The Vikings – In Saga and Myth

Fall 2004
Honors Hall 141, Wednesdays 10:10-12 p.m.
Prof. Kim Andersen
Honors Hall 130D * 335-7694 * kimander@wsu.edu

AUGUST
Week 1
8.25 Introductions.

SEPTEMBER
Week 2
9.1 The Civilization of the Middle Ages, Norman Cantor (a selection)

Week 3
9.8 Beowulf (Pages 1-115) [1]

Week 4
9.15 Historical Atlas of the Vikings, John Haywood (p.8-45)
Halfdan Eysteinsson (Seven Viking Romances, p. 171-198) [2]
Video: "The Viking Ships - Reborn" (1997)
Short writing #1: <Middle Ages/Beowulf> due Friday 9.17 [3 pages]

Week 5
9.22 Bosi and Herraud (Seven Viking Romances, p. 199-227) [3]
Video: "The Great Ships - The Viking Ships" (1996)

Week 6
9.29 Njal's Saga (Chapters 1-81, p. 39-176) [4]
Njal's Saga (Chapters 82-159, p.176-355) [5]

OCTOBER
Week 7
10.6 Historical Atlas of the Vikings, J. Haywood (p.46-109)
Video: "Vikings in America" (1995)
Short writing #2: <Njal's Saga> due Friday 10.8 [3 pages]

Week 8
10.13 The Vinland Sagas:
Grænlinga Saga [6]
Eirik's Saga [7]

Week 9
10.20 “The Vikings” (movie, 1958, 117 minutes)

Week 10
10.27 Historical Atlas of the Vikings, John Haywood (p.110-135)
Video: "Evidence of Vikings" (1995)
Short writing #3: <The Vinland Sagas> due Friday 10.29 [3 pages]

NOVEMBER
Week 11
11.3 Egil's Saga (Chapters 1-48, p. 7-112) [8]

Week 12
11.10 Egil's Saga (Chapters 49-87, p. 113-239) [9]

Week 13
11.17 Video: "Viking Voyages" (2002)

M22-F26 THANKSGIVING BREAK

DECEMBER
Week 14
12.1 The Saga of the Volsungs (Chapters 1-44, p. 1-109) [10]

Week 15
12.8 In-class Final
Research paper due Monday 12.13 [6 pages]
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