I’m offering Old Norse classes in 2024! See here.

My most recent FAQ video (updated Nov. 2019) attempts to provide answers to the questions I am asked most often (timestamps for each question, and links to more detailed answers in other videos where applicable, in the video description).

And of course, many of my videos are made in response to questions that I frequently receive. But here are some of the most frequent:

Translations

Will you translate a text into Old Norse and/or runes for me?

Especially due to the overwhelming number of translation requests I receive every day, I am not able to respond to most of them.

I may accept requests in conjunction with being paid on a larger project such as film and television show consulting. In the latter circumstances, if I agree to take on a job, my rates are: $255/hr, with a minimum charge of one hour.

Public speaking: No fixed rate as of 2024; please use the contact form to reach out about any public speaking invitations.

Books

I can’t access Amazon in my country, or I choose to use an alternative to Amazon. Where else can I buy your books?

Many booksellers can order the books directly from my publisher, Hackett Publishing Company, and in many countries you can visit their site to order directly from them as well. If you are in Europe, you can also order my books from Grimfrost.

How can I get an autographed book?

As of December 2019, Boulder Book Store has signed copies available to order online.

Are you working on any new books?

As of October 2024, my next upcoming book with Hackett Publishing is a textbook for self-study in Old Norse. My translation of The Prose Edda, with The Saga of the Ynglings, is work I am just beginning; it ought to be available by the mid-2020s.

Classes

Do you offer online classes?

Yes. As of 2024, see here.

Old Norse and Norse Mythology

I don’t attend a university where classes are offered. How can I learn Old Norse (or Icelandic)?

As of 2024, see here.

I want to learn how to speak Old Norse conversationally, or use some conversational phrases in something I’m writing. Can you help with that?

By their nature, our written Old Norse sources are not full of normal, everyday conversation, but in the following two videos I explain some likely translations for the phrases people often want.

Can you recommend some good books for someone interested in your field?

See this video and the pinned comment below it.

Personal

Are you Ásatrú/pagan/heathen?

No, as discussed here and (in a little less detail) here.

What are your personal religious beliefs?

They are expressed by my fellow believer Ron Swanson here.

Why did you leave (Berkeley/UCLA)?

These were not long-term contracts. Although the public at large has not realized it, most instructional faculty at universities today are on temporary contracts.