SCAND 134

Main Course

Scandinavian Mythology

Description

Seminar, three hours. Overview of major gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, narratives and adventures that make up lore collectively referred to as Scandinavian, or Norse, myth. Reading and examination of this lore that is chiefly preserved in two collections traditionally called Poetic (or Elder) Edda and Prose (or Younger) Edda. P/NP or letter grading.