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Handout: Runacy and Literacy
Handout for a seminar on the use of runes and literacy in Old Norse culture
Syllabus: Oral Tradition
The syllabus for a course on oral tradition as related to Old Norse literature.
Handout: Germanic Death Song
The structure and form of Germanic death song.
Characteristics of Orally-Based Thought and Expression
A discussion of oral tradition and its characteristics.
The structure of Bósa saga
A task sheet for students to help them analyse the structure of Bósa saga
Handout: Ketils saga hængs and Gríms saga loðinkinna
Handout for a course on the Fornaldarsögur
Syllabus: Fornaldarsögur Course
The syllabus for a course on the Fornaldarsögur.
Bibliography, Research and Translation Aids for Old Norse Philology
A list of bibliography, research and translation aids for Old Norse philology.
Old Icelandic to English Dictionaries Guidance
Guidance on dictionaries for translating Old Norse/Old Icelandic to English, including online dictionaries.
Viking Queen Rose
The Viking Queen is a winter hardy climber rose bred by the University of Minnesota.
Statue of Ansgar outside Ribe Cathedral
Satue of Ansgar by artist Hein Heinsen, outside Ribe Cathedral. Ansgar (801-65) was a German missionary (later Archbishop of Hamburg, and later canonised) who was given permission to build the first church in Ribe by King Horik. He is known as the…
Branding: York Beer and Cider Festival 2016
York Beer and Cider Festival is being marketed with a Viking in a horned helmet called Beerwulf.
Blog: Stones Ingrained
A blog about early medieval art, and especially sculpture.
Viking Shop Gifts Collectibles, Niagara-on-the-Lake
A gift shop in Niagara-on-the-Lake, with a dragon-prowed viking ship as a logo. The connection with the Vikings is unclear.
The Vikings in Cleveland (LMF 4)
A booklet produced by PhD students working in the Cleveland Team of the Languages, Myths and Finds Project.
Conference Presentation: Heather O’Donoghue, 'The One that Got Away in Old Norse Myth, the Work of Hugh MacDiarmid and Moby-Dick’
Heather O’Donoghue (University of Oxford), ‘“By jings, it’s a whopper!”: The One that Got Away in Old Norse Myth, the Work of Hugh MacDiarmid and Moby-Dick’. Chaired by Sarah Baccianti. Presentation at the IRC-Funded Conference…
Facebook Group: Viking Lands: Tours and Tourism
A Facebook group for those interested in the Vikings, focusing on tours, tourism and photography. Run by Heather D. Linnett
Facebook Group: Viking Lands: A History of Exploration
A Facebook group for those interested in the Vikings. The site is run by Heather D. Linnett.
M/S "HOLGER DANSKE" på Oslo Havn / The Danish Ship 'Holger Danske' in Oslo Harbour
Ship named after the legendary Danish hero Holger Danske, and photographed here in port in Olso.
Valhalla's Goat - Shop
The influence of the Vikings gets everywhere. Valhalla's Goat is a shop in Glasgow that takes its name from Norse myth