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This is a short video to introduce MOIRAI's latest concert project on the Old Norse poetic Edda. More information can be found here: http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en

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This popular website, run by writer Dan McCoy, intends to provide "reliable, well-documented information on the fascinating mythology and religion of the Norse/Germanic peoples." It has a section on learning Old Norse.

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The website of Moirai, an ensemble founded in Reykjavik in 2015, which specializes in the music of the Early and High Middle Ages, and "focuses on the female figures in the Edda songs. The story of the cursed Rhinegold is told mostly from the…

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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

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A comprehensive Old Norse online course from the University of Texas at Austin, produced by Todd B. Krause and Jonathan Slocum. It is divided into lessons, and covers the main points of Old Norse grammar, as well as reading practice. Access at…

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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 Faulkes, Anthony,…

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An digitised, online, searchable version of the Geir T. Zoëga, 'A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic' (1910) by http://norse.ulver.com/

Types of Abbreviations in Old Norse Manuscripts.pdf
A handout discussing the various abbreviations used in Old Norse manuscripts.

Old Icelandic to English Dictionaries guidance.pdf
Guidance on dictionaries for translating Old Norse/Old Icelandic to English, including online dictionaries.

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Carbost (Gaelic: Càrrabost) at Loch Harport is the home of the Talisker distillery, but more importantly is a Norse place name on the Isle of Skye. The name is thought to mean Brushwood Farm or Copse Farm from ON kjarr 'copse, brushwood, fen or…

Gripir for website.mp3
Short clip of a performance of 'Grípisspá' (Grípir's Prophecy) by the ensemble Moirai (Hanna Marti vocals, and Mara Winter, flute and vocals). Moirai, founded in Reykjavik in 2015,specializes in the music of the Early and High…

Brynhild Hel Website.mp3
A performance of the Eddic Poem 'Helreið Brynhildar' (Brynhild's Ride to Hel) by the ensemble Moirai (Hanna Marti vocals, and Mara Winter, flute and vocals). Moirai, founded in Reykjavik in 2015,specializes in the music of the Early and High…

The Thunderclap Ballad.pdf
An edition and translation of the Eddic poemÞrymskviða ('The Thunderclap Ballad'), detailing the theft and recovery of Thor's hammer, ed. and trans. Richard North. The edition and translation is excerpted fromThe Longman Anthology of Old…
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