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Snorra Edda: Seminar Questions - The Prologue and GylfaginningSeminar questions for the second part of a course on Snorra Edda. This session focuses on the Prologue and Gylfaginning
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.
Powerpoint: Gylfaginning and Vernacular TraditionsPowerpoint for Snorra Edda course. It illustrates the links between Gylfaginning and other texts.
Snorra Edda: Seminar Questions - The Fictions and Narrative of GylfaginningSeminar questions relating to the role of trickery in Gylfaginning.
Snorra Edda: Seminar Questions - Myth and Snorra EddaSeminar questions about the role of myth and mythology in Snorra Edda.
Snorra Edda: Seminar Questions - Two Myths of MisallianceSeminar questions about the role of misalliance in Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál and Skírnismál with specific reference to Njörðr and Freyr.
Powerpoint: Introduction to HáttatalA Powerpoint slideshow introducing Háttatal.
Snorra Edda: SyllabusThe syllabus for a course on Snorra Edda
Powerpoint: The Manuscript Tradition of SkáldskaparmálPowerpoint slideshow introducing the manuscript tradition of Skáldskaparmál.
Replica Viking ship 'Aslak' photographed at Rørvig HarbourA 30m replica ship based on the ninth or tenth-century Ladby ship burial in the Roskilde Fjord. It was reconstructed by Viking Tours. The boat can be…
The Sea Stallion (Havhingsten) Reconstructed Viking Ship in Rørvig HarbourHavhingsten fra Glendalough (The Sea Stallion from Glendalough) is an accurate reconstruction of the largest of the Skuldelev ships (Skuldelev 2), a…
Reconstructed Viking Ship 'Freja Byrding' photographed near LundeborgThe Freja Byrdingis an accurate reconstruction of Skuldelev 3, discovered in the Roskilde Fjord barrier and housed in the Viking Ship Museum in…
Reconstructed Viking Ship 'Helge Ask' photographed off the west coast of SwedenThe Helge Ask is an accurate reconstruction of the 17.5 meter warship Skuldelev 5, discovered in the Roskilde Fjord along with several other Viking…
Video Game: GauntletGauntlet was an eighties video game of dungeon exploration involving killing monsters and taking treasure. The game featured four playable characters,…
Reconstructed Viking Ship 'Ottar' photographed at the Viking Ship Museum, RoskildeOttar is a reconstruction of Skuldelev 1, an ocean-going cargo vessel from c. 1030 discovered in the Roskilde Fjord barrier along with several other…
Prow decoration on the Sea Stallion from GlendaloughThis prow decoration is a replica of a tenth or eleventh century bronze 'weather vane' from S
Sleeping arrangements on the Sea Stallion reconstructed Viking ShipThe crew of approx. 65 would have slept in shifts on longer journeys, in rather cramped conditions as pictured here onboard Havhingsten in 2013! For…
Ballast in the hold of the Sea Stallion reconstructed Viking ShipThe Vikings used large stones as ballast in Viking ships, a practice still common in traditional boats in Norway. For more information see…
Detail of the clinker-built construction of the Sea Stallion reconstructed Viking shipViking ships were clinker built, with the strakes overlapping and joined by clinch (or clinker) nails allowing for a degree of flexibility in the…
The reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion' at HöganäsHavhingsten (The Sea Stallion) Viking ship in harbour at Höganäs