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An Icelandic-English Dictionary by Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson
An Icelandic-English dictionary, based on the ms. collections of the late Richard Cleasby. Enl. and completed by Gudbrand Vigfússon. With an introduction and life of Richard Cleasby by George Webbe Dasent.Download the dictionary from…
Lecture notes on Gísla saga Súrssonar
Notes produced by Rebecca Merkelbach for an introductory lecture at Cambridge on Gísla saga Súrssonar (one of the Sagas of Icelanders dealing with the outlaw Gísli ).
Handout on Gísla saga Súrssonar
A handout produced by Rebecca Merkelbach to accompany an introductory lecture at Cambridge on Gísla saga Súrssonar (one of the Sagas of Icelanders dealing the outlaw figure Gísli).
Brooches and Smokkr: A Viking Paper Doll
A printable Viking paper doll with clothes and accessories that can be cut out and coloured in.
Norges Historie: Vikingtiden
Supplementary resources for the book Norges Historie: en innføring
The Vikings - A Short Educational FIlm
A short educational video about the Vikings done as a project for a Western Civilization class.
Recordings of Old Norse texts by Óskar Guðlaugsson (hyperlinks)
Recordings of the following can be accessed on this page: Vellekla Ragnarsdrápa Krákumál Egill Skallagrímsson Other texts are read as part of the lessons. Access here
The Vikings - In a nutshell
Vikings, Norse seafarers who left their homelands in Scandinavia to raid, trade, explore, and settle in wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic islands, from the late 8th to the mid-11th centuries. Learn it all in a Nutshell.
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Vikingar! Experience
Vikingar! is an interactive experience about the Vikings, offering educational tours as well as general visits.
Vikings Voyagers exhibition at Falmouth featuring PAS finds.
This exhibition is a partnership with the British Museum, featuring some stunning Viking objects and highlighting the importance of Cornwall to the Vikings. It's a very hands on, family friendly exhibition and runs until January 2017. A selection of…
The Vikings for Kids
A website with numerous resources for teaching younger children about the Vikings
A New Introduction to Old Norse (Grammar, Reader and Glossary) (Hyperlink)
The New Introduction to Old Norse Series includes a Grammar, Reader and Glossary.
Barnes, Michael. 2008.A New Introduction to Old Norse: Part 1 - Grammar. 3rd edn.London: VSNR.http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/NION-1.pdf
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Menota - Medieval Nordic Text Archive
Menota is a network of archives, libraries and research departments working with medieval texts and manuscript facsimilies. The website links to numerous resources related to this topic.
The Vikings in Britain
Basic information about the Vikings
Course Syllabus: Religion and Mythology in the Viking Age
This is the syllabus for a course on pre-Christian religion/s in the Viking Age, which I taught in the spring of 2014. It was part of a two-semester 'valgfag' programme at Aarhus University titled "Viking Studies", so the students (drawn from a range…
Experiment with the Vikings
A comprehensive collection of activities that help to incorporate STEM into your Vikings topic. This resource links directly to various topics, including; Vikings' everyday life; weapons and warfare; travel and trade; and how modern day…
Viking Lands Map from Layers of Learning Initiative
A print out and colour in map of the Viking World from the Layers of Learning initiative, which is a homeschool curriculum company and produces several free-to-share educational resources for children. A PDF can be downloaded at their website.
TV: Norsk Historie
Norsk historie, sesong 1, episode 2: Nordmennenes land - 800-1270
Handout on 'The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Godi'
A handout produced by Joanne Shortt Butler on the Old Norse literature topic of 'The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Godi', including background reading, questions to think about, and a glossary of terms and letters.