Archives & Texts
- MyNDIR: My Norse Digital Image Repository An extensive catalogue of images related to Old Norse-Icelandic literature. myndir.uvic.ca
- .septentrionalia. PDF repository of public-domain Old Norse publications. septentrionalia.net
- Germanic Mythology Texts, translations and scholarship on the history and reception of myths and sagas. germanicmythology.com
- The Afterlife of Eddas and Sagas Works of medievalism inspired by Old Norse literature, including music. uni.hi.is
- The Saga-Steads of Iceland On-site photographs and reflections on saga-related locations in Iceland. sagasteads.blogspot.com
- Hurstwic Viking-age history, culture and society — clothing, food, ships, language and more — with references. hurstwic.org
- The Fragile Heritage Project Digital collection of Icelandic manuscripts in North America. vesturheimsrit.com
Dictionaries & Language
- Dictionary of Old Norse Prose From the Arnamagnæan Collection, University of Copenhagen. onp.ku.dk
- The Icelandic Online Dictionary University of Wisconsin-Madison; includes verb phrases. digicoll.library.wisc.edu
- Icelandic Online Courses for learners at every level, with a free preview. icelandiconline.is
- Tímarit Tens of thousands of openly available articles, many in Icelandic. timarit.is
- Wiktionary Meanings and every grammatical form of a word, useful for Icelandic’s declensions and conjugations. en.wiktionary.org
Authors
- Laxness in Translation On the writings of Halldór Laxness, 1955 Nobel laureate. laxnessintranslation.blogspot.com
- Fifty Poems by Jónas Hallgrímsson Edited, translated and with commentary by Dick Ringler. digicoll.library.wisc.edu
- The William Morris Archive Newly edited versions of Morris’s works, with commentary. Also: The Journal of the William Morris Society · from 1961 to 2011 freely available online morrisedition.lib.uiowa.edu
Channels
- Jackson Crawford Hundreds of videos on Old Norse language, culture and mythology. youtube.com
- Mathias Nordvig Pre-Christian Scandinavian religion, practice and myth. youtube.com
- Northern Myths Podcast Long-form discussions and interviews with authors and bands. youtube.com
- thorleifr The Hurstwic Heathen Study Group: informal lectures on the Viking age. youtube.com
- Viking Language Old Norse Dr. Jesse Byock on the archaeological dig at Mosfell Valley. youtube.com
Lectures & Videos
- The Age of the Vikings - Anders Winroth Uploaded by The Kansas City Public Library, 29 Jan. 2015 youtube.com
- Author Talk | The Poetic Edda | Carolyne Larrington Uploaded by Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press), 2 May 2019 youtube.com
- The Children of Ash: Cosmology and the Viking Universe Uploaded by Cornell University, 11 Dec. 2011 youtube.com
- The Future of the Icelandic Language, Part 1 Uploaded by Scandinavia House, 18 June 2018 youtube.com
- George Lakey, author of “Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right -- and How We Can Too” Uploaded by 360 North, 15 Dec. 2016 youtube.com
- The Icelandic Culture Boom: Threat or Asset? Uploaded by Polyglot Conference, 22 Aug 2018 youtube.com
- Icelandic Language Learning: Teaching Morphologically Complex Language Online, SOAS SOAS University of London, 4 Feb. 2013 youtube.com
- Icelandic roots and identities: Genealogies, DNA, & personal names (Gisli Palsson) Uploaded by Genetic Genealogy Ireland, 11 Oct. 2018 youtube.com
- The Icelandic Village: Guided Participation in Real-Life Interaction in Icelandic Uploaded by Polyglot Conference, 16 Aug. 2018 youtube.com
- Icelandic Volcanoes: Interactions Between Volcanoes, Ice and Atmosphere Uploaded by GeologicalSociety, 26 April 2012 youtube.com
- Life and Afterlife: Dealing with the Dead in the Viking Age Uploaded by Cornell University, 11 Dec. 2012 youtube.com
- Lunchtime Talk: Invasion, Immigration, Integration? New Ways of Looking at the Vikings Uploaded by Nottingham Lakeside Arts, 28 March 2018 youtube.com
- Manly P. Hall - On Norse Myth [Lecture] Uploaded by Carmen Moyers, 17 Feb. 2017 youtube.com
- Medieval Icelandic Textiles Uploaded by Team TVS, 16 Nov. 2012 youtube.com
- Neil Gaiman: Norse Mythology and American Gods Uploaded by WGBHForum, 4 May 2017 youtube.com
- The Norse Gods (In Our Time) Uploaded by BBC Podcasts, 5 Aug. 2018 youtube.com
- Norse Mythology, Ontology and Metaphysics Uploaded by Joe Enabnit, 6 Nov. 2015 youtube.com
- A reading from ‘The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman.’ Uploaded by Cornell University, 27 July 2009 youtube.com
- Revealing the Landscape: Community archaeology in Viking Sherwood Forest Uploaded by Nova Scotia Archaeology Society NSAS, 22 March 2017 youtube.com
- 2012 Rhind lecture 1: “From Garðar to Garðar” by Professor Kevin Edwards Uploaded by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 17 Aug. 2018 youtube.com
- The Shape of the Soul: The Viking Mind and the Individual Uploaded by Cornell University, 11 Dec. 2012 youtube.com
- The Song of the Vikings, Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths with Nancy Marie Brown Uploaded by St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 11 April 2013 youtube.com
- Streaming Museum’s Nordic Outbreak Lecture: History of Nordic Art Uploaded by StreamingMuseum, 22 April 2013 youtube.com
- Tolkien’s Sigurd and Gudrún - Lecture 1 of 3 Uploaded by Signum University, 1 May 2017 youtube.com
- Viking-age grave analysis reveals woman warrior Uploaded by Stockholm University, 20 Sept. 2017 youtube.com
- Viking Age research in the Black Earth Harbour on the Swedish island of Birka Uploaded by Stockholm University, 4 July 2018 youtube.com
- Viking DNA expert leads longboat raid to Norway Uploaded by University of Nottingham, 19 June 2013 youtube.com
- Viking DNA in Ireland. Do you have some and where did it come from? (Peter Sjölund) Uploaded by Genetic Genealogy Ireland, 16 Nov. 2016 youtube.com
- 22. Vikings / The European Prospect, 1000 Uploaded by YaleCourses, 5 April 2012 youtube.com
- Viking Inscriptions in Britain Uploaded by James Willetts, 5 Oct. 2017 youtube.com
- Viking Myths of Minnesota’s Kensington Rune Stone Uploaded by College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University Digital Commons, 6 Feb. 2019 youtube.com
- The Viking and Norse impact on the beginning of Scotland - Prof Dauvit Broun Uploaded by thinkuhi, 24 May 2017 youtube.com
- The Vikings and Their Outreach: From Buddhas to Butternuts - lecture by Russell Poole Uploaded by Western University, 18 April 2011 youtube.com
- Viking Presence in Ireland Uploaded by GiantsHeritageCenter, 20 Jan. 2012 youtube.com
- Vikings in a Turbulent Anglo-Scandinavian World, Christina von Nolcken Uploaded by The University of Chicago, 22 Dec. 2011 youtube.com
- The Volga Vikings (In Our Time) Uploaded by BBC Podcasts, 5 Aug. 2018 youtube.com
- Wolves and Winter: Old Norse Myths and Children’s Literature Uploaded by Open Education and Culture, 9 July 2015 youtube.com
- Women in Early Viking Scotland Uploaded by James Willetts, 23 Sept. 2018 youtube.com
About these links
Compiled in 2019 alongside the bibliographies, with the support of the Department of Icelandic Language and Literature and the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba.