disconightwing's review against another edition
3.0
Narrator is the worst narrator and that's why the three stars. I needed something to listen to at work.
fieldofhats's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
As a Norse Pagan, it’s hard to rate this book. These are the stories of my Gods and the great heroes of their culture. Not all of them are great; some are disturbing, some are boring, and others are hard to follow. But these stories and poems really are wonderful. And Jackson Crawford’s translation is amazing! I loved that he included not only the Havamal, but the fun and heartfelt Cowboy Havamal. I haven’t read any other translations (although I plan to rectify that soon), but this one was a very good beginner-friendly one.
amrabad's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.25
Probably would’ve enjoyed more if I had read along with the audiobook.
pigeonindustrialcomplex's review against another edition
this translation is practically unreadable without a dictionary in the other hand, so I'm sparing myself the time until I can buy another translation
ladygray_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
my favorite translation of the eddas!! beautifully done
scarletwitch004's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
diverdovvn's review against another edition
3.0
Look man, it's viking poetry. It's not bad but it isn't my shit. I can't say I enjoyed reading it per say, I just liked learning more about the Norse Gods. It's hard to imagine that this is where 90% of the information on them comes from.
hexatrance's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
4.0
A historical gold mine of stories. This ended up more interesting than I anticipated. You have to take your time by looking at the notes, but once you have your head around whose who, the stories unravel themselves in true old Norse fashion. I especially enjoyed the Mythology poems and loved learning all about the gods. Only reason not a 5 star is because of the nature of the text as originating in manuscripts. Sections will be missing or seemed disconnected but that’s due to the material/oral history.
Reread: the heroic poems can get repetitive but still the stories of Sigurd and Gudrun are good ones. I wish there was more of the Old Norse in the notes, especially for names and kennings, instead of just the literal translations.
Reread again: A joy as always. The mythological poems are my favourite and the Helgi ones my least favourite, but I enjoyed the Gudrun poems a lot more this time around.
Reread: the heroic poems can get repetitive but still the stories of Sigurd and Gudrun are good ones. I wish there was more of the Old Norse in the notes, especially for names and kennings, instead of just the literal translations.
Reread again: A joy as always. The mythological poems are my favourite and the Helgi ones my least favourite, but I enjoyed the Gudrun poems a lot more this time around.