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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 '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…
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…
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…
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…
Powerpoint: The Manuscript Tradition of SkáldskaparmálPowerpoint slideshow introducing the manuscript tradition of Skáldskaparmál.
Snorra Edda: SyllabusThe syllabus for a course on Snorra Edda
Powerpoint: Introduction to HáttatalA Powerpoint slideshow introducing Háttatal.
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.
Snorra Edda: Seminar Questions - Myth and Snorra EddaSeminar questions about the role of myth and mythology in Snorra Edda.
Snorra Edda: Seminar Questions - The Fictions and Narrative of GylfaginningSeminar questions relating to the role of trickery in Gylfaginning.
Powerpoint: Gylfaginning and Vernacular TraditionsPowerpoint for Snorra Edda course. It illustrates the links between Gylfaginning and other texts.
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.
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
Snorra Edda: Seminar Questions - Introduction and OverviewSeminar questions for the first part of a course on Snorra Edda
Replica Viking ship 'Nidhug', photographed at the 'Kongens Togt' festivalA 2/3 sized replica touring ship based on the Norwegian Gokstad ship (c. 900), and produced by Viking Tours. The boat can be sailed but also has a…
Sigurd and Fafnir (1906) by Hermann HendrichPainting of Sigurd and the dragon Fafnir by German painter Hermann Hendrich, part of his series based on scenes from Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.…
Review: Berserker: Hell's WarriorA review of the film Berseker: Hell's Warrior. The film is about a Viking cursed to be reborn whenever he dies, and features vampiric Valkyries whose…
Monty Python - Spam (featuring Vikings!)The origin of SPAM.
A clip from Monty Python's Flying Circus involving spam-loving vikings with horned helmets!
Storynory: The Punishment of LokiStorynory is a website with audio stories for children, including stories about the Norse gods, such as this one about Loki. The language of the site…