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Iron Shears and Other MetalworkIron shears and hooks of types that would have been used in the Viking Age.
FibulaeA selection of reproduction fibulae, some steel and some bronze.
Bronze Pendants of Various DesignsBronze pendants in the form of Thor's hammer, Viking ships and a face.
Steel PendantsPendants in the form of the Mammen Mask and Swords.
Bronze BraceletsBronze bracelets on sale at Tønsberg Viking Festival.
Bone Weaving TabletsBone tablets for tablet weaving. These would be used for weaving the braids that decorated the edges of Viking tunics.
Runic Credit Card NoticeThis leather faux-runic notice states that nordlysviking.com accepts credit cards. It says 'Vi tar kort' 'We accept credit cards'.
Lecture Slides: Introduction to Old Norse (Language)Slides from three lectures introducing undergraduate students to Old Norse, with the main points of grammar covered as well as exercises to accompany…
Reading list for essay question on Norse mythological material in BeowulfEssay Title: ‘The incorporation of Norse mythological material in Beowulf is nothing more than a random assortment of half-remembered stories.’…
Essay Question: How does Thomas Gray adapt his sources (Baldrs draumar and Darraðarljóð) in ‘The Descent of Odin’ and ‘The Fatal Sisters’?
Essay Question: Which aspects of Norse mythology are borrowed and adapted by J. R. R. Tolkien in the construction of Middle-earth?
Essay Question: What motivates Joanne Harris’s employment of Norse mythology in Runemarks, Runelight, and The Gospel of Loki?
Essay Title: ‘The primary value of eddic poetry and Snorri Sturluson’s Edda is located not in their aesthetic accomplishments but in their status as…
Essay Title: ‘There is ample evidence in the eddic corpus of a distinct genre of Odinic wisdom dialogue. The poems belonging to this genre are uniform…
Essay Question: How is the figure of the poet presented in the skáldasögur (Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa, Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar, Gunnlaugs saga…
Essay Question: Why do the authors of the skáldasögur (Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa, Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar, Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu, Hallfreðar…
Essay Question: To what extent do the authors of Gísla saga Súrssonar and Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar critique Icelandic law and the sentence of…
Essay Question: What are the major differences between the telling of the legend of the Vǫlsungar in eddic poetry and that in Vǫlsunga saga?
Essay Question: How is the figure of the hero presented in Ǫrvar-Odds saga?
Essay Question: How are mythological stories depicted in Bragi Boddason’s Ragnarsdrápa?