Introduction to Old Norse grammar and study of standardized and non-standardized texts. An introduction to metre is also given, beginning with the Eddaic and skaldic poems in the original language.

This course gives an introduction to Old Norse script and its development from c. 1100 to 1550. Students will study manuscripts with various content and types of script. The course will also offer a ...

This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...

While myths often seem to be works of fiction, sometimes, the line separating them from history begins to blur, as is the ...

When did the Viking Age begin and end, and why is it so difficult to define? Explore when and how the era of Scandinavian ...

During 13th and 14th Centuries, Icelanders put pen to paper (or rather quill to vellum) on a series of traditional stories that had previously been passed down orally, through the generations.

Researchers believe the drinking hall may have been used by the Norse chief Earl Sigurd — who was a powerful figure during ...