Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes: Hervor and Heidrek and Hrlf Kraki and His Champions

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Inherited through the line of the berserker Angantr and his war-loving daughter Hervor,the ever-lethal, shining sword Tyrfing and its changes of hands frame the uncanny story ofThe Saga of Hervor and Heirek.A second heroic saga,Hrlf Kraki and His Champions, recounts the daring deeds of the members and entourage of the ancient Danish house of Skjoldung. Passed down orally in pre-Christian Norse times, transmitted in writing in medieval Iceland, and here wielded by the hand of Jackson Crawford, the tales told in this volume retain their sharp edges and flashes of glory that never fail to slay.

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After more than a decade as a full-time Instructor in Scandinavian Studies at such institutions as the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of California-Berkeley, and the University of California-Los Angeles, Dr. Jackson Crawford became a full-time public educator in all things Old Norse in 2020. Among other accomplishments, he has built up a large YouTube following and served as an Old Norse language and runes consultant on major multimedia projects, including some of today's most popular films and video games. He is currently a Resident Scholar at the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado Boulder. Learn more atwww.jacksonwcrawford.com.