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Common accents in Old Norse and how to use them in MS Word/WindowsA handy reference produced by Joanne Shortt Butler giving the common accents in ON, and the shortcuts for using them in MS Word.
Educational Resource: Skaldic Poetry: A Short IntroductionA 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…
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…
Edition: Hrafnagaldur Óðins (Forspjallsljóð) Annette Lassen (2011)A scholarly edition of the late Eddic (or Eddic-style) poem 'Hrafnagaldur Óðins' (Odin's Raven Spell) by Annette Lassen, for the Viking Society for…
Blog: Everyday MonstrosityA blog that is primarily about monsters, but with reference to the author's research into monsters in the Icelandic sagas.
Guide to the classics: the Icelandic sagaA brief introduction to the Icelandic sagas.
Article: Outlaws, trolls and berserkers: meet the hero-monsters of the Icelandic sagasRebecca Merkelbach on outlaws, trolls and berserkers in the Icelandic sagas. This article considers how different types of characters in the sagas are…
Thesis: 'How can his word be trusted?': speaker and authority in Old Norse wisdom poetrySchorn's thesis on Old Norse wisdom poetry. The thesis is downloadable at the link for this item.
Citation:
Schorn, B. E. (2012). 'How can his…
Thesis: Berserkr in Old Norse and Icelandic LiteratureBreen'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…
Tekster fra Danmarks middelalder 1100-1515 – På dansk og latinWebstedet Studér Middelalder På Nettet indeholder danske tekster fra middelalderen i tekstkritiske udgaver. Materialet dækker: perioden ca. 1100-1515;…
Viking Society for Northern Research Web PublicationsDigital copies of publications produced by the Viking Society for Northern Research, including 'Saga Book' vols. I–XXXVIII, 'A New Introduction to Old…
The Old Lay of BiarkiThis is a translation of Bjarkamál in fornu which was sung by the skald Thormod before the battle of Stiklestad.
Bjarkamál in fornuThe poem Bjarkamál in fornu in Old Norse, Danish and Swedish.
Ólafs saga helgaThe text of St Olaf's saga in modern Icelandic
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.
Blog post: Tweeting 30 Icelandic romances in 30 days #riddarasagaSheryl McDonald Werronen tweeted 30 riddarasögur (courtly romances) over the course of 30 days. This blog post links to storifies of the tweets so you…
Blog post: The Battle of Stamford BridgeA Clerk of Oxford writes about the battle of Stamford Bridge and its description in Hemings þáttr.
Concordance to the Proverbs and Proverbial Materials in the Old Icelandic SagasA compilation of proverbs and proverbial matter in Old Norse literature.
Wiki: HeimskringlaHeimskringla is an online collection of Old Norse source material.
Triquetra - Illuminating York 2013 - Clifford’s Tower (Hyperlink)The history of three Viking kings (Harald Bluetooth, Sweyn Forkbeard, Cnut the Great) told using sound and video projection mapping as a Son et…