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Project: Stories for all time: The Icelandic fornaldarsögur
Stories for all time is a research project based at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Nordic research (Nordisk Forskningsinstitut). It aims to survey the transmission history of the Fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda or legendary sagas.
The Völsunga Saga [Audio]
"The Saga of the Volsungs" is one of the truly great Icelandic sagas. Composed sometime in the twelfth or thirteenth century by an unknown author, it is the story of Sigurd the dragon-slayer. Filled with elements of Norse mythology and great human…
Article: Thora Town-Hart, Ragnar Lothbrok's Forgotten Wife
A short article about Thora Town-Hart, the daughter of Herrauðr, a legendary Jarl (Earl) of Götaland.
Germanic Mythology: Texts, Translations, Scholarship
A website with translations and texts relating to Old Norse literature and Norse mythology. The website primarily links to other websites, but it does also include original material.
Syllabus: Fornaldarsögur Course
The syllabus for a course on the Fornaldarsögur.
The structure of Bósa saga
A task sheet for students to help them analyse the structure of Bósa saga
Handout: Discussion Questions about Volsunga Saga
A list of questions for discussion of Volsunga saga in a seminar
Conference Presentation: Matthew Driscoll, ‘ Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur’
Matthew Driscoll (University of Copenhagen/Ulster University), ‘ Stories for all time: The Icelandic Fornaldarsögur’. Chaired by Orla Murphy. Presentation at the IRC-Funded Conference ''Rediscovering the Vikings', UCC, 25 Nov. 2016.