bi-furious

Hello Dr. Crawford! I preordered your translation as soon as it came up on your blog. I haven't got all the way through it, but so far I think you definitely accomplished your goal of creating a straight forwarded version of the Eddas for English speakers. I've seen lots of people who have trouble grasping the other translations, so you really did a service to this community!

I know your focus is on Scandinavia, but I'm also interested in the continental variations of the pre-Christian Germanic religion and culture - particularly around Germany. Do you have any insight on sources or scholars who study that area? I'm already making my way through Grimm's Teutonic Mythology.

Also, what was the process of translation like for you, since you decided to approach it so differently than previous translators? What kind of unexpected problems came up for you?

Thanks for dropping by to chat with us!

I remember you mentioned the "argr" trouble. I think "sissy" was a decent choice. "Argr" is semantically dense and I can see how it would be hard to find an English equivalent.

Thanks for your answers! I'm familiar with Simek but I'll look at DuBois as well.