Vikings and other early Germanic peoples celebrated a holiday called Jól (in Old Norse) or Yule (in English). This video looks at the real surviving evidence for what actually happened at Yule celebrations in Viking times, featuring a guest fly-by by Muninn in the first few seconds. Gleðileg jól! 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 and translator of Old Norse, Modern Icelandic, and Norwegian. Visit JacksonWCrawford.com (includes a linked list of all videos). Latest FAQs: https://youtu.be/MmyDbAmLRyA (updated Nov. 2018). Music © I See Hawks in L.A., courtesy of the artist. Visit http://www.iseehawks.com/ Logos by Elizabeth Porter (snowbringer at gmail). Jackson Crawford’s Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/norsebysw Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624663567 Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Poetic-Edda-Audiobook/1982597550?qid=1542115406 Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Saga of the Volsungs: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1624666337 Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Saga-of-the-Volsungs-Audiobook/B07L44HRNH