Mathias Nordvig is a Danish educator, author, and podcaster based outside of Boulder, Colorado. Since 2015, Nordvig has taught Old Norse and Arctic-related subjects at the University of Colorado Boulder. He holds a PhD in Nordic Mythology, operates the Sacred Flame Podcast, and has authored numerous publications.
Völuspá is the single most celebrated and discussed poem among all those that survive in Old Norse, the language of the Viking-Age Scandinavians.
The rune poems are a group of alliterative items found among speakers of West and North Germanic languages. They provide not only names for the runes but consist of creative treatments of the traditional order of the runic alphabets.
More referenced than ever in today’s popular culture, the Viking Age was a complex and vibrant period of history that left behind an incredibly lush landscape of imagery and literature. Yet navigating this material can be complex and difficult.
