Jesse L Byock

Viking Language 2 Jesse L Byock 1. vydanie

Viking Language 2: The Old Norse Reader immerses the learner in the sagas, legends, runes, and myths of Vikings and Icelanders. Readings from Icelandic sagas, Viking Age runic inscriptions, and eddas take the student into the world of old Norse heroes, gods, and goddesses. Chapters on The Creation of the World and Ragnarok, the battle at the worlds end, where the gods meet their doom. Readings and maps about Viking Age Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. Other chapters tackle eddic and skaldic verse with ancient stories from Old Scandinavia. Learn how to read runes and runic inscriptions. Where lessons contain exercises, answers given. Viking Language 1 and 2 are designed as workbooks. Students learn quickly and interactively.