Odin’s Title “Allfather“ (Alfǫðr)

Our Old Norse sources often call Odin “Alfǫðr,“ but there is a chance that this did not originally mean “Allfather.“ Dr. Jackson Crawford is Instructor of Nordic Studies and Nordic Program Coordinator at the University of Colorado Boulder (formerly UC Berkeley and UCLA). He is a historical linguist and an experienced teacher of Old Norse, Modern Icelandic, and Norwegian. Visit (includes a linked list of all videos). Music © I See Hawks in L.A., courtesy of the artist. Visit Logo by Elizabeth Porter (snowbringer at gmail). Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda: Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok: Jackson Crawford’s Patreon page: