How to ACTUALLY pronounce names from Norse Mythology (Icelandic)
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Depressed American: I wish I was never born.
Depressed Scandinavian: I wish I was never bjørn.
"I wish I was never a bear"? Alrighty then!
I too wish I was never bear 😭🐻
Depressed American Grammar Nazi: I wish I had never been born.
Unless it's Bjorn Ironside
Ophøre
"What is Thor hammer's name?"
" *J O H N A T H A N ?* "
Jorge Moral Ruiz ...Tim!
@@mettemaessen3007 I love the internet for adopting this movie.
Paul Rudd is cool
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Mjölner
It's pretty crazy how things can change so drastically depending on region.
I'm Swedish and there is a very clear difference on how you prenounce them here
I am from America and I am not offended at all. I actually enjoy learning the correct way to pronounce words. So thank you for putting this video up
America is not a country
Learn it?
know it
Thank you! I get so annoyed when people don’t pronounce things properly
When you are naming IKEA furniture and you accidentally summon Jörmungandr.
Hehehe
As a sweed its so funny to hear people trying to say the words ahaha
This comment...I have no idea what you summoned but that was hilarious 🤣
Tahnia Besaw a serpent that wraps it self around Midgard (earth) and is one of the largest monsters in Norse mythology. He is the child of Loki and brother of Fenrir and Hel.
@@isaacburdwell9651 also known as Justin Beiber.
Well Chris is an Aussie....in Australia Thor's Hammer is called "Mate".
Curious Gaming that made me laugh aha
:D :D :D
he legit hung it on a coatrack once lmao
I'm an Aussie and I can confirm this is true 😂
This seriously made me laugh so hard!!!
Old languages are beautiful. Norse, Japanese and Welsh I think are some of the nicest sounding languages to the ears.
I could listen for hours it’s so soothing.
My top three are Norse, Japanese and Russian. :) Let's learn them all!
🏴🇯🇵
The English of today is a mixture of old English, Norse and some French words
Just for fun, I thought I'd add the names with their Swedish spelling
3:08 - Oden
3:25 - Frigg
3:51 - Loke
4:07 - Tor
5:01 - Mjölner
5:17 - Heimdall
6:16 - Nidavellir (sometimes also referred to as svartalfaheim if I remember correctly)
Odin, Mjølner, Heimdal 🇳🇴
Ænglisc: Woden & Þunor
VALHOLL. Correct?
@@christophercary9918 Valhalla it is in Swedish
@@idajohansson6921 skulle nog säga att valhall är korrekt
Icelandic: Loki
American: Low Key
ROFL
Ayy sabaton
@@fatcatinatuxedo7274 heyy
@@SuperCIBoo heyyyy
@@fatcatinatuxedo7274 This, this does bring a smile to my face.
Icelandic: Rolls the r
Spanish: *Finally a worthy opponent*
*I got jabbed in the eye with a saxophone* dude, you ever heard Bulgarian?
Our battle will be legendary
Like português
Well obviously you've never heard of Czech republic
Every other country except the US*
As an American trying to teach norse mythology to my kids (and being completely foreign to it myself), I LOVED this video. SO HELPFUL. Thankyou for saving me from my American butchering of names!
America is not a country
Do not teach your children until you learn that?
@@je-freenorman7787 people living in the United States of America frequently refer to our country as America for short. I do know the correct name for my country but thank you for your concern.
You people are so selfish and clueless it hurts everyone. Its not for short, its to confuse you. So you never realize, you are a servant in the Holy Roman Empire. You dont have your own country, sorry. Religion is a scam. The term Western Culture does not refer to USA. Its referring to Western Europe and Christiantiy , which actually comes from the Middle East, which is actually South Western Asia. It makes no difference what you believe. @@kayleighkuwada1669
Did you know the thing you call your country, is British and Roman? @@kayleighkuwada1669
Anyone born in the West Indies today is considered a Native American @@kayleighkuwada1669
She is right when she said that “the Icelandic pronunciation is the correct pronunciation", and I'll tell you why. Because Icelandic is the closest modern language (alongside, or partially with Faroese) to Old Norse, because those languages where isolated from continental influence (not like Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, etc).
The ignorance in this comment section is overwhelming tbh.
The pronounciation changes over the years. Kinda like American English is incorrect compared to British English. That is just BS. A person from Iceland (today) wouldn't understand a word the old vikings spoke.
@@roberics6720 that is pretty obvious you know. And I never said they speak the same language, that's why their language is ICELANDIC and not OLD NORSE...
@@Nekrist666 And that's why no Scandinavian country can claim to have the "correct" pronounciation. She makes it sound like they must pronounce the names the way Icelanders do, to get it right, which simply isn't true
@@roberics6720 She is saying the closest modern way to pronounce it, you can do it or not XD
@@Nekrist666 She actually said, "that's why Icelandic is the correct way to pronounce it". It is no more correct than any other Scandinavian country, since the Norse Mythology was around even before some of the vikings landed on Iceland (and stayed there).
Ah, yes. Odin's wife, *Frick.*
Freak
I could just imagine trying to not curse in front of a bunch of kids and accidentally summoning her XD
Lmao
My thoughts exactly
*The Frickening*
What´s the name of Thor´s hammer?" "Jonathan?" Made my day. xDD
Well, americans dont want to pronounce foreign words corectly, because that would signal some kind of respect to the country in question.
@@trinket746 so true. They think it is enough to speak 1 language.
@@trinket746 😭😭💀💀😆
Paul rudd is funny as
@@trinket746 that or they aren't from that country/culture. Not everyone is as racists as you jack ass.
This is so interesting that the LL sound in Icelandic is almost identical to the sound it makes in Welsh!
As a Spanish speaker, this is so natural for me. How we pronounce our Rs is basically the same. I think I should learn some Icelandic.
Funny because when I studied at the university in Italy the only person who could pronounce our words correctly where the Spanish and Greek people
Yeahh, if the actor gets paid millions of dollars, he should get hes pronounciation right, because people from those countries are going to watch and judge. Like myself- from estonia... and in csi series there were an Estonian lady in america and what the acress said was "dfgdggrrxhjfghdsfgd" and it was called estonian and the character name was something like Natalia Gorlova etc. FUK YOU! firstly, that is fucking russian name- russian, that have been occupying our land for centuries, killed our people from 1.5 million to 90 000 in 17h century! Need to say nomore. Fucking Natalia 😡. In comparison REAL estonian names: Triin, Eve, Maria, Maarja, Anu, Malle, Riina, Liis, Lea, Heli and last name Kask, Kaljurand, Mäe, Mets, Põld, Oja, Sepp, Kütt, Kivi aso. The fact that Estonia houses a lot and a lot of russian occupants, does NOT mean they are real estonians. It is the same if estonians migrated to Norway and hollywood would portray Lea Oja as norveign with norveign name. COMOOOON PPL!
The weird soft R sound somehow is common in two unrelated languages for some reason: English and Mandarin.
Iceland: I have the hardest to pronounce names in the world!
Wales: Hold my Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Hungarians can swear for 20 minutes without saying the same words.
I am from there 🇭🇺🇭🇺
Oh and if Hungary, let me mention the word megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért.
Aye I study all this languages XD a major in celtic and a minor in scandinavian
Donaudampfschiffahrtkapitänsmützenzulieferungsfirmenlastkraftwagen
@@emu816841 it's a train station not a town.
People who disliked aren't worthy of lifting the Jonathan.
ah yes... rudd
This made me laugh far too much.
bjørn again
Or smoke the Geoffrey 😅. Get Him to the Greek.
hi, brother Wojak
I am very proud of the people who brought those words to English they did a very good job of simulating the sound as closely as possible with the sounds of a lovable in the English language. I am a polyglot, I speak a lot of languages, those words are translated as close as possible. You expect too much from an English tongue that is not used to making certain sounds.
This
Nobody pronounces words from other languages in their language the same, they pronounce it in their accent etc. Regardless of what language you’re speaking. Regardless it’s fun to hear how these words are pronounced in Icelandic.
I’ve never heard a Russian or Spanish newscaster slow down when they get to an American name and try to pronounce it in a perfect American accent…
English is a Germanic language
The Saxons and the Angles mixed to become the English
Eng-Land means Land of Angles
could you do more of these? i’m a complete norse mythology nerd and this was really interesting to me, i’d love to know how to say more norse names correctly. maybe do how to pronounce each of the nine worlds + yggdrasil
Well you should know a lot of what she has said is completely wrong. Norse Mythology predates the accidental founding of Iceland by Vikings by at least 130 years or longer. Iceland wasn't founded until 830, and Norse Mythology's creation happened around 5th century to 7th century. It was based on Germanic teachings of mythology from Greek/Roman Mythology and even Irish mythology.
Oh we could go on all day with this. I’m Irish and a bunch of our cities are named for Scandinavian words. Even Dublin comes from black water - so ignore this nonsense and enjoy learning to pronounce the words and names however suits you. The Icelandic texts are probably the oldest ones surviving so if you like the words Icelandic by all means enjoy them that way.
I came here specifically to comment the same. Would love to hear more mythical pronunciations, especially the nine realms. Considering Icelandic is the language most etymologically similar to old Norse, I’d say it’s the best option we have at pronunciation.
The Gads are all planets
Formerly called The Wandering Stars
Her: You have to roll the R
Me a Spanish speaker: my time has come
Lmao same here I was like
Hold my ceRRRveza
Indians: Hold my Chai
kkkkkkk me, a portuguese speaker also having an easy time. lol
Spanish here😂😂😂 I thought the same
For reals
English: *Loki*
Icelandic: *Lowkey*
Luke Monson I live for this comment ahahah
Isn't it the other way round?
Or is my pronunciation wrong?
The funny thing is my sons name is Loki Merritt and my country ass uncle calls him Low Key merritt
Low ka like in Spanish what is que.
Icelandic: Loki
Now I'm interested in learning Icelandic, I love the LL and the "rolling" R pronunciation
Thank you!
Rolling r is very germanic
@@ulrichkristensen4087 Not really. Many Germanic languages don't have it. It's more Romance, Slavic, etc.
@@-SUM1- no the rolling r is very germanic, but it is indo european
Interesting. If I may add - we also have some older names for these Deities here in Germany, like Odin is Wotan, Thor is Donar, Frigg is Frija (not to be confused with Freya, though I guess historically they were sometimes conflated, too). Cool.
Freya would just be Frau in German lol
They are all associated with Planets
The greatest Norse name of all.
*Jonathan*
D Sauce Harold
No... Sverker
😂
*Jonathan Joestar ?*
@@jamesraymondcornwell6854 JOJO
"Very strong R"
Spanish people: Piece of cake
Noo, it's hard bc they have like a little twist that we don't hahaha
@@grumpycat2305 yo solo escucho rrrrrrr y eso no es dificil
@@grumpycat2305 In portuguese the r sound isn´t as strong as it is in spanish, but it´s similar enough and the icelandic r sounded pretty similar to ours. Not sure what you meant by twist? Dunno, maybe I'm hearing it wrong.
@@jay5010 It's more like a gr, than a rr
He is fucking correct, rolling the "R" for us is a piece of cake. Maybe grumpy cat was going for the pronunciation of one r, like "ruido", but the one that sound like them is the double r. Like "carro". Say carro grumpy cat, now say Frigg. Easy AF.
It’s fun to be Hispanic; you’re used to rolling the pronunciations or phonetics of certain letters and words in other languages.
Idk about the Eddas but the Havamal originated in Norway and was put into actual text in Iceland. Iceland seemed to be far more advanced than Norway and cares more about spirituality and preservation of religious practices than Denmark so most all texts for Norse Mythology come from Iceland. So grateful for Iceland for this. Probably the most important people from the Viking Age because without Iceland we wouldn’t really know any of the old stories. Y’all did the most for transcribing the history 👏🏼
Don’t mind me, just prepping for assassins creed
Spartonix Wiitake 😂😂😂😂 me 2
Ubisoft sheep. Me who have all AC games
Damn right, how insanely awesome does that game look
Spartonix Wiitake 😂
Facts 🤣🤣
Rocket: Nidavellir is real??!!
Drax: Thats a made up word.
Thor: All words are made up.
Icelandic is also the only language that is closely identical to Old Norse::::::Og ég hafði mjög gaman af þessu framburðar veseni en samt gaman að heyra Ameríkana bera fram þessi orð.
( Þessi hnífur er þungur ,,,,,, Hann á að vera þungur. Þetta er klassískt )
@@sportmynd but the Sami never changed at all
People from Iceland should be narrating these norse mythology stories.. so beautiful to hear the language and the words said properly
I appreciate you being willing to make this. I know some show hosts were attacked online for trying to correct this or that - but I can’t imagine anyone having an issue with you teaching people proper pronunciation of words that belong with a world they want to know more about. I have found myself playing this several times already. Thanks.
When you realize the spanish version was actually pronuincing the names in the correct way
Yaaaas👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Ai siiiiiii
I know right? 😂
Wait but it in Icelandic the double L makes a “K” sound but in Spanish the double L makes a “Y” sound
Truuuu
She's right, "Ragnarok" does sound pretty cool in Icelandic.
I was hoping it would sound cool but my first language wired me to think it sounds ver very wrong. Because the last part sounds like "ruk" to me, it sounds... well... like something I shouldn't say in front of kids.
The irony of her chuckling over the way Americans mispronounce Icelandic words and then herself mispronounces several American words during her short discourse here.
I wish you could hear Russian version. It's much COOLler.
Ragnarök sounds almost the same in German...
Tbh, I think all the names sounded nice in Icelandic. But, I can't roll my Rs.
1. Old Norse - the language the eddas are written in is quite similar but still different from Icelandic and therefore pronounced differently.
2. Old and middle English is also quite similar to old Norse, they called Odin Woden and likely had different variations of the myths about him than the eddas. To addres the thumbnail: When the English started using the Latin alphabet instead of runes they struggled with how to write ð and first wrote it like y (why some old pubs are named "ye red duck" etc.) But only later used th to write the ð sound so we now write the and not ye.
Fun fact: old Norse and old English are very similar in the sounds used. This is because there was a lot of Norse colonization back in the 800’s and 900’s all the way up to 1066. Once you hit that year for some reason there is a ton of French that gets injected into English and pronunciation of words starts to change very rapidly. By the late 1400’s English pronunciation becomes close enough to modern English that you can start to understand it as a native English speaker.
Hrafna: "You need to roll the r's"
Spanish dude: *Hold my beer i got this*
Why does he have a bear? And how am I supposed to hold it? Is it a cub?
They even have their own version of Thor - Zorro!
JAJAJAJAJ
@@wyqtor Muahuahaha!
@@moonlily1
Oof
This reminded me of Hermoine telling Ron how to pronounce Leviosa
Jesse James except Hermione was using clear words and diction. Icelandic seems to be very slurred and almost like you are under water because it’s hard to hear any specific letter sounds.
@@Eskimokisses5411 being fun at parties is my hobby so fuck off
LeViOSAaaaaaaaAAAaaAaAh
I said it the way hermione did lol
@@Eskimokisses5411 Losing an accent with a rich rich history is truly why many places outside iceland and other countries like it... many things are lost. Such as particular sort of familt values etc.
This is highly fascinating to watch and I love learning something new. Thank you. Thor, Loki, Mjolnir and Ragnarok are my favourite pronunciations.
The way you say Mjolnir and Ragnarok is extremely pleasant to hear.
Norse mythology is not solely originated in Iceland; it has its roots in the broader Germanic and Scandinavian cultures. The term "Norse mythology" encompasses the myths and legends of the North Germanic peoples, which include the inhabitants of present-day Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands.
The majority of the surviving Norse mythology texts come from Iceland, particularly from the 13th century, known as the Icelandic Sagas. These sagas, along with other literary works like the Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda, were written down in Iceland. The Icelandic sagas, in particular, provide a wealth of information about the myths, legends, and historical events of the Norse people.
While Iceland played a crucial role in preserving and recording Norse mythology, the roots of these myths extend to a broader geographical and cultural context, encompassing the entire North Germanic region. The mythology was orally transmitted for generations before being written down, and its origins can be traced back to the pre-Christian era when these stories were an integral part of the religious and cultural practices of the Norse people.
yup
Every Icelandic word sounds like a Death Metal band to me.
Imagine the most epic metal song being called "Chocolate" in icelandic 😂😂😂
JAJAJJJAJA
😂😂😂
I mean that makes sense
MUSTAKRAKISH MUSTAKRAKISH MUSTAKRAKISH!!!!!
YWWWWWWAAAAAAAAARr (be sure to role the R, very important)
-Roll the R!
Me, a portuguese:
_-caRRRalho!!!_
Paulista né hahahahahahha
Rio: caralhohww!!!
Hahahahaha foda
@@Paulo-fx4uj És burro ?? "Me, a portuguese:" deve ser brasileiro entao
PoRRa, maluco é bRabo
The information is appreciated! I've been trying to learn how to roll my R's better when I pronounce things. It takes a bit of doing lol. Can I ask if you know of any good sources where I can learn the Icelandic language and pronunciations in depth? It's such a beautiful language and I've been dying to learn it! 💜
Misinformation you mean, Norse Mythology predates Vikings living on Iceland. Norse Mythology is based on Germanic scriptures, Greek/Roman Mythology, Irish Mythology, etc... around 5th century to 7th century. Mostly told over campfires and not written down. A whole 130 some years before Vikings landed on Iceland by accident. I am sorry your education system has failed you all.
@@worldserpent731 chill lol
@@worldserpent731 Some possibly based on 20,000 Romans getting their arses kicked in Teutoborg forest in 9A.D.
💯 to Loki being the favorite character. He’s consistently the best part of every MCU project he’s been in. ❤
"What is the name of Thor's hammer?"
Paul Rudd: "Jonathan?"
Paul rudd being Paul rudd...
Mjolnir u idiot
@@vegarbergum9268 *Mjölnir if you wanna call other people out at least spell it correctly 🤭
Dan Blyth u good?
Jin yeah sure i’ll remember that next time thanks
“I’m a huge marvel fan”
Me: I like this one
"Marvel Cinematic Universe"
Okay this one isn't tricking us
Is it Deadpool? 😊
Natasha, please come back :(
I understood that reference!
Oh my god you guys have so much in common
While the written mythology of the Norse definitely originated in Iceland with Snorri in the 13th century, those texts were from the North Germanic and Scandinavian tales and skalds from much earlier. The earliest being attributed from around the year 800.
I've been studying norse mythology for a little under a year and it's really interesting! The names are closest pronounced in Icelandic due to the fact that the texts are originated from there but the belief itself was from Scandinavia and some parts of Germany (which is why it's also called Germanic mythology). Old Norse is an entirely other language from Icelandic but it's really close and amazes me on how close they are. I'm trying to learn the ancient language of Old Norse so maybe I should learn some Icelandic as well as it could help me! I think it woul dbe really cool:) great job!! Really love this:)
As an Icelandic person I think it's so weird that they teach people that old norse is a completely different language, because it's literally like reading Icelandic 😂🙈
My dog: *barks*
Hrafna: "It's bjark"
Me: 😹💀👻
Haha... 🤣 😅
Haha... 🤣 😅
In icelandic it's 'voff'
So fun fact we have a few names that start like that, the original word/name Björk (a type of tree) and Bjarki
(I know there are more but these are the only ones I could think of right now)
"You have to roll the R!"
German guy:
"Ah sh*t, here we go again..."
lol, i just spit out my pumpkin juice!
I don't get it but I need to know....please.
@@imaysin97 grand theft auto 5
@@434outdoors actually the quote is from GTA San Andreas said by CJ at the start of the game.
I was asking about the German guy telling about the rolling of R.
Never mind just got it.
Good thing we get the ö correct
Lady, I could listen to u all day and deepen my Norse Mythology knowledge too :) Keep up the good work !
Thank you so much for sharing, that was wonderful. Hearing the sounds brings it all to life.
Our Elders taught us that the language( Native ) is your connection to your Ancestors and Nature.
The sound of Norse sounds like all the natural elements of Iceland( rocks, ice, volcanos, lava, ocean wildlife) all coming together in these beautiful words and names voiced by humans.
So as it says.. in the beginning was the Word.. this is very true for Norse.
Never doubt yourself or your culture, its part of something powerful and beautiful that stirs artists and musicians !
Language is the key
Etymology and phonics are required
I like Jane Foster's assistant calling the hammer "mju mju" like she gave up pronouncing it.
Hahaha the cat! Meow meow
First time I saw that scene on DVD, I had to rewind and watch that moment again, because I thought I'd misheard. But no, she just... doesn't even try to say it right. And they kept that. They didn't have her redo it in post or something.
@@NicholasBrakespear that was scripted, check the script writing again ;)
Mju mju? Prada? Lol
@@umourico3751 It was dubious writing. If it had been a recurring joke - that in more audible moments, she always had trouble saying the name - then it would have made sense. But I really don't remember that being the case. So it came across as just being the actress screwing things up.
Icelandic: Rolls the "R"
Spanish: Finally a worthy opponent
Meanwhile in Czechia: That's so cute
I speak none of these languages but consume media in them and this comment made me laugh so hard. some languages really find it impossible to roll their Rs.
Is that how the name Rolls Royce invented??
Finland has entered the chat: PERRRRRKELE!!
Rayos
True :-D
When someone says Friggin, they're really taking Odens wife's name in vain 😅
As someone physically unable to roll their Rs it looks like my dream of learning Old Norse (the predecessor to Old English, which led to our language) or modern Icelandic is forever beyond my reach. It appears to be very common, more common than any romance language.
Cmon chris hemsworth is australian. We stuggle to even speak english let alone Icelandic
LMAOOOOO
True. "No" comes out like "naou" over in AU.
@@JRJohnson1701 not true I am Australian we say nah or nuh or no
Bwahaha your a legend.
Graag Gedaan his grandfather being Dutch and having scottish decent has nothing do to with rolling his r’s my dude
Icelandic girl: Americans can't roll the R
Literally every single Latin American around: Rold My Cerveja
Most Americas can roll R’s. Its not a very special skill. I’m more surprised when I run across a person that can’t.
OJ McClanahan You forget to meantion the português language... nós brasileiros (incl. os portugueses embora não sejam d’Amêrica Latina) também rolamos nossos “R”-es🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
@@davewantz1766 can they? but it's not even an american english sound :o
Yeah. I didn't realize that rolling R's was a special skill that only Icelandic people have.
What's a "Latin American" I think you meant "American". Am I a Franco American because my ancestors were French ? No.
My friend from South Carolina is Norse Pagan so I want you to picture the already messed up American pronunciation of the standard American accent and add a southern draw
i used to watch these movies with hungarian dub, and in that version they actually pronounce Mjölnir and Ragnarök correctly! (probably cause we also roll the "r" and we also have the "ö" sound) but they pronounce everything else similar to the original english version
Being talked down to has never been hotter.
Odin- Odthen?
Loki- Low Kay
Thor- Tthorrr
Friga- Freak
Mjolnir- Johnathon
She is fit as fuck.
She is nordic ;)
Swedish ~
Odin
Loke
Tor
Freja
Mjölnir
How it was actually pronounced by the Old Norse was very different from modern Icelandic.
Óðinn- The "ð" is pronounced like th in the, or that, as opposed to th in thimble or thing.
Loki- Same as modern English "LOW-key"
Þórr- Almost identical to modern English except for an alveolar tap instead of an r. Sort of like a rolled r that only lasts a single trill.
Frigg- Sort of pronounced like "Freeg", again with an alveolar tap instead of an r
Mjölnir- Mee-l-NIR Also with an alveolar tap.
@@hippyjoe thank you, I was just about to comment this, but luckily I saw this just in time
Only He who is worthy of wielding JONATHAN will rule Asgard
I’m dying 😂😭
Best 😂🤣
🤣🤣🤣🔨
No one will ever wield me!!!!!
@@jonathanalires5296 jonathannnn!!
You are mine
I think it comes down to how different countries pronounce certain letter combinations. And if you grow up not rolling your R’s it can be tough trying to do so. Like in Norse/Icelandic the ll (LL) its with a ck sound but in English it is like a lull or ell sound. It depends on the word. But thank you for the informative video.
I love this language so much. Hopefully I get through with my German soon so I can get into Icelandic. Really beautiful and raw, blunt, strong sounding.
Little known fact, Loki also created Ikea. Many a good man has entered and never left it's halls. A more cunning trap than Daedalus' Labyrinth.
😂😂
Is that a SCP reference
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Actually you can leave if you pay. They let you go away to earn more so you can come back and pay again.
Been there, done that, bought a soda and a hot dog (as I recall) and made my escape.
Everyone knows Thor's hammer is called Mew Mew
Mijjjjolllllllniiiıř
MEOW MEOW!
Meonyo
As proclaimed by Darcy
mayo mayo
In defense of the English language, it has its own rules for pronouncing sounds, just as any other language has its own rules for pronouncing sounds. So the Old Norse name Þórr becomes Thor in English. That's just the way languages work. It all depends on the language and how sounds are pronounced in that language. "Thor" might seem weird/funny to an Icelander because they're used to the way these names in Norse Mythology are pronounced in the Icelandic language, but to someone like myself, who is American, the English pronunciation of "Thor" is just fine.
Exactly. Thank you for saying that @BenjaminVelez
With all due respect to you & Icelanders. Our way isn’t incorrect. It is correct based on our American tongue. Other countries have their own pronunciation of letters, numbers & words & it is correct for them. We do not roll our r’s unless you have the heritage of another countries native tongue. We definitely don’t replace D with TH. You say thog instead of dog? We don’t use the two dots above our letters. Our words are not meant to sound like yours as a result. We don’t spell them the same. Although it’s great to hear how others pronounce these words, mutual respect of each other & our culture is one main umbrella of self-respect & respect for others also “in fun.” Thanks for posting the video.
Too many rolls & th’s. Doesn’t sound nor feel nature too us. Feels like our tongue is in a heated battle with our throat. no thank you! I’ll keep saying it our way with all due respect. Lmbo!!!
Here in Iceland we really try hard to prounounce foreign words/names how they are pronounced in the original language. Of course sometimes it is impossible but we try. If i met you i could of course pronounce your name, Benjamin, in Icelandic, which is similar but different. That said i think the emphasis in this video should only have been on how Icelanders pronounce these names, not laughing at how Americans pronounce them. I did not find that funny at all.
English is definitely a Germanic Language in the Proto-Indo European family. Also called Ayran
Thor is where Thursday comes from
Wednesday is Odins day etc
Odin is the Planet Mercury
Pronunciation is also changed depending on which country you are in. For example Odin in some countries and in some times was pronounced with a v or a w.
No
There is no such thing as A country
Language does not vary by state
Norse mythology isn't originated from Iceland, but from Scandinavia before Iceland was even settled by the Norwegians. But vikings didn't really write stuff down like the Christians, except a few rune stones. So a few hundred years after the viking age an Icelandic writer/chief (Snorri Sturluson) started to write down sagas about the mythology and viking legends.
She also said *the TEXT came from iceland* so she's both wrong and right.
Also many norse myths originated from what is now Germany, and many were changed by christian monks when translated to be less contradicting with their religion
Fiskeben THANK YOU omg someone finally said it
Also along with Monks from the villages they raided.
Thank you
How to pronounce Loki
American: Low-key
Icelandic: Lohkeh, wot ere ye doin in me swomp!?
😂😂😂
We Brazilians: Lóki
Локи, Тор и Рагнарёк - по-русски)
That’s Scottish buddy but it was still funny
As a Norwegian, I’d like to contribute some information. Pronunciations of Norse gods vary not only between Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland but also within regions due to differences in R pronunciation. In Stavanger, Norway, the R is not rolled but has a more Arabic sound, pronounced further back in the mouth. Vowel pronunciation also differs.
thank you so much for sharing this this means so much to me as a Canadian born descendant who is half Irish and Swedish and Finnish (Sami) and trying to reclaim my roots by listening to the audiobook versions red by British and American narrators of the old Norse tales but having no idea how to actually pronounce the names of The gods of my ancestors. I am so profoundly grateful that you have shared how to properly pronounce the names like my Scandinavian ancestors would’ve like to hear me pronouncing them.
that is really lovely, it's really admirable that youre reaching down your roots for this. I just wanted to mention though that these aren't exactly the swedish/sami/nordic pronunciations of the names, and that some are rather far off. Although the Icelandic way shares many similarities, it is different and actually derives from old Norwegian (not Swedish/sami/finnish-like) and is a lot more closer Norwegian culture. So I just wanted to highly recommend you to actually check out the Swedish pronunciations and spellings :) /En glad svensk!
oh, and some additional Sweden-trivia: It is said that our flag was inspired by a Swedish king (cant remember who haha) who had just returned home, and from a distance he sees a glistening cross (of a church) being hit by golden sunlight, in front of our beautiful blue sky. Hence the yellow cross in front of sky-blue background :D
@@pixelated_000 wow thank you for sharing this story with me about the flag too I love it so much! Also I have done my DNA test recently and found out from my paternal grandmother that even though my DNA test says I am 75% Irish and 12% Sami and 10% Scottish and 3% a mixture of Welsh and French.. it can't pick up small genetic bits if they are not large enough markers.. because my grandmother did her DNA test and found she has some Icelandic DNA. It feels very overwhelming to me to know I grew up in a Brocken home due to intergenerational trauma due to genocidal influences on most of my ancestors lives and that I am a culture less person disconnected from my home lands and roots .. I feel I must reestablish this connection and identity of who I am from my future generations that will come after me.. but learning all the history and traditions and song folklores celebrations and the languages is just a lot.. but what makes a difference is when people like yourself share a bit with me in the way of a beautiful story . your kindness warms my heart and tonight you have helped me to learn a small piece of history connected to my ancestors that I would not have learned had you not been so thoughtful to offer your insights. thank you and may you live. a blessed happy life.
🙂
@@hw9943 Wow, thank you so much for sharing this. I am so happy that you're enlightening yourself with this culture and we welcome you with more than open arms. ☺ I can imagine how lost you must feel to know you've been kept away from your ancestors stories and culture, the blood in your veins - for such a long time. I wish you lots and lots of good luck in your future search and look into this part of your identity.
I totally understand the language being quite overwhelming for example haha, i'd just recommend you to put that on hold for a while and keep your focus with getting in touch with the old ways and mentalities, the things that have shaped this land. :)
I too wish you a happy life in return and thank you for your great enthusiasm and lovely words.
Norse: Loki is Thor's Uncle
Marvel: Yes, he is Thor's Brother
Was Heimdall Black? 🤔😅
@@TaishoKenpachi hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Isn't Loki just a blood brother to Odin i.e. his and Thor's frenemy?
@@elvenmaiden7027 yes, but isn't he his uncle??? Oh well
@@TaishoKenpachi Heimdall was once referred to as the whitest of all the gods.
-"Roll the R"
-Spanish speaking people: He entrenado para este momento toda mi vida
Es una erre sorda, no sonora como en español🤣
THOR-R-R-R-R-R-R-R=🏎💨💨💨💨 OR 🌫🌫🌫🚁🌪🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫
En efecto
Dab Vitor Correr
@Yoel Armas Macías /r̥/ /r/
Ragnarok sounds so cool in Icelandic. And I know you are not making fun of Americans. You are just telling the correct pronunciation. And there is nothing wrong with ❤❤❤
I'm American. The one I really struggle pronouncing is Heimdallur. the "k" sound for the LL followed by a "U" and then a rolled R is proving incredibly difficult for me lol
America is not, nor ever was considered A country
Your leaders are scam artists
Roll the R
Spain: *Hold my CeRRRveza RRRubia RRRobeRRRto*
Sip, se hizo súper fácil ya sabiendo pronunciar esa R.
hahahahha,
Don’t you mean TheRRRvetha?
A España también le sale la S islandesa😆😆
Hrafna: *pronounces Thor correctly*
Me, a Slavic person: t..t.. Perun
Actually, I think Strzybóg or Świętowit should be much easier for them ;)
Currently Reading "Perun the God of Thunder"
Triglav the god of mischief
We gave papa Perun away for Jesus
Me, a Baltic person: Aya... a... Perkunas
ACTUALLY modern Icelandic pronunciation presented in this video is only one of two possible ways of pronuoncing names from Norse Mythology the other being reconstructed medieval pronunciation. Technically both are correct but in my opinion medieval pronunciation is more appropriate since it reflects the way Icelanders spoke at the times when Eddas were written down.
Really, really liked the Video! Thanks a lot for that! I love the nordic languages!
Just mho here for the mythology thing: i think we have to keep in mind that the mythology itself was for a very long time around before for example Snorri/Snorre decided to write down his work, so regarding the names of the gods - at this point we all know that there are A LOT of different forms of the names of the nordic pantheon - the iclandic version is more the first written down version, or the first version which manifestated physically so to say and brought its noises with it. Looking at the actual vocalisation now, imho there is no real original way or right way :)
Although we can agree on the fact, that the current iclandic is closer to the old norse as norwegian, swedish or danish, both in the areas of written or spoken word.
Also I like the sound of the iclandic the most :)
I mean, to be fair, in most languages, names change to fit the accent that is being spoken. It’s not purely an American thing
America destroy every it touch, end of the story
yes, but names stays the same
Yeah like Sarah can be pronounced 12 different ways and 12 different country
Potassium Cyanide Might wanna work on that spelling
@@potassiumcyanide3857 Did we destroy your English grammar ?
I mean let’s be honest, Marvel has never read anything about Norse mythology in their life
yeebingeebin they don’t have 2
Yeah pretty much but the stories are just supposed to be loosely based on the mythology I think, I have to remind myself that sometimes when I watch the movies lol
no they havent lol
I mean like they included fenris which is interesting, fenrir is the son of Loki along with Hela being his daughter but still, it's cool
@@tw1nn319 it's like that in Marvel comics as well but the MCU did it differently.
So many apologies, but as an English speaker, I NEEDED THIS! Never apologize! So wonderful to hear in your tongue; those double L's were especially helpful!
Double LL sounds were not pronounced like that in Old Norse. They were pronounced as an L sound held twice as long. Those double L sounds in Icelandic and Faroese are more modern innovations.
Icelanders will often downplay (or straight up not mention) how much Modern Icelandic changed from Old Norse/Old Icelandic. Most of the old texts come from Iceland, it’s true. But that does not mean modern day Iceland has any special claim to Norse history.
What she is doing is misinforming people about how Old Norse sounded.
Awesome, please continue to preserve and promote your language and culture! And while you’re at it, please gift your country with seven new Icelandic babies!
American racecars: Vroom
Scandinavian racecars:Vjrøöm
Koenigsegg
Actually not. In Norway we got Vroom as engine sound. Or sometimes just Vrom. Depends on the length of engine sound you want to describe.
woosh
Woosh
Swedish racecars: Brum
Kat Dennings calling Mjolnir “meowmeow” was very accurate/believable
Hahahahaa
Jonathan
mewtwo
Haha when she mentioned the hammer I yelled out MEWMEW! Because of that actress calling it that in the 1st thor LMAO.
Almost saying saiyajin.
Please, insult us more, it's absolutely hilarious and I love it.
And as someone who gets especially bent when saying things incorrectly, especially things of religious connotation and such, this was great for correcting the butchering that had just been, how I thought it was said
I'm Viking Brethren bushcraft Christian southern man but I'm Viking & somehow I naturally pronounce anything I'm told if I hear it properly!
-Roll the R
-Spanish speaking people: Hold my ferrocarril
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm so glad someone gave an example that isn't ridiculous.
Yo no noto taaanta diferencia entre la manera en que pronuncian los estadounidenses y la forma en que pronuncia ella, la verdad. A ver, no es igual del todo, pero es parecida. Tenía que oír cómo pronunciamos todo eso en España 😅😂😂
erre con erre guitarra erre con erre barril
hahahahaha lmao
Hrafna: "Im going to teach you how to say things".
Also Hrafna: "I can't speak"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah, the irony that she finds it funny how they mispronounce things and goes on to abuse English.
@@herman1850 funny how she speaks English better than a large portion of Americans.
@@herman1850 The problem is that Americans don't even try to pronounce other words correctly, but create their own pronunciation for those words....
iPsyop she actually doesn’t. But okay.
I greatly appreciate someone posting a video such as this, educating people on proper pronunciation of the names found in Norse Mythology. Though it has to be remembered that while modern Icelandic is the closest still extant language to Old Norse (the language originally spoken by the Nordic peoples of Scandinavia-Denmark, Sweden and Norway), it is still not 100% the same and so the Old Norse pronunciation would technically be the most accurate. Though within this, of course, pronunciation could vary as well with dialects.
A slight correction to a statement made in the video, though: Iceland was not where Norse Mythology originated. True, the oldest written records we know of today recounting the tales of the Norse gods and their exploits in the greatest detail are the Eddas, which came from Iceland. But one has to remember that the Norsemen (mainly from Norway, though also from the other two Nordic countries) settled in Iceland in the 9th century AD and thus brought their mythological/religious traditions with them. Also, keep in mind that there are older references to Nordic Mythology than the Eddas-albeit far less extensive in their content-such as the Rök runestone in Sweden (9th century), just to mention one example.
In truth, we don’t know from where or when Norse Mythology came into being due to its age and scarce written records besides the Eddas and other works based on these. All we can say with certainty is that it came from the Nordic peoples of Denmark, Sweden and Norway and then emigrated to Iceland with them in the 800s; but we cannot say when exactly it originated so whether it began during the Viking Age or even predates that to sometime in the Iron Age, we simply don’t know.
Oh, and one other thing… while we do also use the “ø” (“ö”) in Danish to say the name of Thor’s hammer (“Mjølner”)-as is likewise the case with Swedish and Norwegian-in Old Norse it was rather pronounced with an “o” sound: “Mjol-nir” (or as written with modernised Old Norse spelling: “Mjǫllnir”).
Fascinating subject, though, isn’t it!? 😃😃😃 I love Norse Mythology, language and history and am immensely proud of my Nordic heritage!
I expected them to be wildly different, but in the end I'd say the difference is little, I do understand the frustration for a native speaker, but for me it's not a big deal...
By the way, I LOVE your name "Hrafna"
It just sounds so cool...
Americans try to pronounce German words is for Germans so freaking funny😂
It all fun and games until they ignore the dots over the u again ... and ask someone if he is gay(schwul) when they wanted to start small talk over the weather (schwül).
@@teslatrooper85 Oh yes😂 The ''two dots letters'' made the funniest mistakes!
Weird to think most Northern states in the US consisted of Germans and Scandinavians originally. Here in Canada,there are some religious groups that have actually retained old German from the 1800's. Sad most people lost the language over time.
@@Hyliea But their accents still sound very swedish most of the time. I've probably asked the question "are you swedish? " too many times from people who happened to be from one of those northern states.
ZeeZee Zputnik “Luger barooger” is my fave (Loughborough)
Pronounced “luff buh ruh” for any septics
"Icelandic is the most correct pronounciation"
*Rageing in swedish*
I cringed when she said norse mythology is from iceland....
Norse mythology were here before anyone knew iceland existed.
Men det är ju det. Isländska (och färöiska) har knappt ändrats från fornnordiska, så uttalet är nästan exakt likadant som det var för 1000 år sedan.
@@MadSwedishGamer språk ändras hela tiden så inget är mer rätt än det andra. Isländska är mest likt fornnordiska men det är inte mer rätt.
@@MadSwedishGamer du levde ju för 1000 år sedan
@@Gottevall Och du levde för 20 år sedan, Det har inte ändrats så mycket. Det har ändrats men inte mycket
I actualy find you on TH-cam like few minutes and im a french Canadian i love the norse mythologie and it was cool to listen you prononce with the real icelantic accent
Basically take the character and roll the R. Wow such a drastic difference. Imagine saying the same exact name with and without and accent.
In Sweden se also learn about North Mythologi. We also have the roling R's but we say "Loke" not "Loki". But your language is more like ancient nordic, witch is pretty cool if you ask me. I have hurd that icelandic people can understand swedes more than we can understand you.
It’s the same with the pronunciation in Danish
@@Eclipse-mf6hc Danish and Swedish are very similar and also Norwegian. We are like sibblings, that always had fight through the historie. I like our northern countries ❤️
Her language is not more like ancient nordic in regards to the pronounciation of the gods names. Loke is just as ancient as Loki, if not more ancient. There used to be several 'accents' of old norse. East Old Norse and West Old Norse are the most famous ones. The E instead of I in Loke comes from East Old Norse which was spoken mostly in Sweden.
@@orms67 Okej visste inte det 🙂 Vet att de pratar mer åt fornnordiska i Korsnäs i Finland, vilket låter som svenska. Antar att du är svensk.
Workout Spirit samma med Oden och Odin
She: Rolled Rs
Me a Spanish speaker: IT’S MY TIME TO SHINE!
Me a french: *oh no... my worst nightmare*
Me, an Afrikaans South African:
RRRrrRRrRRrRRRRRRRRrRrr
Me, a Māori: RRrrRRrRRrrrRRrRRrrR
same I am Mexican and I can roll my rs
Spanish goes BRRRR, we can speak almost every language xD
I think this will help a bit with my plan to cover "my mother told me" in Old Norse, so I appreciate it!
Honestly you don't have to explain yourself, this is a video to share your knowledge about your language/culture. Great video bye the way :)