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meaning it has a very long history," he says. The gods people considered most important seem to have changed across different periods and regions. There is still no clear picture of how old Norse ...

How enjoyable was that? Fantastic!Isn’t history great? Oh, you look like you need a bath. The name 'Viking' comes from a language called 'Old Norse'. It means ‘a pirate raid’. People who ...

You will also work with the main collections of stories about the Old Norse gods in prose: Snorri Sturluson's Edda and Saxo's History of the Danes. By completing this course, you will be able to: ...

"Norway and the Nordic countries have a pagan heritage to be somewhat proud of. A heritage that few have been aware of," says ...

Dr Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir is a medievalist, specialising in Old Norse history, literature and manuscripts. She is the author of <em>Valkyrie: The Women of ...

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