I took this class in the spring and it was spectacular! I came in without knowing an inflected language at all and came out being able to translate sections of sagas, The Poetic Edda, and The Prose Edda! You can study at your own pace (and time), as all classes are recorded (and no graded tests, though as much feedback as you want), and the feedback, instruction, support, and guidance are invaluable. The instructor is brilliant, funny, and non-judgmental. Even my doctoral translation courses did not prepare me as well to read texts. I've learned so much about what the source material ACTUALLY says about the mythological figures and cosmos--exciting and illuminating! This was fun and challenging at the same time and gives you all the tools you need to translate on your own. Take it! You won't regret it.

I have a background in science and have zero experience or training in learning language. I took the introductory course because I’ve been a supporter of Dr Crawford for years and love the sagas. I worked so hard because it’s not intuitive for me and it’s a very quirky language. Having the classes and office hours recorded made it very simple to rewatch a topic if I needed a refresher or reinforcement. I loved every minute! Dr Crawford is so kind and never made me feel like a dunce (I am). I will be taking the advice class as I feel like I have the rhythm of the language and want to keep going. Thank you Jackson for sharing your gift.

Dr. Crawford's extraordinarily patient with student questions and accommodating with his time. The course is very substantive in what it covers; the layout of learning materials is very intuitive and easy to follow; the interactive lectures are interesting and engaging and, when I actually am able to sit down and study for the next class (hasn't always been the case this semester), I'm finding I can actually decipher the passages in the lessons. The overall experience has been worth every penny and I'm looking forward to the summer term.

A bit of background - the last language I attempted to learn was French - 30 years ago in high school and a little Dutch about a year ago with DuoLingo. I knew this would be a hard language to learn and I needed to catch up with all the grammar. So you don't have to be a current student or know any languages to take this course. Now that I'm thinking about it, this class might have made it easier for me to go back and try Dutch or French again. Maybe I should try Norwegian? 😀 Some of the standout things/thoughts about this class: - Dr. Crawford has a very good way of explaining the complex and confusing language twists and turns. (Darn you hidden/dropped letters!!) - We start out learning basic grammar terms and the first words we learn are ones you will see A LOT in prose and poetry. That had a big impact in later lessons - you get used to the conjugates of those common words quickly. - Dr. Crawford always made us feel welcomed, regardless of our language levels. I never felt like I was wasting time by asking basic questions, whether in class or by email. This gave me the confidence to bring my (sometimes messy) translations and questions to class and share them with the group. To me that's HUGE. (He's just a great teacher. 😊) - Old Norse is hard....but you CAN do it. You put in the work, regardless of the pace you need to set for yourself, and you will get a lot out of the class. It's also very rewarding to glance at a section of prose and be able to figure out what scene you might be getting ready to translate! So yeah, I recommend the Intro class if anyone has an interest in reading Old Norse. I now have the tools necessary to go out and translate a couple sagas that interest me.

Were I not saving to pay down debt, I'd be all over this. I still hope to take a later iteration. I'd still go with beginner despite having a great deal of experience reading Old English, and having worked with Old Frisian and others in a less dedicated sense. I hope you keep this up. Of the Germanic languages, Norse and Gothic are my weakest.

I hope you'll offer the classes again either later in the year or even next year. I'd love to take the beginner's class.

This was a truly wonderful opportunity and experience: Thankyou Jackson for making this language accessible to the whole world! For health reasons I slipped behind fast, but the way Jackson structured this course makes it possible to continue learning at our own pace long after the official course has ended. As an Australian/ English speaker, initially I struggled with some of the pronunciation, but plenty of resources were made available to address this. Since I prefer to print out my flash cards for learning vocab: Logistically, I would have preferred the vocabulary for making flash cards all available at the start (rather than week by week), so I only needed to organise a single print job. But that is just my personal preference. While studying Latin was certainly an excellent grammatical background, it was also interesting to see how the structure of Old Norse differed. Overall, this has been a fantastic journey and I cannot recommend it highly enough! Thankyou so much Jackson and your team!

Good day, Professor! Could you please tell when the next online old Norse course is planned? Unfortunately I’m late for the June-September course. Thank you!

The ravens would be reporting news of your class back to oðin no doubt. Good news.

I am learning old Norse so if I ever get stopped by the police while walking my dog again they can't identify me or someone can't translate it lol

Im trying to find out what the old norse word for the weapon "mace" would be

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM Help with your Algor's Rhythm.

I'm hoping to take the summer beginner class and I see on Patreon there is a level for language learners. Anyone familiar with this? If so does that in resources for people taking the classes, or who have already been learning Old Norse, or both? Also, I noticed one vid referenced a tinyurl Norsemythology in addition to the classes, wondering if that may be an upcoming class on mythology? I know it's hard connecting info across the different platforms, so ty for any clarification.

Take my money! How do I sign up

På grund av tidsskillnaden mellan våra länder, så har jag inte möjlighet att kunna vara med i din klass. Så jag undrar om du skulle kunna släppa dina föreläsningar så man kan ladda ner dom eller dylikt?

Would learning Icelandic help make your course easier to take?

Honestly I care more about just learning to speak the language casually. I’m in the 1% in that regard I guess. Poetry just isn’t my thing. lol. Why does every textbook or class in old Norse have to be about the freaking Eddas

Old Norse is Old Norse, of course, of course and no one can talk in Old Norse, of course. That is of course, unless Old Norse is this famous course. Hmmm. Close. Still catchy though.