If you look for the definition of 'mild-mannered' in the dictionary you'll find a picture of Dr. Haukur Þorgeirsson
@bjarnitryggvason78662 жыл бұрын
The most modern example of Grágás being cited in a legal ruling here in Iceland that I can recall was about a decade ago, in a case where a participant injured himself during fangbrögð in a fighting gym. He sued the gym for his injuries but lost the case because as the relevant Grágás clauses clearly stipulate, he had entered the fight/glíma of his own free will and his injuries had been accidental and not because of malicious intent. Also when it comes to land demarcation and liabilities wrt to livestock straying onto someone's property, for instance, there's a pretty unbroken legal chain from Grágás. Almost verbatim it seems in many cases.
@TallisKeeton2 жыл бұрын
So it seems that in that aspect the Grágás is similar to Roman law :) As in "Volenti non fit iniuria."
@Nick-dc6ix Жыл бұрын
That's fascinating that it still applies
@asorlokirunarsson98642 жыл бұрын
"CSI Hlíðarendi" is one of the funniest takes on Njálssaga I've ever heard!
@kimfleury2 жыл бұрын
My mother used to have a magnet on her fridge that said, "The only reason some people are alive is because it's illegal to kill them." I guess the Icelandic version would say, "The only reason some people are alive is because I don't have enough gilt to pay their families."
@MichaPersson10 ай бұрын
I just love how softly Dr. Þorgeirsson speaks. As a fellow scandinavian I can really relate. This is our culture.
@阳明子2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dr. Crawford and Dr. Haukur Þorgeirsson!
@LordOz32 жыл бұрын
Looking at that manuscript, it's easy to see where Tolkien got some of his inspiration for his elvish script.
@davidvaughn367 Жыл бұрын
I am not very surprised to see so many similarities between the Gragas, and early Anglo-Saxon, and even Brehon Law. A Beautiful manuscript! Love the occasional use of runes, and the Wyn!
@cahallo59642 жыл бұрын
There is a drama about cheese dissapearing? I have been convinced, I must read the sagas.
@drliorsilberman2 жыл бұрын
This discussion reminded me of laws of the Pentateuch and of ancient near-eastern statements of law generally. The casuistic presentation of the law dates back at least to the Code of Hammurabi, as do the detailed rules for slavery and for compensation for deaths of various people.
@melissamybubbles61392 жыл бұрын
The manuscripts were beautiful. Thank you.
@TallisKeeton2 жыл бұрын
As legal historian I m interested in delving more into the literature about old Irish, Icelandic and other Scandinavian legal codes (early medieval, mediaval and up to 17 c.) so I want to ask you Dr. Crawford what kind of literature in English can you recomend to someone new in the topic about the most important legal codes of those cultures ? :)
@dafyddthomas68972 жыл бұрын
I heard the Laws were called "Grey Goose" because they were written with goose feather quills
@Pixelkip2 жыл бұрын
As much as I absolutely love history, I find your channel and overall attitude very relaxing :) keep doing what you're doing !!
@brettpeterson43832 жыл бұрын
One time I got super high and decided I was going to move to Iceland. I emailed the government and everything. I was dead set on it. Then the MFers informed me that there's literally a snowballs chance in hell I could move there. I told them I'm a Peterson. Viking descendant. That it was their duty to welcome Me home. They turned me down! Lol 😂
@donnamatrix88302 жыл бұрын
I'm half Icelandic. My mom emigrated to the US when she was 17. They won't let me live in Iceland either. Go figure.
@demi31152 жыл бұрын
sounds like they made a wise decision.
@rolfmartinhaldorsen90112 күн бұрын
Cool lusekofte!
@ILDO56092 жыл бұрын
What were the three words you could never say to someone? 7:18
@Germa49452 жыл бұрын
He didn't dare to say.
@Torkmatic2 жыл бұрын
Check out Jackson's video "Cussing in Old Norse and Beyond", he talks about them and what they mean.
@SilverSloth2 жыл бұрын
'Ragr' (a synonym of the more well-known 'argr'), 'stroðinn' and 'sorðinn'. All of them more or less equivalent to homophobic slurs. It's explained in a 1974 book by Folke Ström called "Níð, ergi and Old Norse moral attitudes" if you want to check it out. 'Níð' can be defined as a form of ridicule, and 'ergi' is the noun form of the adjective 'argr'.
@Nekotaku_TV2 жыл бұрын
@@SilverSloth Thank you. Silly to not include it, education shouldn't be censored. Could not find it online. But that's interesting. Now I wonder if it's because it was so offensive to mention homosexuals or to offend homosexuals.
@robinblue90322 жыл бұрын
I just wan to touch that BOOK!!! 😍
@iceomistar43022 жыл бұрын
Does the Ingvaeonic Nasal Spirant law also apply to Old West Norse in this case as Goose isn't Gans like in the other germanic tongues?
@JuanLopez-vu7oo2 жыл бұрын
Dr. Cowboy Viking at it again
@EightytwoPb2 жыл бұрын
What are the best editions of "The saga of erik the red" and "Saga of the greenlanders"?
@michaelsargeaunt2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, to be thick or naive, but what are those three words that allow you to kill?
@andrewtheworldcitizen4 ай бұрын
I think they are the Old Norse equivalent of calling a man "fggt", "btch", or "pssy"...
@watcherofthewest8597 Жыл бұрын
It would be nice if the Icelander spoke up a little. What an amazing video still!
@kilipaki87oritahiti Жыл бұрын
Turn up the darn volume then?
@grumpykitten46882 жыл бұрын
Hi Jackson, would you be interested in creating a video on the best and correct way to get Norse Tattoos done correctly. I loved god of war and i would love a tattoo but i know you said that their interpretation of the norse language wasn't correct and i would like mine to be spelled correctly. Thank you :)
@yearswriter2 жыл бұрын
I think Norse tatoose weren't a big thing in general. The world itself is from the Samoan tatau, videogame designers just thought it is a cool look, I think. There are (kinda subjective, but still) mentions of Picts tatoos from Julius Caesar, and Scandinavian Rus tatoos from Ahmad ibn Fadlan, the latter is probably what inspired modern heavy-tattooed Norse depictions, but that's about it from my brief internet search.
@atheinz2 жыл бұрын
How much longer are you in town? Would love to treat you to a coffee.
@roysigurdkarlsbakk38422 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that the 'au' diphtong in Icelandic is pronounced 'øy'
@andrewtheworldcitizen4 ай бұрын
I believe Dr. Crawford uses the Medieval reconstructed pronunciation of Old Norse/Old Icelandic....
@roysigurdkarlsbakk38424 ай бұрын
@@andrewtheworldcitizen Yeah, you're right - I've learned a bit more since that. IIRC they didn't have diphtongs at all back in the old nordic times.
@justgold1Ай бұрын
👍
@user-te1ot7ux7c2 жыл бұрын
BOMBA
@beepboop2042 жыл бұрын
🙂
@Nekotaku_TV2 жыл бұрын
What's the word?! Education shouldn't be censored. orz