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Educational Resource: Skaldic Poetry: A Short Introduction

A useful introductory essay on Skaldic Poetry by Dr Debbie Potts, produced as part of the 'Modern Poets on Viking Poetry' Project and hosted by ASNC…

Tekster fra Danmarks middelalder 1100-1515 – På dansk og latin

Webstedet Studér Middelalder På Nettet indeholder danske tekster fra middelalderen i tekstkritiske udgaver. Materialet dækker: perioden ca. 1100-1515;…

Völuspá by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson

This is the opening poem of the Poetic Edda, chanted in a style influenced by rímur tradition by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, allsherjargoði (very roughly…

Blog post: The Battle of Stamford Bridge

A Clerk of Oxford writes about the battle of Stamford Bridge and its description in Hemings þáttr.

Icelandic Saga Map Project

The Icelandic Saga Map project has created an interactive map of the Icelandic sagas, linking places on the map to events in the sagas.

Review: 'Cold Counsel: Women in Old Norse Literature and Mythology. A Collection of Essays' ed. by Sarah Anderson and Karen Swenson

Review of Anderson, S. and Swenson, K. (eds), 2002 'Cold Counsel: Women in Old Norse Literature and Mythology. A Collection of Essays' (London and New…

Thesis: Berserkr in Old Norse and Icelandic Literature

Breen's PhD thesis on the Old Norse berserkr. The thesis itself is not available to view online but the link provides details of how to view…

Performance: Hrafnagaldur Óðins (Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir)

Hrafnagaldur Óðins is a late-medieval or early modern Icelandic Eddic-style poem, which was considered by early editors to be part of the Eddic…

MOIRAI - Blood treasure, woven fates - Trailer

This is a short video to introduce MOIRAI's latest concert project on the Old Norse poetic Edda. More information can be found here:…

Audio: Hanna Marti and Mara Winter Performing the Eddic Poem 'Helreið Brynhildar'

A performance of the Eddic Poem 'Helreið Brynhildar' (Brynhild's Ride to Hel) by the ensemble Moirai (Hanna Marti vocals, and Mara Winter, flute…

Audio: Extract of a Performance of 'Grípisspá' (Grípir's Prophecy) by Hanna Marti and Mara Winter

Short clip of a performance of 'Grípisspá' (Grípir's Prophecy) by the ensemble Moirai (Hanna Marti vocals, and Mara Winter, flute…

Syllabus: Fornaldarsögur Course

The syllabus for a course on the Fornaldarsögur.

Handout: Ketils saga hængs and Gríms saga loðinkinna

Handout 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

Characteristics of Orally-Based Thought and Expression

A discussion of oral tradition and its characteristics.

Handout: Germanic Death Song

The structure and form of Germanic death song.

Syllabus: Oral Tradition

The syllabus for a course on oral tradition as related to Old Norse literature.

Handout: Runacy and Literacy

Handout for a seminar on the use of runes and literacy in Old Norse culture

Exercise: A Debate about Beowulf and Grettis Saga

A class exercise involving a debate about whether Beowulf's fight with Grendel has an analogue in Grettir's fight with Glamr

Handout: Beowulf and Grettis saga

A handout about Beowulf and Grettis saga, and the possible connection between the two.