Viking Studies (U04471)

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

This course addresses the historical developments referred to collectively as the Viking Age, c 800-1066 AD. The intention is to investigate Scandinavian Iron Age society in an attempt to identify possible reasons for the Viking expansion, to survey the various forms the expansion took and to explore the legacy it left behind. There will be a special focus on raids and settlement in the British Isles and the North Atlantic. Emphasis throughout will be on the critical interpretation of the various sources available historical, archaeological, genetic, onomastic, literary as well as the ways in which different kinds of sources can be used to supplement one another.

? Keywords : Viking, Scandinavia, North Atlantic, British Isles, source critique

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Familiarity with a modern Scandinavian language or Old Norse would be advantageous. However, as all main texts will be read in English translation, this is not crucial.

? Costs : Purchase of central text-book

Variants

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

Old Norse Mythology (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

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

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	15:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will have gained a deeper understanding of Viking Age developments from the reasons for the expansion itself to the legacy it left behind. The approach throughout is interdisciplinary, drawing on historical, archaeological and linguistic evidence and crossing disciplines such as philology and history.