Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas (Viking Language Old Norse Icelandic Series, Band 1)

Byock, Jesse L.:

ISBN 10: 0988176416 / ISBN 13: 9780988176416

Published by Jules William Press, 2018

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377 S. !!Buch ist schief gelesen!Gutes Exemplar, geringe Gebrauchsspuren, Cover/SU berieben/bestoßen, Lesefalze am Rücken des Buches, innen alles in Ordnung. Z251201ah06 ISBN: 9780988176416 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 672.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas (Viking Language Old Norse Icelandic Series, Band 1)
• Publisher: Jules William Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0988176416
• ISBN 13: 9780988176416
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 2nd edition smaller book size.
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 672 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Romane/Erzählungen: Erzählungen, Romane, Essays

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Synopsis

Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes and Icelandic Sagas, 2nd Edition, Revised 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. It is based on an innovative word-frequency method that greatly eases learning. This revised edition is now similar to Viking Language 1, Third Edition. 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 as well as Viking-Age runes from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It is a complete course in Old Norse language and the Viking Age. Modern Icelandic has changed little from Old Norse, and the learner is well on the way to mastering Modern Icelandic. Find on www.oldnorse.org 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 new bilingual saga editions and Old Norse language books in German, Italian, and Spanish : www.oldnorse.org

About the Author

Jesse Byock is Professor of Old Norse and Medieval Scandinavian Studies in the Scandinavian Section at UCLA (the University of California, Los Angeles). He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. An archaeologist and specialist in Old Norse and the Viking Age, he is Professor at UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. In Iceland, he is the Director of the Mosfell Archaeological Project (MAP), excavating a Viking Age valley. The Mosfell excavations include a chieftain's hall, Christian and pagan burial sites, a conversion-age church, and a harbor from the first centuries of Iceland's Viking Age settlement. Prof. Byock also teaches at the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands), where he is affiliated with the Department of History and the Programs in Medieval Icelandic and Viking Studies. oldnorse.org & juleswilliampress.com