Category Archives: Norse

Giants and Dwarves Wear the Great Woolly Jumper of Interdisciplinary Make-Over

Posted on July 9, 2013 by nenna

Interpreting Eddic Poetry Workshop 4th – 6th July,  St. John’s College Oxford It turns out that Norse-themed conferences offer amazing free sandwiches. Pesto and goats’ cheese nestled themselves snuggly between the bready layers of wholegrain goodness, whilst the falafel rocked … Continue reading →

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In Our Time: Melvyn Bragg gets jiggy with the Icelandic Sagas

Posted on May 17, 2013 by nenna

Melvyn Bragg had done his homework. He is terrifying, yes, but he certainly knows his parchment from his paper, his saga from his settler and his author from his oral tradition. I am of course talking about BBC 4’s In Our … Continue reading →

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The V-Word: a ‘Valkyrie’ figurine found in Denmark

Posted on March 19, 2013 by nenna

Everyone is pretty quick to jump on the bandwagon and call the awesome new find in Denmark a ‘valkyrie’. I’ll admit, this stunning little 3D figurine of a woman with some sort of dagger and shield is fantastic, and it … Continue reading →

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Saga Conference Part II: On Support and Controversy – A Newcomer’s Perspective

Posted on August 20, 2012 by rebeccamer

This was not my first conference. But it was the first time that I went to a conference of this size and importance, and when I registered for it, I was as excited about it as my 17-year-old self before … Continue reading →

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Review: 15th International Saga Conference (5-11th August 2012, University of Aarhus)

Posted on August 13, 2012 by nenna

If I remember correctly, Þórr did not wear tight spandex and dance about on stage waving his hammer.* The Norse mythological cosmos was not made up of different dimensional ‘bubbles’, and saga scholars were chained to their desks in dusty … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Celtic Runes

Posted on June 24, 2011 by JB

I saw a facebook ap recently called “Celtic Runes”. A friendly note from a frustrated medievalist: I know runes are all mysterious and such (a PSA for another day), and so are the Celts (ditto), but there is no such … Continue reading →

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