Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas - Paperback

by Jesse L. Byock (Author)

Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes and Icelandic Sagas, 2nd Edition, Revised and expanded is the new updated introduction to Old Norse language, Icelandic sagas, and runes. Written by a professor with years of experience teaching Old Norse and Icelandic, this user-friendly revised edition assumes no previous language training, and an innovative word-frequency method eases learning. Beginner to advanced has everything in one book: graded lessons, vocabulary, grammar exercises, runes, and pronunciation. There are maps and sections on Viking history, literature and myth. You quickly learn to read original saga passages from Iceland and Viking-Age runes from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It is a complete Old Norse. Modern Icelandic has changed little from Old Norse, and the learner is well on the way to mastering Modern Icelandic. On www.oldnorse.org you will find two MP3 download Audio Pronunciation Albums for Viking Language 1, Second Edition, Revised. So also, a free Answer Key to exercises in Viking Language 1, Second Edition, Revised. For more information, see our bilingual saga editions and German, Italian, and Spanish Old Norse language books: www.oldnorse.org

Author Biography

Jesse Byock is Distinguished Professor of Old Norse and Medieval Scandinavian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and professor at UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. He directs the Mosfell Archaeological Project in Iceland. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Prof. Byock teaches Old Norse, the Icelandic sagas, Viking history and archaeology and directs the Mosfell Archaeological Project (MAP) in Iceland. Jesse Byock is the author of Viking Age Iceland, and Feud in the Icelandic Saga. His translations from Old Norse The Prose Edda, The Saga of the Volsungs, The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki, and Grettir´s Saga. See www.vikingnorse.com and oldnorse.com and vikinglanguage.com