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Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Sagas
Viking Language 1, Third Edition is a new method for teaching Old Norse, the language of the...
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Viking Language 1, Third Edition is a new method for teaching Old Norse, the language of the Vikings and their runes. This innovative new book takes the reader on a journey through Viking Age Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, and the Baltic lands. From page one, you will read original Old Norse passages about Vikings, Norse mythology, sacral kingship, blood feuds, and daily life. With maps and sections on Viking history, sagas, myths, and runic inscriptions, the reader quickly learns from original Icelandic sagas and runes, the latter from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. A new and innovative word-frequency method eases learning and speeds comprehension. Download MP3 pronunciation albums on the website oldnorse.or as well as answer keys to the exercises in the lessons. Learn two languages at once: Because the grammar of Modern Icelandic has changed little from Old Norse, the learner is well on the way to mastering the modern language as well as the Old Norse of Vikings and runes. One reviewer writes: "Jesse Byock brings learning Old Norse into the 21st century. Reading passages are relatively short and progressively graded, and vocabulary building is chosen to give the reader the most common words to be found in the Old Norse sagas. www.oldnorse.org
One reviewer writes: Rather than masses of paradigm and conjugation tables hurled at the reader at the beginning, they are introduced in stages. Linguistic necessities are explained, so for example when older grammars may speak of "i-umlaut" without further description leading to a "WTF?" reaction from most people, Byock with great clarity takes the reader through the mechanics.
Author: Jesse Byock
Publisher: Jules William Press
Published: 12/22/2025
Pages: 378
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9781953947208
About the Author
Byock, Jesse: - Jesse Byock is Distinguished Professor at UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and Professor of Old Norse Studies in UCLA's Scandinavian Section. Ph.D. from Harvard, he teaches Old Norse language, Viking society, sagas, and Viking Archaeology. He is a spe-cialist in the study of feud and feuding societies, a subject covered in detail in Viking Age Iceland (Penguin Books). Prof. Byock directs the Mosfell Archaeological Project (MAP) in Iceland, excavating a Viking Age chieftain´s longhouse, harbor, and valley. He teaches at the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) affiliated with the Department of History and the Program in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies. His books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.
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