this...
I've been wondering what the pronunciation for Gungnir was for a while! Great video. :) Thanks!
Wow! Dr. Crawford great news about your consulting on the "American Gods" television series. I'm following it. Also, beautiful backdrop for your video today, I'm guessing it is the location in Colorado called "The Garden Of The Gods."
When you said you would be consulting on an show, I thought it might be American Gods. I have never watched the show, but now I think I will. Thank you for another great video.
That's so cool that you are consulting on American Gods! Great book. They've made some changes adapting it to TV, but it really is a good show. Ian McShane was a great choice for Wednesday. I hope they get to finish the story...with all the trouble they continue to have w showrunners and cast. You consulting will only make it better. More authentic. Very cool Mr. Crawford
I think that show is a trap to "transition" the "old gods" and convert viewers to believers in the NWO scam, I guess at least it exposes people to the concept there is something being lost, but unless they let Jackson make executive changes, I doubt he can make the series a redeemed enduring tale, really I think he will eventually forget claiming affiliation with it.
I love how there's crows calling in the background of this vid. Lol. Your vids are so informative and very easy to understand, thank you for doing them and giving us some lessons on old Norse mythology and History.
Looking sharp!
Appreciate the informative videos as always, Dr. Crawford!
Always educational. Love the channel.
This is really an awesome channel, thank you.
Love your videos. Thank you!!!
I hope there will be a video about your experience of consulting on American Gods (similar to the one you did on Frozen), I would love to know more about it. It's great they tried to add more authenticity to the show.
Thanks for everything, you make great videos. Very easy to comprehend.
I honestly love how I was so sure of my pronunciation of Old Norse that I was taken aback by yours. I truly want to know more about how to speak Old Norse properly and I can assure you I will be buying your books for future reading on the Gods and Old Norse.
Thanks doc! Good way to start off Saturday morning.
Cool raven T!!!! Great episode!
Good video, and I'm happy for your success in your field.
Great job explaining the details
What I find interesting is that "gunga" means coward in modern Icelandic.
Absolutely love his translations in his books...
Thank you Sir!!
I duno why but it was odd to see a video start off exactly as the thumbnail looked
HAH! I KNEW IT! Congrats Doc
Stoked for you consulting on American Gods! :)
Never stopped in its thrust: lightsaber
It will sound cliche, but that sounds like an unstoppable object.
I'm always astonished how many similarities there are between Old Norse and my south German Swabian Dialect which have vanished in Standard German. Gunga (to rock) in German is schaukeln, in Swabian is gaoba or gaonga.
I love this video. I've bought this man's books.
Your voice is magnificent
Awesome that you're an advisor on American Gods! Congrats!
The ominous cawing of ravens or crows in the background was just *muah 👌🏻
Its hard to find spanish video about those topic... thanks Google translate and subtitles, Now I understood some points. Thanks for this video and I hope improve my english to catch more about Nordic Mithology.
Oh, yeah! I hadn't thought of that before. We have the same word in Norway, spelled "gynge" in bokmål.
i got so happy when you said odin the correct way.
Onekligen väldigt intressant, jag har för mig att militären har en misil som heter just Gungnir
Fell asleep learning about the Nordic religion 👌🏼
Very interesting video.....btw....where did you get that awesome T?
Do you think there may be similarities between this and the mistletoe that killed Baldr?
Never stopped in it's thrust -- Juggernaut
4:13 "Odin owns you all"
when I rceived my bagpipe I named him Gungnir
ahhaaah!! Shakespeare!
in Danish the word 'gungrer' means: produce or cause a hollow, rumbling sound often from someone or something heavy moving fast.
It seems to me that both the aspects that you gave for nam aldri stadar i lagi are both aspects of the same thing, it hits what it is aimed at and nothing can stop it from doing that. That is what I have always thouth that it meant.
My Spear head, forged by Grimfrost, needs a worthy shaft. Is there any mention anywhere, of any preferred type of wood, used for spear shafts? Extremely vague question, I understand...just suddenly curious...
I’m curious have you released any material teaching old Norse?
Are there any connection between the name odin and the name og spearpoint oddi or od in modern danish?
Could there be a relation with the Roman ritual of declaring war by having a member of the Fetial priesthood throw a spear at the enemy?
Any idea which runes would have been associated with the spear
Perhaps someone can answer this for me: Skidbladnir: Could that also be translated to "skid-blade"? I am thinking about the Frisian ships called "Skûtsjes" which have a "skid" blade at the side of the ship. This is because Frisian waters are very shallow and the ships are therfor flat-bottomed. A "blade" is then attached to the side to prevent it from "skidding" or being blown of course and to the side by the wind due to the lack of a keel. One thing about the Frisian ships is that they are designed to make use of one key feature of the frisian lands: Which is that by high tide, there is no land, and all people live on their own manmade, island-like mounds, and with low tide, the sea would turn to land. What they would do is wait for low tide which caused the ships to stand on land which would be the time they would load and unload the ships by simply walking back and forth to the ships. When loaded, they would wait for high tide to pick the boats back up and then sail away. This does somewhat remind me of the "portable" function of skidbladnir. Although the folding up and carrying it around in ones pocket would not make any sense, ofcourse.
Robbie Hoen Fascinating answer.....thank you.
What if "Gungnir", meaning "Rocker", referred to the fact that it was such an impressive, frightening weapon that enemies trembled at it's sight ? Could this be plausible ?
Is there a symbol or Rune for Gungnir? For years online I’ve seen a symbol of a diamond shape with an X across it used to symbolize Gungnir but I don’t know if this is some modern pagan thing because I haven’t been able to find any carvings or literature that talks about a symbol for Gungnir.
you talk about "nam aldri stadar i lagi... " from norwegian perspective it sounds more to me that it means "nothing will stop it's thrust".
Does anyone else think the rock behind Dr. JC looks like a turtle's head with Jabba the Hutt's body..?🐢😁 Excellent video, as always, thank you! Hugs & sunshine ☀️N
Yeah.. you are most likely right about the blá beeing blue.. as in Norwegian language we write it blå. Bleikr would be pale = blek.... or white=hvit or kvit. Gulr is very close to Gul = yellow.. That is how I would understand it anyways.
HAHAHAH YOU'RE IN AMERICAN GODS!!! PRAISE BE TO ODIN
So from a modern swedish perspektiv gungnir would have been gungaren or gungarn. As a bonus swings is calld gungor.
how does he do it
You're a better man than I am, Gungnir Dinn
I was thinking our rdr2 and then hew puts on a gunslinger hat.😅😅
gungnir, as well as all god weapons, can be wielded by shamans/warlocks in the astral realm with great effect. with permission from the gods of course.
ah, so that is why they called me. I had to tell them I wasn't really the cowboy fly-fishing God people seem to think I am. I wondered who told them about me.
Anyone else think of jack crawford from the Hannibal lecter series
That's cool your a consultant for American gods
I don't watch your videos that much any more but that statche would put Baldr to shame
I am Grymnir and the hooded one.
Norse Indiana Jones steals the show yet again!
*Remilia's gungnir spear
Oh no... "Gungnir"...
OH MY GOFD MUKURO--
oops typo 🧍🏽♀️
Hahaha what is that outro
Já sælir
So legit no names for the son's of ivaldi the creates of gungnir
You heared it folks if you get attacked by some bandits shake that spear
This is out of hand.. Odinn translates as mind or, more precicesly, an agitated state of mind, and it is a god for the crativity and mental faculties
Hey guys it's me
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I'm not buying the "shaker" thing - it's more likely an etymological coincidence.
Ive never heard of american gods, its a show that much i now know, is it for kids of adults? I ask only because i know he consulted on Frozen, and i know thats something i try to avoid as much as was possible with 2 neices
1st!!!!
Think again Jennifer, you fell right into my trap
Your u in gunga is too high, and swedish doesn't have [ŋg] usually
Congratulations on consulting for American gods. Too bad they didn't consult you about the plot.