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Handout: Runacy and Literacy
Handout for a seminar on the use of runes and literacy in Old Norse culture
Syllabus: Oral Tradition
The syllabus for a course on oral tradition as related to Old Norse literature.
Handout: Germanic Death Song
The structure and form of Germanic death song.
Characteristics of Orally-Based Thought and Expression
A discussion of oral tradition and its characteristics.
The structure of Bósa saga
A task sheet for students to help them analyse the structure of Bósa saga
Handout: Ketils saga hængs and Gríms saga loðinkinna
Handout for a course on the Fornaldarsögur
Syllabus: Fornaldarsögur Course
The syllabus for a course on the Fornaldarsögur.
Bibliography, Research and Translation Aids for Old Norse Philology
A list of bibliography, research and translation aids for Old Norse philology.
Old Icelandic to English Dictionaries Guidance
Guidance on dictionaries for translating Old Norse/Old Icelandic to English, including online dictionaries.
Northmen: A Viking Saga - Lesson Plan
A lesson plan using the film 'Northmen: A Viking Saga' as the basis for a series of lessons and exercises about the Vikings.
Powerpoint: Runes and Vikings
A powerpoint presentation aimed at first-year undergraduates. it introduces the use and misuse of runes.
Reading list for essay question on mythological stories in Bragi Boddason’s Ragnarsdrápa
Essay Question: How are mythological stories depicted in Bragi Boddason’s Ragnarsdrápa?
Reading list for essay question on the figure of the hero in Ǫrvar-Odds saga
Essay Question: How is the figure of the hero presented in Ǫrvar-Odds saga?
Reading list for essay question on the legend of the Vǫlsungar and its sources
Essay Question: What are the major differences between the telling of the legend of the Vǫlsungar in eddic poetry and that in Vǫlsunga saga?
Reading list for essay question on the role of poetry in the skáldasögur
Essay Question: Why do the authors of the skáldasögur (Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa, Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar, Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu, Hallfreðar saga, and Kormáks saga) incorporate poetry in their sagas?
Reading list for essay question on the figure of the poet presented in the skáldasögur
Essay Question: How is the figure of the poet presented in the skáldasögur (Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa, Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar, Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu, Hallfreðar saga, and Kormáks saga)?
Reading list for essay question on Eddic poetry and Odinic wisdom dialogue
Essay Title: ‘There is ample evidence in the eddic corpus of a distinct genre of Odinic wisdom dialogue. The poems belonging to this genre are uniform in their themes and formulaic in their execution.’ Discuss.
Reading list for essay question on eddic poetry and Snorri Sturluson
Essay Title: ‘The primary value of eddic poetry and Snorri Sturluson’s Edda is located not in their aesthetic accomplishments but in their status as mythological sources.’ Discuss.
Reading list for essay question on Joanne Harris and Norse sources
Essay Question: What motivates Joanne Harris’s employment of Norse mythology in Runemarks, Runelight, and The Gospel of Loki?