Medieval History
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,
history, society, and material culture will be covered by an
international group of instructors.
In addition to the classroom experiences, the course also includes
day trips and evening events, including film, theater, as well as
guided visits to the sites where important events took place in Gísla
saga, and a sail on the replica Viking ship Vésteinn.
More information about the course, including fees and applications, is here:
http://www.uwestfjords.is/icelandic_courses/gisla_saga_and_classical_icelandic/
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Dr Emily Lethbridge is breathing new life and understanding into the centuries-old Sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) during a unique year-long research trip ? conducted from the back of a decommissoned Land Rover ambulance. The beauty and brutality...
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Medieval History
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,
history, society, and material culture will be covered by an
international group of instructors.
In addition to the classroom experiences, the course also includes
day trips and evening events, including film, theater, as well as
guided visits to the sites where important events took place in Gísla
saga, and a sail on the replica Viking ship Vésteinn.
More information about the course, including fees and applications, is here:
http://www.uwestfjords.is/icelandic_courses/gisla_saga_and_classical_icelandic/
- 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...
- Beauty And Brutality: Iceland?s Literary Landscapes
Dr Emily Lethbridge is breathing new life and understanding into the centuries-old Sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) during a unique year-long research trip ? conducted from the back of a decommissoned Land Rover ambulance. The beauty and brutality...
- The Viking Sagas To Be Aired On Bbc 4
The BBC will be airing a show examining Iceland?s medieval history this week. The Viking Sagas will first be see on Tuesday, May 10th, and is one of a number of programs being shown this week related to Iceland and its culture. Click here to read the...
- Medieval Scholar To Take One-year Trip To Explore Iceland?s Sagas
A Cambridge scholar is starting a one-year journey across Iceland, to examine the history and significance of Icelandic sagas. Dr Emily Lethbridge, who just completed her post-doctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Cambridge, will be driving...
- 30th Annual Conference Of The Center For Medieval Studies At Fordham University
*30th Annual Conference of the Center for Medieval Studies at Fordham University * */New Directions in Medieval Scandinavian Studies/* *March 27th-28th, 2010* *Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus* *For the full program, abstracts of all the papers,...