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Handle for One of the Animal Head PostsThis handle fits into the slot on the head posts and would have enabled a person to carry it as part of a ceremony.
Handle found in the Oseberg BurialA handle with zoomorphic designs.
Handled Cup on display in Shetland Museum and ArchivesStone cup from Yell. Donated by Robert Tulloch, Lerwick. ARC 7540.
Handmade cushion with John Bauer Norse mythology imagesThis is a handmade cushion received by the contributor Alison Killilea. It is decorated with several images of Norse mythology by Swedish artist John…
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 on Gísla saga SúrssonarA handout produced by Rebecca Merkelbach to accompany an introductory lecture at Cambridge on Gísla saga Súrssonar (one of the Sagas of Icelanders…
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: Preparation Sheet on BeowulfA handout indicating what preparation students need to do for their study of Beowulf
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.