Name: Old Norse names in the Vikings TV show | Videos | Gan Jing World
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Jackson Crawford

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The Vikings show on History uses a mix of Old Norse names and Latinized names for its semi-historical characters. Here, an Old Norse expert takes a look at the real forms of those names in Old Norse.

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. 

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