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Handout: Introduction to Heroic PoetryAn introduction to Germanic heroic poetry.
Powerpoint: Introduction to ÞiðrekssagaAn introduction to Þiðrekssaga.
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: Discussion Questions about Volsunga SagaA list of questions for discussion of Volsunga saga in a seminar
Handout: Beowulf and Grettis sagaA handout about Beowulf and Grettis saga, and the possible connection between the two.
Exercise: A Debate about Beowulf and Grettis SagaA class exercise involving a debate about whether Beowulf's fight with Grendel has an analogue in Grettir's fight with Glamr
Syllabus: Ancient Germanic Heroic LegendSyllabus for a course focused on Germanic heroic legends in Old Norse, Old English, Latin and Middle High German literature.
The Abbey of St Olav in TønsbergThe Abbey of St Olaf, the Viking saint, in Tønsberg. The photographs show the remains of the church attached to the abbey, and a bronze model of it.…
Tunsberghus FortressTunsberghus fortress was a royal castle and palace on top of Slottsfjellet in Tonsberg. The present remains are medieval, but there may have been a…
Statue of Prinsesse KristinaA statue of Prinsesse Kristina, daughter of Hakon Hakonsson and wife of Don Felipe, who was the brother of the Spanish king Alfonso X. She married him…
Translation of Völundarkviða into Spanish by Josefina TroncosoA translation into Spanish of the Old Norse poem Völundarkviða from the Poetic Edda by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year…
Translation of Völundarkviða by Josefina TroncosoA translation of the Old Norse poem Völundarkviða from the Poetic Edda by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year English student…
Translation of Hamðismál by Josefina TroncosoA translation of Hamðismál by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year English student at Durham University. Hamðismál is a heroic…
Course Syllabus: Religion and Mythology in the Viking AgeThis is the syllabus for a course on pre-Christian religion/s in the Viking Age, which I taught in the spring of 2014. It was part of a two-semester…
Placename - CarbostCarbost (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 Viking Age: History and Culture of the Medieval Scandinavian ExpansionThe syllabus for a course about the Vikings at undergraduate level.
Raiders, Traders and Explorers: A History of the Viking ExpansionA series of items for a six week introductory course about the Vikings, including lecture slides, reading lists and notes about the course.
Ship St. Gate, Dublin CastleView from inside the Ship St. gate in Dublin Castle, looking south towards Ship St. Barracks and the site of the church of St. Michael-le-Pole
Loft (Storehouse) from TelemarkA medieval storehouse from Telemark.
Medieval FarmhouseA Norwegian farmhouse from the second half of the thirteenth century.