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Handout: The Two Main Manuscripts of the Poetic Edda
A handout about the two main manuscripts that provide the texts of the Poetic Edda.
Hávamál: The Wisdom of Odin (Totally Awesome History)
In this episode we take a look at the "Hávamál": a text written as part of the Poetic Edda in late 13th Century Iceland. Hávamál means "the Words of the High One"; the High One being Odin, chief of the Norse gods. Dig it!
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Horse-fights: The brutal entertainment of the Icelanders in the Middle Ages
Horse-fights are depicted in the Icelandic sagas as a form of entertainment. This article examines how horse-fights were conducted and what their cultural significance was.
In "Średniowiecze Polski i Powszechne" 5 (9), Katowice 2014, pp. 17-32
In "Średniowiecze Polski i Powszechne" 5 (9), Katowice 2014, pp. 17-32
Houses and domestic life in the Viking Age and medieval period: material perspectives from sagas and archaeology
This PhD thesis examines how houses were used in the Viking Age and medieval period, and compares archaeological evidence with the medieval Icelandic sagas.
Interactive Map of Dublin from Dublinia
An interactive map of Dublin with a slider allowing a view of the city development through the Viking and Medieval periods. Produced by Dublinia as part of their Online Learning Resources, and available for Primary Level and for Everyone.
Interior of the church ruins at Hvalsey
Photo by Ella Grødem - Visit Greenland
King Erik Street in Lerwick, Shetland
Many streets in central Lerwick are named after Scandinavian Kings, Queens and Saints, particularly from the medieval period. This sign probably refers to the thirteenth century Norwegian king Eiríkr Magnússon, who married princess Margaret of…
King Haakon Street in Lerwick, Shetland
This street sign probably refers to Hákon Hákonarson, King of Norway from 1217 to 1263. Many streets in central Lerwick are named after Scandinavian Kings, Queens and Saints, particularly from the medieval period.
Kulturhistorisk museum, Oslo
The website of the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo which includes a Viking section
Kulturminnesøk
A website for finding monuments in Norway
Lewis Chessman Berserker Model
A model of one of the Lewis Chessmen warder figures, bought in Stornoway in 2015.
Lewis Chessmen
The Lewis chessmen were found in 1831 at Uig on Lewis in the Hebrides. They were probably made in Trondheim, Norway in the late 12th or early 13th century. They are on display at the National Museum of Scotland
Life and Afterlife: Dealing with the Dead in the Viking Age
Professor Neil Price delivers the second of three lectures, September 26, 2012, focusing on the fundamental role that narrative, storytelling and dramatisation played in the mindset of the Viking Age (8th-11th centuries), occupying a crucial place…
Loft (Storehouse) from Telemark
A medieval storehouse from Telemark.
Lux illuxit laetabunda
Lux illuxit is a Gregorian chant from the 12th century. It is taken from the Office of St Olav and is thought to have been composed by Eystein Erlendsson.
Medieval Animal Data-Network
The international Medieval Animal Data-Network (MAD) was founded in 2005 at the Department of Medieval Studies at Central European University (Budapest) as an attempt to bring together multi-stranded intellectual thought concerning human-animal…
Medieval Farmhouse
A Norwegian farmhouse from the second half of the thirteenth century.
Medieval Lyre
A medieval lyre from c.1300. It has the same form as the lyre featured on the Hylestad church portal.
Medieval Oslo
The layout of part of medieval Oslo is shown with log walls one or two layers high and the cord roads in between them. This gives a sense of how narrow these streets could be.
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.