SKANSIV52 Vikings (online course)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to deepen the knowledge of the Vikings (Viking history, religion, culture, weapons, etc.).
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction and History 2. Everyday life 3. Appearance and Fashion 4. Fight and sailing 5. Art 6. Mythology 7. Edda and other sagas 8. Runes 9. Leisure time
Literature
  • Germanen zwischen Thorsberg und Ravenna (Orig.) : Germáni : mezi Thorsbergem a Ravennou : kulturní dějiny Germánů do konce doby stěhování národů. info
  • Svět Vikingů
  • Eddica minora : hrdinské básně ze staroseverských ság. Edited by Jiří Starý, Translated by Ondřej Himmer - Jan A. Kozák - Kateřin. Praha: Herrmann & synové, 2011, 269 stran. ISBN 9788087054291. info
  • SNORRI STURLUSON. Edda a sága o Ynglinzích. Translated by Helena Kadečková. Vyd. 2., v Argu 1. Praha: Argo, 2003, 222 s. ISBN 8072034588. info
  • VLČKOVÁ, Jitka. Encyklopedie mytologie germánských a severských národů. Praha: Libri, 1999, 255 s. ISBN 80-85983-91-5. info
  • KADEČKOVÁ, Helena. Soumrak bohů :severské mýty a báje. Illustrated by Klára Folvarská-Roseová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Aurora, 1998, 234 s. ISBN 80-85974-98-3. info
  • SPÁČILOVÁ, Libuše and Maria WOLFOVÁ. Germánská mytologie. Translated by Eva Bosáková. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996, 133 s. ISBN 80-7198-138-9. info
  • STEBLIN-KAMENSKIJ, Ivan Michajlovič. Svět islandských ság. Translated by Jiří Munzar. Vydání první. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1975, 155 stran. URL info
  • BRØNDSTED, Johannes. Vikingové : sága tří staletí. Translated by Jana Hendrychová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Orbis, 1967, 248 s. URL info
  • Edda : bohatýrské písně. Translated by Emil Walter, Illustrated by Antonín Strnadel. Praha: Evropský literární klub, 1942, 194 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Teaching takes place exclusively through online course.
Assessment methods
Successful completion of the course: sub-tests, essay on a selected topic and final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: internetový kurz.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=2506
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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