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MOIRAI - Blood treasure, woven fates - TrailerThis is a short video to introduce MOIRAI's latest concert project on the Old Norse poetic Edda. More information can be found here:…
Burning Desires: Vikings in Britain and Ireland 750-1100Course poster and essay questions for the Burning Desires course at the University of Nottingham. this exhibit gives you an idea of the coverage of…
The structure of Bósa sagaA task sheet for students to help them analyse the structure of Bósa saga
Handout: Ketils saga hængs and Gríms saga loðinkinnaHandout for a course on the Fornaldarsögur
Syllabus: Fornaldarsögur CourseThe syllabus for a course on the Fornaldarsögur.
Bibliography, Research and Translation Aids for Old Norse PhilologyA list of bibliography, research and translation aids for Old Norse philology.
Old Icelandic to English Dictionaries GuidanceGuidance on dictionaries for translating Old Norse/Old Icelandic to English, including online dictionaries.
Map of the Viking World with Norse placenamesA map of the Viking world as named by (or as known to) the Norse peoples. Whilst the names are not entirely accurate (and include a few not recorded…
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…
Old Norse-Icelandic Grammar: A basic courseA short introduction to Old Norse-Icelandic grammar.
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: 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: 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 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,…
Shortcut for hooked-o and long hooked-oA handy shortcut for the characters hooked-o and long hooked-o, produced by Joanne Shortt Butler. The characters can be cut and pasted into Word…
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.
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…
Old Norwegian Languagethis is an example of Old Norwegian as it was around 1255. It is again Arne Torp who made the video, check out his website…
The Chaucer StudioThe Chaucer Studio is a non-profit organisation that recordings of medieval literature. The catalogue includes readings of Old Norse literature.
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…