He also didn't get into the lore segments at all. This guy is an excellent source for all this stuff, and he always relays it so well, so it was disappointing that he wasn't utilized further.
The boat segments and the lore tabelts were great, built so well into hyping up Thor, especially with Atreus quietly commenting towards the end, "..a lot of these stories seem to end with Thor showing up and killing everyone, don't they?!"
As well as the portion of Atreus and Kratos in the caves of giants, where Kratos makes a comment saying they must have been not very big to fit in those caves, and Atreus explains to him that giants are a "race" and not literal giants (even though some giants, like the World Serpent, are very much gigantic) - would have loved for this guy to elaborate on that scene.
Dr. Jackson Crawford is the most informative source of authentic Norse history and mythology, it’s great to see him featured, I’m a long time subscriber of his.
My working theory about the Realms and their inhabitants is that they simply traveled around the world. There could have been larger trees, a few of which were incredibly old and likely maintained by the land’s inhabitants out of either religious or general respect for nature. The “World Tree” or however it’s pronounced might have been even a giant tree with root systems that connected forests, or maybe they interpreted the larger Trees in different realms as “branches” of it.
He actually guesses with surprising accuracy why he has a Scottish accent. Mimir is originally a Celtic figure and even says so when Atreus picks up a Celtic knife in Tyr's vault. Crawford mentions that both Norse and Celtic mythos have a head and a well of wisdom involved with them and it might even be why Mimir was chosen to be Scottish in GOW.
@@GODEMPERORWOO It stands for “Let’s Play” which is when someone records their gameplay and then may or may not comment over their video recording while their playing it.
Another point about what he said about the highest peak being in Jotunheim. The Jotun are associated with mountains, and the highest point in northern Europe is in Norway in a region literally called Jotunheimen. So the real life highest peak in the norse peoples world is indeed in Jotunheim.
Even the ancient celts didnt have tattoos. He did mention the eastern Rus vikings having tattoos in real history, which makes sense because that area has a long history with tattoos (Scythians, etc).
@@adaptivegamer9905 the thing is, there is one Single line in de bello gallico, where Caesar implies that some celts in britain would do that, which is no basis for the manner in which modern Media depicts celts
The reason for the accent is coming funny. Here Mimir is Mimir in name only. Yes actually revealed as you travel on the lake, that Mimir is actually Robin Goodfellow, aka Puck, the hob goblin servant of Oberon, king of the faeries.
That makes no sense for someone that is obsessed with knowledge. Could also be the plot twist. He was only after them because he wanted to gather knowledge about something that had remained hidden and just appeared out of no where on the radar.
This is extremely interesting, however the editing makes it a little hard to focus on what he's saying. We could do without the constant close-ups and zooming in and out on his face. Just let him speak haha
@@Moe_Lester_fromUptwn We're watching the video as well so we'll know what he's talking about and what to compare. The slight zooming-in to his face is pretty constant and pretty distracting.
The ''Bifrost'' is litterally what the Norse called ''the rainbow''. Norse mythology says that the appearance of the Bifrost (the rainbow) means that someone is traveling to or from between Asgard and Midgard. The Bifrost is ''the rainbow bridge'', as it is a bridge connecting the two realms.
Yeah. Though making it a simple rainbow bridge in a videogame is kind of weird imo. Making it different is more suitable gameplay-wise/visually-wise (?), so the change is imo justified ir at least makes sense.
@@draakjuh Yes, you are correct! When pronounced, it's not pronounced like ''frost'' as in ''the freezing cold frost''. It's pronounced Bif Rost, and not ''Bi Frost'' like you most often hear in English.
@@8mmkyle865 he's literally less significant to people who don't know him, that's why you introduce him as an expert and not by name, you gotta start in a place the layman understands.
Thor: calls them via phone call. The Greek pantheon: *phone call* goes straight to voicemail Automated voice answers number you are trying to reach are no longer available.
Fun fact: Norway’s tallest peak, Galdhøpiggen, lies in Jotunheimen (Galdhøpiggen roughly translates to ‘’snow-packed peak) (Jotunheimen - you guessed it - ‘’home of the jotun/jotnar’’)
Technically, he didn't betray them. He just out-thought them. Had they thought to cut his head off at the mouth, they would still have gotten what they wanted.
Him bringing up the “conflict within the family” thing is really cool, as I’ve noticed a lot of that within a variety of mythologies and many modern stories as well. This game making note of that trend makes for a really unique story, especially with it being mythology based.
The original games were based on Greek mythology, as Kratos is a Spartan. The constant conflict of son killing father, as Zeus killed his father Cronos, and Kratos was actually a son of Zeus (at least in the games). Kratos killed Zeus, but then left the Greek world, and came to the Norse world, where he met his wife and had his son Atreus. That was the whole point of Kratos' statement about ending the cycle, as he killed Baldur.
It would be cool to see him react to a few more, too! There are plenty of games and such nowadays with heavy Norse inspiration. I'm satisfied with just this, though, it was really nice
@@johnnyappleseed1023 There’s no facts when it comes to the elves in Norse mythology. They’re rarely written or describe. As he said in the video himself, it’s why you can take a lot of this mythology and fit your own imagination into it.
Never thought I’d see Crawford on IGN doing this sort of thing, it’s really refreshing. They should’ve commissioned him to translate the script for how the runes appear in-game, that would’ve been cool.
Refreshing to see he isn't gatekeeping and is open to these interpretations; despite the many inaccuracies in popular culture, he enjoys the fact it's more popular than ever. Respect.
Hes not the most qualified even. Hes studied the languages and read the christian retellings, hes not a real historian doing the digs and puzzling the life they lived together.
@@Tatwinus I'm sure his archeologist, sociologist, and contemporary friends and peers would disagree there. He's done translation work on all of the historical documentation we have from the period.
@@TheGavrael his translations are quite different from others though. Hes the popstar/childrens author version of a scholar. Hes making a lot of changes to make his books more widely available.
It's very loosely based on a real guy who wrote about meeting some "vikings". The movie is also where that prayer atraeus speaks at the start of GoW comes from, and a lot of modern pagans mistakenly think it's a real prayer.
I'd like to justify the ancient runes being used as a nod to the idea that these stories took place well before the Viking Age. The bifrost as a "machine" in both GoW and MCU could be rationalized by recognizing that the ancient Norse people could have seen an actual rainbow as the closest analogy if they didn't understand what they were looking at
@@gardenhead92 The ancient runes thing is actually explained as something Atreus' mother taught him to read and not common knowledge, so it doesn't necessarily have to be a plothole.
@@gardenhead92 Well for all we know, they are. They wouldn’t actually speak English as that language doesn’t exist yet, and they only speak it both in this game and the old games of the Greek Pantheon for the benefit of the viewers
Sadly there are a people who don’t seem to grasp that this is in fact a video game with creative liberties while keeping the source material intact Santa Monica Studios changed some stuff from Norse mythology to make the game more interesting and fun
Perhaps it’s an idea to let the expert to play the game first and then to react, cause the game gives enough references or backstory to back things up. Cause plenty of time the expert can’t explain things cause he didn’t played the game
Well. Some of those explanations are burried in optional quests and dialog during boat travel that most of it is lost in a regular play. And GWO is f*&* long game.
Don't really think it would be necessary. The game is based off Norse mythology which he knows the ins and outs of like the back of his hand, Norse mythology isn't based off of the game. If something he notices in the game is not authentic to Norse mythology then the game would not possibly be able to give it a valid explanation because what it is based off of doesn't give it an explanation.
@@CecilioSprayetti Yes but by playing/watching he would understand why Mimir has a Scottish accent for example or why he has one eye in this scene again they are story related and not actual mythos but still it would give more insight about tha game itself
@@soundwave2481 yeah, but the point of the video is not giving HIM insight into the game. it's to give US insight into real norse myth and history versus fiction
I'm so glad Professor Jackson Crawford is getting the recognition he deserves! I've been following him for years and learned a lot about Norse mythology and culture 😃
At ~min 9 you say that GoW explains that light and dark elves are from different realms, but in GoW mimir states that they’re both from alfheim but the aesir gods named the realm of the dwarfs svartalfheim (dark alfheim) thinking dark elfes originated from there…and then mimir insults the aesir gods knowledge
there's a video on his youtube channel (Jackson Crawford) where he and someone on the AC Valhalla team took an hour to answer questions about the game related to the game and Crawford's involvement with it
This was an entertaining and informative watch. Thank you for asking him to share his expertise. You can tell he's impressed and respects the detail and scale of this amazing game.
@Nathan2 Bvundura if they had they wouldn’t have used Elder Futhark to write old Norse .. love the game. Can’t wait to play Ragnarök. But it’s not veeeery accurate when it comes to runes.
The mechanistic way they used to cross between realms was the only way they could think of to keep the one shot take, because it evidentily ends up being a fancy looking loading screen
The Eddas were an attempt to make old Norse oral tradition jive with the new influx of Christianity into the region. So from the get-go our understanding of Norse mythology is a major retcon to put it mildly, and total fanfic put not so mildly. So updating it to fit modern sensibilities is 100% keeping with tradition when it comes to these mythological figures.
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Would love to see him react to Mimir's boat stories!
That would be a great segment.
For real, that segment is what makes me always excited going back and forth.
Make it happen ign
He also didn't get into the lore segments at all. This guy is an excellent source for all this stuff, and he always relays it so well, so it was disappointing that he wasn't utilized further.
The boat segments and the lore tabelts were great, built so well into hyping up Thor, especially with Atreus quietly commenting towards the end, "..a lot of these stories seem to end with Thor showing up and killing everyone, don't they?!"
As well as the portion of Atreus and Kratos in the caves of giants, where Kratos makes a comment saying they must have been not very big to fit in those caves, and Atreus explains to him that giants are a "race" and not literal giants (even though some giants, like the World Serpent, are very much gigantic) - would have loved for this guy to elaborate on that scene.
Dr. Jackson Crawford is the most informative source of authentic Norse history and mythology, it’s great to see him featured, I’m a long time subscriber of his.
My working theory about the Realms and their inhabitants is that they simply traveled around the world. There could have been larger trees, a few of which were incredibly old and likely maintained by the land’s inhabitants out of either religious or general respect for nature. The “World Tree” or however it’s pronounced might have been even a giant tree with root systems that connected forests, or maybe they interpreted the larger Trees in different realms as “branches” of it.
The serpent speaks *earrape* it's a language unique to some
Been waiting on this video for years, haha
The world serpent says "find mimir" before it lays down after first speaking
this was super educational!
Hi Dr. Crawford. Curious what your take is on the Dark Elves and Dwarves? Are they the same beings or separate?
Same, same but different. The old norse was not a unified faith as he makes it seem. For some they are the same, others not so much.
@@Tatwinus Jackson Crawford doesn't "make it seem as if it was a unified faith", he cites actual sources and gives commentary based on them.
@@Hafer_ he cites the eddas. Ive never seen him cite an archaelogical paper. Many archaelogical finds run counter to the tales he cites.
@@Tatwinus Clearly you haven't watched enough of his channel if you think he doesn't cite anything but the Eddas
Would love to hear his take on the new installment.
5:20 ah, yes the legendary Beef Roast.
Hahahhaahhahahahhahahahhaahaa
This dude was like na I'm Partially confused lol
Yooooo Dr. J made it to the big league!
The game actually explains Mimir's Scottish accent by saying he's not originally from the Nordic region
Plus, we sound cooler than Norse people
@@benmcgill2018 eh
He actually guesses with surprising accuracy why he has a Scottish accent. Mimir is originally a Celtic figure and even says so when Atreus picks up a Celtic knife in Tyr's vault. Crawford mentions that both Norse and Celtic mythos have a head and a well of wisdom involved with them and it might even be why Mimir was chosen to be Scottish in GOW.
@@BadKarma444 a Scian Dubh, from his homeland
The game also explains Freya/Frigg confusion
Full LP with this guy. He doesn’t need to be playing, he just needs to be there providing commentary.
Yeeeessss!
What does LP mean?
@@GODEMPERORWOO It stands for “Let’s Play” which is when someone records their gameplay and then may or may not comment over their video recording while their playing it.
@@NightDoge "let's play", it's a type of TH-cam video/series where someone plays through a whole game, usually in a series of episodes
@@GODEMPERORWOO whoops, someone answered already
Now that we know Angrboda is going to be in the game, does that mean Kratos will give Atreus ‘The Talk’ ?
Ohohoho🤣😏
Nope we are getting a minigame between Angrboda and Atreus.
Given the canonical Loki, I'm not sure if it'll be 'The Talk' or 'The Harkness Test'.
@@SteelShirt99 mini? That’s a little harsh, he might have a big snake. 😏
🤣🤣which he used to do alot when he is in greek
Never thought I’d see the viking cowboy on this channel! I’ve watched his youtube videos for a very long time.
Right?
Im surprised it took them this long to get him to talk about GoW.
Was pleasantly surprised for sure
Same… But I’ve always wished he would do a video on this game so this is absolutely FANTASTIC!
Kinda sad you guys didn't show him some of the Valkyries.
Yeah it's interesting that in Norse myth to be a valkyrie is more like a profession.
I’m assuming they will do a second video if this does well.
@@EJD339 nah don't get your hopes up from IGN of all thing
@@MrCmon113 Isnt freya Queen of valkryies ?
@@AnkitSingh-wq2rk no, she was simply just a Valkyrie, Sigrun is their queen.
Now get a Greek Mythology expert and let him react to the Greek games
@Christian Stewart The Expert: If there's a hole, it's fuckable. - Zeus maybe
Great idea
Oh dear lawd
The fact that they're called prequels now
@@javierlatorre480 "previous games in the franchise before we left Greece" cool?
Another point about what he said about the highest peak being in Jotunheim. The Jotun are associated with mountains, and the highest point in northern Europe is in Norway in a region literally called Jotunheimen. So the real life highest peak in the norse peoples world is indeed in Jotunheim.
Wow. Thank you!! 😇😇
It was named Jotunheimen in 1862 from the norse mythology. Before that it didn't had any official name.
aint the highest peak mount everest?
@@friend1704 It is not in Northern Europe, but yes. In Northern Europe aone it is Galdhøpiggen in Norway which is the highest point.
@@1991beachboy Your comment both disproves and proves his point. Naming the highest place Jotunheimen suggests Jotunheimen is known for high places.
I'm pretty sure the tattoo thing was from getting confused with Celtic stuff, considering how Baldur was portrayed.
Even the ancient celts didnt have tattoos. He did mention the eastern Rus vikings having tattoos in real history, which makes sense because that area has a long history with tattoos (Scythians, etc).
@@Vilppy Ancient Celts used Woad, which is close enough to the concept of a tattoo to be called one
@@Vilppy Julius Cesar described the Celts with blue war paint/tattoos also
@@adaptivegamer9905 the thing is, there is one Single line in de bello gallico, where Caesar implies that some celts in britain would do that, which is no basis for the manner in which modern Media depicts celts
@@yanickkrause2974 The name of Britain comes from 'Pritanī' which means Painted people
The reason for the accent is coming funny. Here Mimir is Mimir in name only. Yes actually revealed as you travel on the lake, that Mimir is actually Robin Goodfellow, aka Puck, the hob goblin servant of Oberon, king of the faeries.
It's still only implied, heavily, but as of right now it is not confirmed
The dude from berserk
So who is Mimir in GoW?
Indeed, also that explains the "no funny joke" that Mimir made with the King Oberon
@@zackfair_og he is a Celtic fae deity called puck as depicted in Shakespeare's play a midsummer's night dream
In the game, they explain that Dark Elves have never been in Svartalfheim and it's just that Odin can't tell dwarves and dark elves apart.
That just makes less sense though. Considering what we actually do know about the Svartalves.
That makes no sense for someone that is obsessed with knowledge.
Could also be the plot twist. He was only after them because he wanted to gather knowledge about something that had remained hidden and just appeared out of no where on the radar.
@@JonatasAdoM it wasn't Odin. It's just Gods in general don't know but Odin definitely knows
Óðinn, Aldfoðr, the wisest of the 9 realms. The one who knows all cannot tell the difference between Dark Elves and Dwarves? Doesnt make sense.
@@Drengr-Wulf the op literally made the quote up. Odin had nothing to do with the name
We want Taliban reaction to call of duty
🤣🤣🤣
Darth Sidious to IGN: "DO IT!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 🔫 ✈
that ain't it chief .
XD experts
This is extremely interesting, however the editing makes it a little hard to focus on what he's saying. We could do without the constant close-ups and zooming in and out on his face. Just let him speak haha
You listen to what he's saying or you listen to his face???
@@Moe_Lester_fromUptwn We're watching the video as well so we'll know what he's talking about and what to compare. The slight zooming-in to his face is pretty constant and pretty distracting.
It was a very easy video to follow.
The zooms are hiding cuts. It's not one continuous monologue.
Yes if he's talking just use picture in picture. The transition all have been on point the awkward zooming is jarring
The ''Bifrost'' is litterally what the Norse called ''the rainbow''. Norse mythology says that the appearance of the Bifrost (the rainbow) means that someone is traveling to or from between Asgard and Midgard. The Bifrost is ''the rainbow bridge'', as it is a bridge connecting the two realms.
Yeah. Though making it a simple rainbow bridge in a videogame is kind of weird imo. Making it different is more suitable gameplay-wise/visually-wise (?), so the change is imo justified ir at least makes sense.
Bif Rost
@@draakjuh Yes, you are correct! When pronounced, it's not pronounced like ''frost'' as in ''the freezing cold frost''. It's pronounced Bif Rost, and not ''Bi Frost'' like you most often hear in English.
Norse Mythology expert? You mean the legendary Dr. Jackson Crawford?? Please give him the respect he deserves.
Whats Legendary about him?
Sure but I've Never heard of him
@@dova3282 To us pagans and norse mythology enthusiasts he's a legend
@@iwoapwjcoejs you probably haven't heard of many people in your life, doesn't make them any less significant.
@@8mmkyle865 he's literally less significant to people who don't know him, that's why you introduce him as an expert and not by name, you gotta start in a place the layman understands.
Okay this lad need to voice some video game character in the future
His voice doesn't sound a little crackly to you?
@@treywar25 probably just the nature of zoom calls
Throw him on vid/dev commentary extras.
Otherwise his voice ain't all that...
@White Obama •90 years ago• might need to listen closer then....
@@youraveragepasser-by7367 perhaps
This is fascinating as hell.
Hell is not a place, its people
Go watch his channel if you like old norse
@E Ardlow Found the troll :/
@@annedrieck7316 nah hell is a place, it's called North Korea
*Hel
Jackson Crawford's channel and books are fascinating and perfect for those left addicted the mythology after finishing this incredible game.
Which Norse mythology jim Crawford books would you recommend?
This simply shows how much research the game developers actually did to get a lot of the mythology correctly.
You're here... Again
Fr
Mad respect
and how much they missed. lmao
Well its the same people who did extensive research on greek mythology so...
Thor: Are you a calm and reasonable person?
Kratos: Ask the Greek Pantheon.
The Greek Pantheon: 💀💀💀
Underrated
Thor: calls them via phone call.
The Greek pantheon: *phone call* goes straight to voicemail
Automated voice answers number you are trying to reach are no longer available.
Can't gods just escape hell and come back?
@@paulogaspar8295 that’s quite difficult seeing how kratos already destroyed hell
@@paulogaspar8295 if hell existed there anymore 😭
The name of Loki's father, Fárbauti, in old norse is translated as "anger striker", and it's amazing that fits so well with the lore of the game.
Please make a react to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (from a psychologist or norse mythology expert)
Or both!
I'm a psychologist expert, do you want me to do it for you?
@@blair5475 do it
@@blair5475 do it!
@@blair5475 It would be interesting. You should do it! :D
Fun fact: Norway’s tallest peak, Galdhøpiggen, lies in Jotunheimen
(Galdhøpiggen roughly translates to ‘’snow-packed peak)
(Jotunheimen - you guessed it - ‘’home of the jotun/jotnar’’)
That Mountain range was named Jotunheim in the 19th century. It is not the place in the mythology.
@@meginna8354 who said it was
@@AndreasNkleby People could get the impression.
@@meginna8354 ..that the places in mythology exists in the world today?
@@AndreasNkleby that the place in the mythology is a place in Norway
Would have been better to hear him reacting to stories in the lake with mimur, including how Odin, Thor, et al are asshats.
“It may also have to do with him having his mouth sewn shut after betraying some dwarves.”
NOT BROK AND SINDRI NOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Yeah he basically had a building competition with them and they won. BTW that’s my name!!
Technically, he didn't betray them. He just out-thought them. Had they thought to cut his head off at the mouth, they would still have gotten what they wanted.
He also tried to cheat in the competition.
Damn. They actually got Jackson Crawford
Him bringing up the “conflict within the family” thing is really cool, as I’ve noticed a lot of that within a variety of mythologies and many modern stories as well. This game making note of that trend makes for a really unique story, especially with it being mythology based.
The entire Norse mythos is basically a story about family blood feuds, which may have been common in the ages before the Edda was put to writing.
The original games were based on Greek mythology, as Kratos is a Spartan. The constant conflict of son killing father, as Zeus killed his father Cronos, and Kratos was actually a son of Zeus (at least in the games). Kratos killed Zeus, but then left the Greek world, and came to the Norse world, where he met his wife and had his son Atreus. That was the whole point of Kratos' statement about ending the cycle, as he killed Baldur.
the first 3 games were literally about family conflicts lmao
Would have loved to have seen Crawfords reactions to Mimir's tales and his commentary on those.
Ou thank you for this! I've been hoping Dr. Crawford would do a reaction to this game for years now. This was great.
It would be cool to see him react to a few more, too! There are plenty of games and such nowadays with heavy Norse inspiration. I'm satisfied with just this, though, it was really nice
69 likes haha
Actually the game does tell you where the dark elves came from and why they are in the same realm as the light elves.
Ok, but it has no factual basis
@@johnnyappleseed1023 There’s no facts when it comes to the elves in Norse mythology. They’re rarely written or describe. As he said in the video himself, it’s why you can take a lot of this mythology and fit your own imagination into it.
@@nicoblac9368
Yeah they don't even tell you what "elves" and "dwarfs" are. Whether they are separate species, etc
@@johnnyappleseed1023 Nothing has factual basis if you look at it. It's all mythology and different ways of interpreting it.
@@johnnyappleseed1023 "no factually basis" when talking about mythology and a game
Remember that Baldur is blessed with invulnerability from all threats, both physical and magical
That's cool, but did you know Baldur is blessed with invulnerability from all threats, both physical and magical?
But not emotional 😔
NOT all
except mistletoeee
@@randeroni BUT
Baldur is blessed with invulnerability from all threats, physical and magical, did you know?
Never thought I’d see Crawford on IGN doing this sort of thing, it’s really refreshing. They should’ve commissioned him to translate the script for how the runes appear in-game, that would’ve been cool.
whose that beautiful girl in your profile pic
@@dookcurruff9047 💀
@@dookcurruff9047 caught in 4K no less
It’s Rayla from The Dragon Prince 🐉
He sounds like Critikal
Critikal but dosen't sound dead
Not moist enough
Morel like, critical sounds like an ordinary person like him
Not really
Not even close bro
Jackson Crawford is the man.
The reason Mimir has a Scottish accent, is because he isn’t from the Nordic land in this game.
I've been following him for over a year now. Feels weird to see him on another of my fave channels.
IGN is your favourite channel?
@@KazuoSasaki1317 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣... I knew someone would say this
@@KazuoSasaki1317 One of my faves on TH-cam Gaming, not my favourite.
They should've make him react to Mimir's stories though.
Especially the well with the shrooms
mimir be capping
Baldur is a symbol of beauty in Norse Methology, but in the game they made him a dunk tatooed Conor Mcgregor look alike LOL
Refreshing to see he isn't gatekeeping and is open to these interpretations; despite the many inaccuracies in popular culture, he enjoys the fact it's more popular than ever. Respect.
You brought in the most over qualified person to do this video haha love it
Hes not the most qualified even. Hes studied the languages and read the christian retellings, hes not a real historian doing the digs and puzzling the life they lived together.
@@Tatwinus Han uttalade ormar så amerikansk man kunde till och med hahahah
@@Tatwinus I'm sure his archeologist, sociologist, and contemporary friends and peers would disagree there. He's done translation work on all of the historical documentation we have from the period.
@@TheGavrael his translations are quite different from others though. Hes the popstar/childrens author version of a scholar.
Hes making a lot of changes to make his books more widely available.
@@McMaxiz "your-mon-gander"
Okay, did not expect a Thirteenth Warrior reference today.
It's very loosely based on a real guy who wrote about meeting some "vikings".
The movie is also where that prayer atraeus speaks at the start of GoW comes from, and a lot of modern pagans mistakenly think it's a real prayer.
Man of culture
this was really cool! hoping for a part 2 with Ragnarok being announced. whats his take on thor's design, tyr, etc.
More of these please
He's specifically referring and commenting on the accuracy of the game. He's not criticizing the game itself. Maybe keep that in mind.
why you talk like criticizing a product is wrong ?
@@MrSierra116 because people get very defensive about this game, don't blame them it's a perfect game.
@@pranker199171 perfect aside from the lack of enemy diversity.
@@pranker199171
No, no its not a perfect game
And who care if people get uppity ? Unless the critic is wrong, facts doesnt care about your feeling
@@MrSierra116 are you unironically quoting ben shapiro when talking about a video game?
Thank you! this was really interesting to learn about.
Well, they got the right guy, for sure.
The legendary Dr. Jackson Crawford. Finally the man got the honor he deserves!
0:52
To be fair, the game is supposed to predate the Viking era
The guy points out a mistake right at the beginning lol
FAX
There are no mistakes in fantasy.
No such thing as mistakes
@Cypher there are no accidents
I'd like to justify the ancient runes being used as a nod to the idea that these stories took place well before the Viking Age. The bifrost as a "machine" in both GoW and MCU could be rationalized by recognizing that the ancient Norse people could have seen an actual rainbow as the closest analogy if they didn't understand what they were looking at
But if that were the case they should be speaking an older language. It’s the mismatch that doesn’t make sense
@@gardenhead92 The ancient runes thing is actually explained as something Atreus' mother taught him to read and not common knowledge, so it doesn't necessarily have to be a plothole.
Except the Bifrost is literally said to be a bridge you could walk on, not a teleporter.
@@Lichelf it’s both in GoW. The brudge rotates and you walk through the entrance
@@gardenhead92 Well for all we know, they are. They wouldn’t actually speak English as that language doesn’t exist yet, and they only speak it both in this game and the old games of the Greek Pantheon for the benefit of the viewers
He probably loved the african girl in the newest trailer
Sadly there are a people who don’t seem to grasp that this is in fact a video game with creative liberties while keeping the source material intact Santa Monica Studios changed some stuff from Norse mythology to make the game more interesting and fun
All people know this
Just that some of them like to compare the 2 just to know the differences
Perhaps it’s an idea to let the expert to play the game first and then to react, cause the game gives enough references or backstory to back things up. Cause plenty of time the expert can’t explain things cause he didn’t played the game
Well. Some of those explanations are burried in optional quests and dialog during boat travel that most of it is lost in a regular play.
And GWO is f*&* long game.
seems unlikely that experts will have time / want to play 20-40 hours for this kind of interview
Don't really think it would be necessary. The game is based off Norse mythology which he knows the ins and outs of like the back of his hand, Norse mythology isn't based off of the game. If something he notices in the game is not authentic to Norse mythology then the game would not possibly be able to give it a valid explanation because what it is based off of doesn't give it an explanation.
@@CecilioSprayetti Yes but by playing/watching he would understand why Mimir has a Scottish accent for example or why he has one eye in this scene again they are story related and not actual mythos but still it would give more insight about tha game itself
@@soundwave2481 yeah, but the point of the video is not giving HIM insight into the game. it's to give US insight into real norse myth and history versus fiction
This man is legend. You've pushed my thirst for mythology to hundred. We need people like him
I'm so glad Professor Jackson Crawford is getting the recognition he deserves! I've been following him for years and learned a lot about Norse mythology and culture 😃
Haha he was so stuck on the tattoos.
Loved listening to this guy talk!
“We have little evidence Vikings had tattoos. I’m also a consultant for AC Valhalla and EVERYONE is tatted!!” Lol
his job is one in a million do not study for this lol
He actually recommended that to his subscribers and acknowledged he was very lucky.
@@dirksharp9876 yupp that’s wisdom
At ~min 9 you say that GoW explains that light and dark elves are from different realms, but in GoW mimir states that they’re both from alfheim but the aesir gods named the realm of the dwarfs svartalfheim (dark alfheim) thinking dark elfes originated from there…and then mimir insults the aesir gods knowledge
Loved this video with Jon Lajoie, we should have more of him talking about this. Great video.
Would love to see him react to AC Valhalla since he worked on it :)
Oh! Really? So that's why it's more faithful to myth.
there's a video on his youtube channel (Jackson Crawford) where he and someone on the AC Valhalla team took an hour to answer questions about the game related to the game and Crawford's involvement with it
Jackson, sees a tattoo
*Internally triggered*
yooo Jackson Crawford is awesome, he does loads of interesting videos!
For her character the runes being old as hell make sense being used by frea
Imagine pulling up into the realm of your enemies on a wagon wielding a hammer that can shoot lightning.
It's explained in the game that mimir came to the Norse pantheon from another land which is why he sounds like he is from Scotland.
This has nothing to do with the game... its a fantasy style of the mythology so no comparison needed..
Dr. Crawford is the man!
Iv replayed this game multiple times and I’m just now thinking, what if Atreus isn’t Kratos kid
This was an entertaining and informative watch. Thank you for asking him to share his expertise. You can tell he's impressed and respects the detail and scale of this amazing game.
Much props for this one IGN. Great vid.
So when's Kratos going after Jesus next? Its only fair
Does Mimir's accent matter when everyone else has American accents?
Enjoyed it and gained some additional general knowledge. Thanks.
Yooo eitr means poison…poison from the world serpent is what kills Thor in ragnorok….
This was really interesting, props on getting a definitive authority on the subject.
This guy need join GoW development team!!
@Nathan2 Bvundura if they had they wouldn’t have used Elder Futhark to write old Norse .. love the game. Can’t wait to play Ragnarök. But it’s not veeeery accurate when it comes to runes.
@Nathan2 Bvundura inserts a black into a white only game.
Where tf are these experts?
This guy is your average Reddit user in human form
The mechanistic way they used to cross between realms was the only way they could think of to keep the one shot take, because it evidentily ends up being a fancy looking loading screen
That was amazing! Been following Jackson for a long time, and his YT is the best there is.
Dr. Crawford is here!
It feels very much like the creators of the game were fully aware of how the myths go and all the way the broke from them was very conscious.
Can't wait till Christianity is considered mythology just like older religions
Well we won't be alive to see whatever that is... but isn't that just Atheism?
@Glockjaw Once a religion dies, it might as well be mythology
I've been watching videos from this guy all week! Lol, that is crazy.
Same
The Eddas were an attempt to make old Norse oral tradition jive with the new influx of Christianity into the region. So from the get-go our understanding of Norse mythology is a major retcon to put it mildly, and total fanfic put not so mildly. So updating it to fit modern sensibilities is 100% keeping with tradition when it comes to these mythological figures.
Been waiting for this for sometime now . Please let him react to the latest trailer please and make him predict
I'm curious what he would say if he actually sat down and played it. Even the leaps and guesses regarding the sources make the game compelling.
I'm curious if he has a girl friend. Everything points to nope
@@brooklynbred1460 Why couldn't he have a romantic partner based on this video?
@@brooklynbred1460 What a weird thing to say.
@@brooklynbred1460 you’re really weird
@@brooklynbred1460 We all know historians and stuff don't reproduce
Oh that’s what Eitr imbued meant, maybe THAT’S why he can now kill gods with it, and why eventually the axe will be able to kill Thor
makes sense since in myth thor dies specifically of the Eitr
Yes, Thor, protector of mankind and friend of the people. Interested to see how they twist him to a villain, same as Baldr really.
Who is responsible for that , Minecraft clip 😂😂😂