Reading and discussion of some of the Icelandic sagas and selections from the Eddas and skaldic verse. Readings and discussion in English.

L&S Breadth: Arts & Literature This course is an introduction to the literature of Viking and Medieval Scandinavia. While much of the course will emphasize reading, understanding, discussing and writing about the literature of from this period, we will also learn about the development of Scandinavian literature through time, as well as the oral, literary, religious and cultural contexts of that literature. Readings will include Egil’s Saga, the Vinland Sagas, Laxdæla Saga and The Saga of the Ynglings. Texts: Margaret Clunies Ross, The Cambridge Introduction to the Old Norse-Icelandic Saga. Cambridge. The Sagas of the Icelanders with a preface by Jane Smiley. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. Course Reader

Prerequisites: None.

Course taught in English with readings in English.

Instructor pending appointment.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills