Lokasenna: The Norse Poem of Loki’s Locker Talk

Lokasenna is an Old Norse poem which tells of Loki insulting, and being insulted by, all the gods. In this video, an Old Norse expert discusses the poem and reads from it in Old Norse and English. Dr. Jackson Crawford is Instructor of Nordic Studies and Nordic Program Coordinator at the University of Colorado Boulder (formerly UC Berkeley and UCLA). He is a historical linguist and an experienced teacher of Old Norse, Modern Icelandic, and Norwegian. Visit Music © I See Hawks in L.