? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LLC-4-SS0028

A course on the literature and language of medieval Iceland and the study of a sample of texts.

? Pre-requisites : A pass in Danish 2 or Norwegian 2 or Swedish 2 at the first attempt.

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

• Old Norse Studies (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - Scandinavian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 25/09/2008 10:00 11:00 Room G.09, William Robertson Building Central

A reading knowledge of Old Norse, a knowledge of the range and variety of Old Norse texts and an understanding of the historical context in which they were produced.

One 3000 word essay and a 3 hour degree examination.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Anne Budo-Dodeur
Tel : (0131 6)50 3674
Email : a.budo@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Alan MacNiven
Tel : (0131 6)50 3279
Email : amacniv1@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/scastuds/courses.html

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/