Medieval History
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman, which tells the story of Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir from Eirik the Redï's Saga and The Greenlandersï Saga in the light of modern archaeology. Author: Nancy Brown
- Investigating Ragnar Shaggy-breeches
Dr Elizabeth Ashman Rowe, Lecturer in Scandinavian History in ASNC, writes about her current research on Ragnar Loðbrók: One of my current research projects has to do with a legendary Viking named Ragnar Loðbrók. His nickname means ?Shaggy Breeches?,...
- New Details Released About ?vikings? Television Series
The producers of Vikings, a historical-drama to air in 2013, have released new details about the show, including more about the plot and the actors who will be donning Norse gear. The Irish-Canadian production, which began filming in Ireland this month,...
- Scholar Finds Evidence Of Links Between Vikings And North American Natives
Old Norse sagas such as Saga of Erik the Red and the Saga of the Greenlanders have been long been considered among the most important sources of information about relations between Vikings and Native Americans. But new research suggests that accounts...
- Translating The Sagas
Brepols Publishers' "Making the Middle Ages" series recently published John Kennedy's Translating the Sagas. Two Hundred Years of Challenge and Response. Saga translations have played a major role in shaping attitudes towards Viking-age Scandinavia...
- Summer Course In Iceland On Sagas: History, Culture, Language, And More
A two-week summer course has been announced by Háskólasetur Vestfjarða (University Center of the Westfjords) in Iceland. The course is an intensive introduction to the sagas and medieval literature of the north, using Gísla saga as the example. Language,...
Medieval History
New Fiction Book of Interest
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman, which tells the story of Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir from Eirik the Redï's Saga and The Greenlandersï Saga in the light of modern archaeology. Author: Nancy Brown
- Investigating Ragnar Shaggy-breeches
Dr Elizabeth Ashman Rowe, Lecturer in Scandinavian History in ASNC, writes about her current research on Ragnar Loðbrók: One of my current research projects has to do with a legendary Viking named Ragnar Loðbrók. His nickname means ?Shaggy Breeches?,...
- New Details Released About ?vikings? Television Series
The producers of Vikings, a historical-drama to air in 2013, have released new details about the show, including more about the plot and the actors who will be donning Norse gear. The Irish-Canadian production, which began filming in Ireland this month,...
- Scholar Finds Evidence Of Links Between Vikings And North American Natives
Old Norse sagas such as Saga of Erik the Red and the Saga of the Greenlanders have been long been considered among the most important sources of information about relations between Vikings and Native Americans. But new research suggests that accounts...
- Translating The Sagas
Brepols Publishers' "Making the Middle Ages" series recently published John Kennedy's Translating the Sagas. Two Hundred Years of Challenge and Response. Saga translations have played a major role in shaping attitudes towards Viking-age Scandinavia...
- Summer Course In Iceland On Sagas: History, Culture, Language, And More
A two-week summer course has been announced by Háskólasetur Vestfjarða (University Center of the Westfjords) in Iceland. The course is an intensive introduction to the sagas and medieval literature of the north, using Gísla saga as the example. Language,...