Norse Myths and Sagas
LecturesCarl Edlund Anderson
This course provides an introduction to the myths and sagas of medieval Scandinavia. It examines the roots of this literature in the meeting of indigenous mythological and legendary traditions with the textual culture of medieval Christian Europe and the development the prose sagas of Norse kings and Icelanders. The course focuses on readings from authentic texts in translation but also discusses the wider cultural and historical context, including consideration of echoes from the medieval Norse literary tradition in modern culture and fiction.
created 12 months ago
An active subscription (at any level) grants access to this Project Room
and all other project rooms within Lectures.
- Lecture 1: Introductionadded 12 months ago
- Lecture 2: Sources for Norse Mythologyadded 11 months ago
- Lecture 3: Norse Cosmology 1added 11 months ago
- Lecture 4: Norse Cosmology 2added 10 months ago
- Lecture 5: Tales of the Godsadded 10 months ago
- Lecture 6: The Style of Eddic Poetry in Þrymskviðaadded 10 months ago
- Lecture 7: Volsung Legends Part 1added 9 months ago
- Supplemental Course Documents and Mediaadded 9 months ago
- Lecture 8: The Style of a Heroic Eddic Poemadded 9 months ago
- Lecture 9: Volsung Legends, Part 2added 9 months ago