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- Collection: Resources for Old Norse Literature
Powerpoint: The Manuscript Tradition of SkáldskaparmálPowerpoint slideshow introducing the manuscript tradition of Skáldskaparmál.
Völuspá: Introduction and Readings (Old Norse & English)Völuspá is one of the most important poems in the Poetic Edda, and the most well-known account of the beginning and end of the world (Ragnarok) in…
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…
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: 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: 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…
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.
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,…
Translation of Völundarkviða by Josefina TroncosoA translation of the Old Norse poem Völundarkviða from the Poetic Edda by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year English student…
Translation of Völundarkviða into Spanish by Josefina TroncosoA translation into Spanish of the Old Norse poem Völundarkviða from the Poetic Edda by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year…
Review: 'Women in Old Norse Society' and 'Old Norse Images of Women' by Jenny JochensOn pp. 89-91, a review of:
Jochens, J., 1995 'Women in Old Norse Society' (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press)
Jochens, J., 1996 'Old Norse…
Guide to the classics: the Icelandic sagaA brief introduction to the Icelandic sagas.
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…
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…
Ólafs saga helgaThe text of St Olaf's saga in modern Icelandic
Recordings of Old Norse texts by Óskar Guðlaugsson (hyperlinks)Recordings of the following can be accessed on this page: Vellekla Ragnarsdrápa Krákumál Egill Skallagrímsson Other texts…
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…
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…
Blog: Everyday MonstrosityA blog that is primarily about monsters, but with reference to the author's research into monsters in the Icelandic sagas.
Concordance to the Proverbs and Proverbial Materials in the Old Icelandic SagasA compilation of proverbs and proverbial matter in Old Norse literature.