Part I activities

1. Prior to convention, read 3 books of Norwegian or Norwegian-North American authors or authors on Viking topics from the Viking list attached.
2. Prior to the class, complete one Reader Response Form. This form can be found on the Sons of Norway website.  Unit-2-Literature-2023-P1-min.pdf (sofn.com)
3. Complete the elective activity by writing a review, for your lodge newsletter, of one of your selected books. Please attach the article and send along with the class response form by June 15.
4. Send the completed form and the article you wrote to Luella at morongo2@verizon.net or mail to Luella Grangaard, PO Box 832, Morongo Valley, CA 92256.  Be prepared to discuss the book you wrote about..
5. Sign up and attend the class at the cultural seminar and participate in discussions..
6. Bring the book and all your forms with you to the convention program.

Viking reading list

Historical

Gods and Myths of Northern Europe. HR Ellis Davidson

A History of the Vikings. Gwyn Jones

Cross and Scepter: The Rise of the Scandinavian Kingdoms from the Vikings to the Reformation. Sverre Bagge

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings. Peter Sawyer

The Real Valkyrie. Nancy Marie Brown

The Ivory Vikings. Nancy Marie Brown

The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman. Nancy Marie Brown

River Kings by Cat Jarman

Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas. Jesse L. Byock

The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings. John Haywood

Viking Age Iceland. Jesse Byock

The Vikings. Jonathan Clements

The Viking Diaspora. Judith Jesch

The Vikings: A History. Robert Ferguson

The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings. Lars Brownworth

Nordic Runes. Paul Rhys Mountfort

Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings. Neil S. Price

The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia. Neil Price

Sagas

Egil’s Saga, Trans. Bernard Scudder

Heimskringla, Trans. Lee Hollander

Hrafnkel’s Saga, Trans. Harmann Palsson

 Njal’s Saga, Trans. Magnus Magnusson, Trans. Robert Cook

 The Sagas of the Icelanders. Robert Kellogg, ed. Penguin Classics, 2001 (Anthology)

The Saga of the People of Laxardal, Trans. Keneva Kunz

The Saga of the Volsungs, Trans. Jesse Byock, Trans. Kaaren Grimstad

The Vinland Sagas, Trans. Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsso aga

Fiction

The Saga of Gudrid, the Far-Traveler. Nancy Marie Brown

The Dragonseeker Saga: New Tales of the None Worlds. Douglas “Dag” Rossman

Way of the Elves: A Nine Worlds Saga. Douglas “Dag” Rossman

The Northern Path: Norse Myths and Legends Retold and what they Reveal. Douglas “Dag” Rossman

Beowulf

Odin’s Betrayal. Donavan Cook

Loki Deceit. Donavan Cook

The Seven Wives of Harald FairHair. Marcia Lee Liaklev

The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun. J.R.R. Tolkien

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