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- Collection: Resources for Old Norse Literature
Exercise: The Young SigurdExercises to prepare for a seminar on Sigurd
Guide to the classics: the Icelandic sagaA brief introduction to the Icelandic sagas.
Handout on 'The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Godi'A handout produced by Joanne Shortt Butler on the Old Norse literature topic of 'The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey’s Godi', including background reading,…
Handout: Ari Thorgilsson’s Book of the Icelanders and Icelandic IdentityA short handout produced by Joanne Shortt Butler on the topic of Ari Thorgilsson’s Book of the Icelanders and Icelandic Identity, including a short…
Handout: Beowulf and Grettis sagaA handout about Beowulf and Grettis saga, and the possible connection between the two.
Handout: Discussion Questions about Volsunga SagaA list of questions for discussion of Volsunga saga in a seminar
Handout: Germanic Death SongThe structure and form of Germanic death song.
Handout: Introduction to Heroic PoetryAn introduction to Germanic heroic poetry.
Handout: Ketils saga hængs and Gríms saga loðinkinnaHandout for a course on the Fornaldarsögur
Handout: Laxdœla sagaHandout on Laxdœla saga saga (The Saga of the People of Laxárdalr) by Joanne Shortt Butler, including extracts from the saga, a family tree and…
Handout: Preparation Sheet for discussion of Helgakviða Hundingsbana II and the Legend of SigmundrA preparation sheet detailing work to be done and questions to be considered when translating and analysing Helgakviða Hundingsbana II.
Handout: Runacy and LiteracyHandout for a seminar on the use of runes and literacy in Old Norse culture
Handout: The Archetypal Legend of LejreA handout about the place of Lejre.
Handout: The Asian Origins of Nordic CultureA handout for a course on Snorra Edda discussing Snorri's view that the Norse gods came from Asia.
Handout: THE ORIGINS OF SAGAS: COMPOSITION AND TRADITIONA handout produced by Joanne Shortt Butler on the origins of sagas: composition and tradition, including a timeline, extracts from sagas, and a…
Handout: The Two Main Manuscripts of the Poetic EddaA handout about the two main manuscripts that provide the texts of the Poetic Edda.
Icelandic Saga Map ProjectThe Icelandic Saga Map project has created an interactive map of the Icelandic sagas, linking places on the map to events in the sagas.
Icelandic Sagas OnlineThe Icelandic sagas with modern Icelandic spelling
International Saga Conference ArchiveArchive of papers given at International Saga Conferences since 1971
Modern Poets on Viking PoetryModern Poets on Viking Poetry is a cultural engagement scheme based at the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge. It is…