Norse Archive
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The Conversion of the Vikings in Ireland from a Comparative Perspective
Posted on September 8, 2011 | No CommentsThe Conversion of the Vikings in Ireland from a Comparative Perspective By Gwendolyn Sheldon PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto, 2011 Abstract: The history of the Viking invasions in England and... -
The Enchanted Islands: A comparison of mythological traditions from Ireland and Iceland
Posted on September 7, 2011 | No CommentsThe Enchanted Islands: A comparison of mythological traditions from Ireland and Iceland By Katarzyna Herd Master’s Thesis, University of Jyväskylä, 2008 Introduction: Ancient Europe was a home of many tribes, cultures... -
Characters and Narrators as Interpreters of Fidelity Tests in Medieval Arthurian Fiction
Posted on September 4, 2011 | No CommentsCharacters and Narrators as Interpreters of Fidelity Tests in Medieval Arthurian Fiction Besamusca, Bart Neophilologus (2010) Abstract This article discusses a number of fidelity-testing tales and episodes, focusing on the function... -
Viking Trade and Settlement in Continental Western Europe
Posted on July 15, 2011 | No CommentsViking Trade and Settlement in Continental Western Europe Edited by Iben Skibsted Klæsøe Museum Tusculanum Press, 2011 ISBN: 978-87-635-0530-7 Publisher’s Synopsis: The European coastal areas and the lands around the... -
Analysing the Vinland Map: A Critical Review of a Critical Review
Posted on July 13, 2011 | No CommentsAnalysing the Vinland Map: A Critical Review of a Critical Review By Kenneth M. Towe, R.J.H Clark and K.A. Seaver Archaeometry, Vol.50:5 (2008) Abstract: In an attempt to validate the... -
Greenland Norse Knowledge of the North Atlantic Environment
Posted on July 2, 2011 | No CommentsGreenland Norse Knowledge of the North Atlantic Environment By Thomas W. N. Haine Published Online (2009) Introduction: The arcing Norse expansion across the subpolar North Atlantic ocean traces an inspiring... -
Queer Vikings? Transgression of gender and same-sex encounters in the Late Iron Age and early medieval Scandinavia
Posted on July 1, 2011 | No CommentsQueer Vikings? Transgression of gender and same-sex encounters in the Late Iron Age and early medieval Scandinavia By Sami Raninen SQS, Vol.2 (2008) Introduction: The Viking is the ultimate symbol... -
Flying a kite with the children of Hiberno-Norse Dublin: a tentative social exploration
Posted on June 26, 2011 | No CommentsFlying a kite with the children of Hiberno-Norse Dublin: a tentative social exploration By Bronagh Ni Chonaill Dublin in the Medieval World: Studies in honour of Howard. B. Clarke, edited... -
The Vikings and Their Outreach: From Buddhas to Butternuts
Posted on June 21, 2011 | No CommentsThe Vikings and Their Outreach: From Buddhas to Butternuts Lecture by Russell Poole Given at the University of Western Ontario on February 10, 2011 Click here to download the slides... -
Climate helped drive Vikings from Greenland
Posted on June 3, 2011 | No CommentsThe end of the Norse settlements on Greenland likely will remain shrouded in mystery. While there is scant written evidence of the colony’s demise in the 14th and early 15th... -
Sailing Directions of the North Atlantic Viking Age
Posted on May 24, 2011 | No CommentsSailing Directions of the North Atlantic Viking Age (from about the year 860 to 1400) By Soren Thirslund Journal of Navigation, Vol.50 (1997) Introduction: As long as man has ventured... -
Runes in Changing Contexts: Viking Age and Medieval Writing Traditions
Posted on May 7, 2011 | No CommentsRunes in Changing Contexts: Viking Age and Medieval Writing Traditions Källström, Magnus 7th International Runic Symposium, Oslo (2010) Abstract The topic of Viking Age and medieval writing traditions is is... -
Viking Shipyard discovered on the Isle of Skye
Posted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsArchaeologists have discovered a 12th century Norse shipbuilding site on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Investigations at Loch na h-Airde on Skye’s Rubh an Dunain peninsula have uncovered the... -
Dogs in graves – a question of symbolism?
Posted on April 29, 2011 | No CommentsDogs in graves – a question of symbolism? By Anne-Sofie Gräslun PECUS. Man and animal in antiquity. Proceedings of the conference at the Swedish Institute in Rome, September 9-12, 2002... -
Midlands Viking Symposium to explore the legacy of the Vikings in Ireland
Posted on April 14, 2011 | No CommentsThis year’s Midlands Viking Symposium will be taking place outside the United Kingdom for the first time in its history as scholars focus on the role of the Norse in Ireland. The... -
A Pictish burial and Late Norse/Medieval settlement at Sangobeg, Durness, Sutherland
Posted on March 30, 2011 | No CommentsA Pictish burial and Late Norse/Medieval settlement at Sangobeg, Durness, Sutherland By Keven Brady, Olivia Lelong and Colleen Batey Scottish Archaeological Journal, Vol.29:1 (2007) Abstract: Salvage excavation was carried out... -
Odin and his Brothers: Common Threads of the Odinic Tradition
Posted on March 21, 2011 | No CommentsOdin and his Brothers: Common Threads of the Odinic Tradition Stephany, Timothy J. Rochester Institute of Technology (2006) Abstract Within the Poetic Edda Odin, Lodur (Loki) and Haenir are responsible for... -
Medieval Padlocks: An Introduction
Posted on March 20, 2011 | No CommentsMedieval Padlocks: An Introduction McIntyre, Rob Thornforge Knives Abstract Padlocks were used extensively throughout the medieval period for securing chests and caskets. They were one of the only mechanical items the... -
Translating the Poetic Edda into English
Posted on March 6, 2011 | No CommentsTranslating the Poetic Edda into English By Carolyne Larrington Old Norse Made New: Essays on the Post-Medieval Reception of Old Norse Literature and Culture, ed. David Clark and Carl Phelpstead... -
Spinning seiðr
Posted on February 21, 2011 | No CommentsSpinning seiðr By Eldar Heide Old Norse Religion in Long-Term Perspectives: Origins, Changes, and Interactions, edited by Anders Andrén, Kristina Jennbert et al. (Lund, 2006) Introduction: This paper argues that... -
The Giantess as a Metaphor for Shetland’s Cultural History
Posted on February 20, 2011 | No CommentsThe Giantess as a Metaphor for Shetland’s Cultural History By Andrew Jennings Shima: The International Journal of Research into Island Cultures, Vol.4:2 (2010) Abstract: This paper examines the giantess figure... -
Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada
Posted on February 20, 2011 | No CommentsVikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada LANGE, MICHAEL A. Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, Vol.17, (2007) Abstract This article delves into the cultural identity of the... -
SCANDINAVIA AFTER THE FALL OF THE KALMAR UNION: A STUDY OF SCANDINAVIAN RELATIONS, 1523-1536
Posted on January 30, 2011 | No CommentsSCANDINAVIA AFTER THE FALL OF THE KALMAR UNION: A STUDY OF SCANDINAVIAN RELATIONS, 1523-1536 Steffensen, Kenneth (Brigham Young University) Masters Thesis, Brigham Young University, July (2007) Abstract As the Kalmar Union came... -
Genitives and other Cases in Old Norse-Icelandic
Posted on January 30, 2011 | No CommentsGenitives and other Cases in Old Norse-Icelandic Norsk Lingvistisk Tidsskrift · Årgang 28 · (2010) Barðdal, Jóhanna (University of Bergen) Abstract 1 Diachronic Predictions One of the questions raised when reading... -
The Scandinavians at Home
Posted on January 30, 2011 | No CommentsThe Scandinavians at Home Rosedahl, E. The Northern World, edited by David Wilson (Thames & Hudson, 2003) Abstract SCANDINAVIA is almost entirely surrounded by water: to the east and south lie...
