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Handout: Preparation Sheet on Beowulf
A handout indicating what preparation students need to do for their study of Beowulf
Handout: Introduction to Heroic Poetry
An introduction to Germanic heroic poetry.
Handout: The Archetypal Legend of Lejre
A handout about the place of Lejre.
Powerpoint: The Young Sigurd
Presentation about Sigurd the Dragonslayer and the sources for his deeds.
Exercise: The Young Sigurd
Exercises to prepare for a seminar on Sigurd
Handout: The Two Main Manuscripts of the Poetic Edda
A handout about the two main manuscripts that provide the texts of the Poetic Edda.
Katt i bärnsten
This amber cat was found at Birka in Sweden. It is about 3cm long and looks like a sitting cat.
Birkaportalen
Birkaportalen gathers together a range of resources about Viking Age Birka and Hovgården.
Hurstwic: Building a Viking-age Turf House
Hurstwic recently traveled to Iceland to shoot our next film, “The Final Battle of Grettir the Strong”. The saga hero Grettir, and his brother Illugi, lived on the remote island of Drangey about 1000 years ago. There, they were attacked and…
Translation of Hamðismál by Josefina Troncoso
A translation of Hamðismál by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year English student at Durham University. Hamðismál is a heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that finishes the cycle about Guðrun and Sigurðr.
Review: 'Women in Old Norse Society' and 'Old Norse Images of Women' by Jenny Jochens
On pp. 89-91, a review of:
Jochens, J., 1995 'Women in Old Norse Society' (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press)
Jochens, J., 1996 'Old Norse Images of Women' (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press)
Jochens, J., 1995 'Women in Old Norse Society' (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press)
Jochens, J., 1996 'Old Norse Images of Women' (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press)
Site of Viking Age boat burial at Scar, Sanday, Orkney
A small sign marking the location of the Viking Age boat burial near Scar, on the north coast of Sanday, Orkney. Excavated in November/December 1991 and published in Olwyn Owen and Magnar Dalland, Scar: A Viking Boat Burial on Sanday, Orkney, 2000.
Silver ring with Thor's hammer in the Hedeby Viking Museum
Thor's hammer was made from silver and it is ornamented with circles (on both sites) and with cross (on one side). It was discovered in settlement in Hedeby/Haithabu.
Hilt of the Busdorf Sword
Hilt of the one from three swords, which were found in Busdorf (Germany) situated in the west of Hedeby. This sword belong to the type S according to Petersen classification (Petersen J. 1919. De Norske Vikingesverd. En typologisk-kronologisk studie…
Miniature Anchor
Miniature anchor from Hedeby exhibited in the Viking Museum Haithabu, Germany.
Amber Thor's hammer
Amber Thor's hammer from Hedeby. It is currently exhibited in the Viking Museum Haithabu.
Silver Oval Brooch from Hedeby
One of two unique silver oval brooches from chamber grave 5 from eastern part of southern cemetery in Hedeby. This brooch is covered with filigree ornamentation.
Golden pendant with Terslev motif from Hedeby
One from two golden pendants with Terslev motif from chamber grave 5 from eastern part of southern cemetery in Hedeby.
The pendant (or clothing appliqué) from Hedeby
The bronze pendant (or clothing appliqué) has been found in trade emporium in Hedeby / Haithabu.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
Thor's hammer mould from Hedeby
Soapstone Thor's hammer mould has been found in trade emporium in Hedeby / Haithabu.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.