Postgraduate - Module information for MLitt Viking Studies.
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The ferocity of Viking attacks became legendary. Christian monks wrote with fear about the raids on monasteries and towns. The Vikings were more than barbarians; they were crafty traders, skilled navigators, and great craftsmen and shipbuilders. They had a deep tradition of story-telling, and lived in a society that was open and civilized for its day. Viking society was divided into three.
Your final assessment is a dissertation of 14,000-16,000 words. The MA in Medieval Literature has been challenging, interesting, and so rewarding. There is never a dull day between the Middle-English romances, Anglo-Norman histories, Viking poetry, and everything else that we get to study.
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This dissertation considers Viking Age Scandinavian inscribed runestones in order to determine their societal origins and the impacts they had on Viking Age religious cultural changes. The three types of monuments discussed are: runestones with religious inscriptions and magical texts; runestones with mythic, legendary and religious imagery; and runestones with political and religious intentions.
The orientation of pagan graves in Viking Age Iceland The orientation of graves is a subject that has not been widely explored. While burial orientation is usually recorded in archaeological excavations, little has actually been said about the reason behind the choice of a pagan grave orientation. By contrast, it is.