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  • Tags: Laxdæla saga

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From Laxdæla Saga: "Guðrún was dressed in a kirtle of rám-stuff, and a tight-fitting woven bodice, a high bent coif on her head, and she had tied a scarf round her with dark-blue stripes, and fringed at the ends. Helgi Harðbeinsson went up to…

Week 7 lecture handout Laxdœla saga.pdf
Handout on Laxdœla saga saga (The Saga of the People of Laxárdalr) by Joanne Shortt Butler, including extracts from the saga, a family tree and reading list.

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Items from Sofie Vanherpen's Blog centred around her PhD-project on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)úðga Ketilsdóttir (9th Century).

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A book review of the modern take on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)úðga's story entitled 'Audssoga om "Aud den Djuptenkte." En historisk roman' by Anders Syltevik.

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Book Review of Sophie Rogge-Börner’s Von nordischen Frauen, Königen und Bauern (‘Of Nordic Women, Kings and Peasants’) and Gisela Wenz-Hartmann’s Lebensbilder germanischer Frauen (‘Portraits of Germanic Women’) with special attention to…

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Book Review of "Urmutter Unn. Geschriften um altnordische Frauen" ('Foremother Unn. History of an Old-Norse woman') by Lydia Kath.

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Book review of Alan Boucher’s "The Land Seekers" which is a modern twist on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)uðga's story told from the point of view of her grandson and his friend.

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Blog post about modern adaptations of Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)úðga's story to song and theatre plays by the Norwegian Tone Holte and her group Lyra fra Norden.

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If an episode of the BBC series “Who do you think you are?” was devoted to Auðr djúpúðga (‘deep-minded’), where would the journey lead to? A short essay on Auðr djúpúðga (‘deep-minded’).

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A discussion of the naming of ships in medieval and modern times after the Viking Age woman Auður djúpúðga in Iceland.
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