Old Norse News

First, apologies for the very long gap between posts. I can only plead pressure of (other)  work! I hope that regular posting will now resume. Apologies also to anybody who sent me an announcement that I’ve missed during my time away from the site.

To get things going again, here are a few new books that have come to my attention over the past couple of months.

First, we have the festschrift for Marianne Kalinke, Romance and Love in Late Medieval and Early Modern Iceland, edited by Kirsten Wolf and Johanna Denzin, Islandica 54 (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Library, 2008) ISBN 978-0-935995-15-2. Read more »

An intensive 11-day course in Old Norse Language and Literature

Taught by Dr Katrina Burge

Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland

International Medieval Congress

Location: University of Leeds, UK

Further Information

Paganism and Christianity in Old Norse Textual Culture

Summer School for international students

Location: Århus University, Denmark

The summer school at the Scandinavian Department is an intensive short session course that will give you a challenging educational experience. Teaching takes place in a multinational environment, which brings together students and staff from different countries in Europe and abroad. The main readings will be the rich and varied Old Norse literature, produced in Iceland during the high Middle Ages, but having roots back to the narrative traditions of the Viking Age. More information about this year’s course will be announced soon.

Preliminary Information