| Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas Smaller Book Si Edition Contributor(s): Byock, Jesse L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0988176416 ISBN-13: 9780988176416 Publisher: Jules William Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Foreign Language Study |
| Series: Viking Language |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (1.38 lbs) 366 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas. Everything necessary to learn and teach Old Norse. Graded lessons, saga readings, runic inscriptions, grammar exercises, and pronunciation. With study guides and vocabulary. 15 lessons open the door to Scandinavian myth, legend, and Viking history. Download free answer key at www.oldnorse.org. NOW AVAILABLE: "Viking Language 2: The Old Norse Reader," with complete sagas and Eddic poems of gods, heroes, and runes with readings and vocabulary to pair with the lessons in Viking Language 1. AUDIO PRONUNCIATION ALBUMS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD on Amazon (in digital music) and iTunes: Viking Language 1: Audio Lessons 1-8 and Viking Language 1: Audio Lessons 9-15 (Pronounce Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas). LEARN MORE AT oldnorse.org and juleswilliampress.com about the Viking Language Old Norse Icelandic Series, same lessons and audio, and instructional resources. |
Contributor Bio(s): Byock, Jesse L.: - Jesse Byock is Professor of Old Norse and Medieval Scandinavian Studies in the Scandinavian Section at UCLA (the University of California, Los Angeles). He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. An archaeologist and specialist in Old Norse and the Viking Age, he is Professor at UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. In Iceland, he is the Director of the Mosfell Archaeological Project (MAP), excavating a Viking Age valley. The Mosfell excavations include a chieftain's hall, Christian and pagan burial sites, a conversion-age church, and a harbor from the first centuries of Iceland's Viking Age settlement. Prof. Byock also teaches at the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands), where he is affiliated with the Department of History and the Programs in Medieval Icelandic and Viking Studies. www.oldnorse.org and www.vikinglanguage.com |