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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…
Words on Words: The Viking BerserkerA blog post about the meaning of Old Norse 'berserkr'.
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…
The Viking Answer LadyThe Viking Answer Lady is a popular website that began life as a series of articles for the newsletter of the Barony of Bjornsborg, a branch of the…
Voluspa 1-4 Poetic Edda Recital in Old Norse with Throat SingingRecital in Old Norse from the original Edda text, Voluspa (The Sibyls Prophecy or Divination of the Witch), a Heathen, Viking Age, Old Norse Poem on…
Völuspá by Sveinbjörn BeinteinssonThis is the opening poem of the Poetic Edda, chanted in a style influenced by rímur tradition by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, allsherjargoði (very roughly…