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Words on Words: The Viking Berserker
A blog post about the meaning of Old Norse 'berserkr'.
Saga Thing: Nicknames
Saga Thing has collected a selection of nicknames from the sagas that they have discussed. Old Norse nicknames could often be less than complimentary, frequently scurrilous, and were always given, never self-imposed. The giving of a nickname could be…
Sofie Vanherpen's Blog
Items from Sofie Vanherpen's Blog centred around her PhD-project on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)úðga Ketilsdóttir (9th Century).
Pre-Christian Religions of the North: Sources Database
Pre-Christian Religions of the North is an international project to document the mythology and religious practices of early Scandinavia and Germanic Europe. The Sources Database brings together resources related to the project.
International Saga Conference Archive
Archive of papers given at International Saga Conferences since 1971
The Old Lay of Biarki
This is a translation of Bjarkamál in fornu which was sung by the skald Thormod before the battle of Stiklestad.
Viking Society for Northern Research Web Publications
Digital copies of publications produced by the Viking Society for Northern Research, including 'Saga Book' vols. I–XXXVIII, 'A New Introduction to Old Norse', a number of significant texts in translation, and various other articles, essays, and…
Blog: Norse and Viking Blogspot
A blog discussing Viking-related themes from Viqueen
Icelandic Sagas Online
The Icelandic sagas with modern Icelandic spelling
Blog post: Tweeting 30 Icelandic romances in 30 days #riddarasaga
Sheryl McDonald Werronen tweeted 30 riddarasögur (courtly romances) over the course of 30 days. This blog post links to storifies of the tweets so you can catch up on them all easily.