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Viking Language 1 Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas (Viking Language Series) (Volume 1)
Viking Language 1 Learn Old Norse Runes and Icelandic Sagas - Viking Language Series - Volume 1 Author:Jesse L. Byock Viking Language 1 is an introduction to the language of the Vikings - Old Norse, the sagas, and runes. The 15 graded lessons include vocabulary and grammar exercises, 35 readings, pronunciation, 15 maps, 45 illustrations, and 180 exercises. The Viking Language Series speeds learning by focusing on the most frequently used words in the sagas. I... more »t takes you to the heart of Icelandic literature, Viking runestones, legends, and Old Norse mythology that has preserved the early medieval history of Scandinavia. Viking Language 1 Answer Key & Reference Grammar contains two important tools for learning Old Norse: an Answer Key to the exercises in Viking Language 1 and a comprehensive Reference Grammar. 80 pages for under $10, will be available here soon. Viking Language 1 Audio Recordings 1~10 are sound files of Old Norse reading passages and runic inscriptions. They offer a standardized Icelandic pronunciation Available for download soon. Listen to free samples at www.vikingnorse.com Viking Language 2 The Old Norse Reader immerses the learner in Icelandic and Viking Age sources. It provides the tools necessary to read complete sagas and Norse mythic and heroic poetry.The reader is a collection of original texts to accompany Viking Language 1, including Norse family, kings and legendary sagas, runic verse as well as eddic and skaldic poetry. The selections range from the doom of the gods at the final battle Ragnarok to descriptions of the ring and the dwarves? gold that inspired Wagner?s Ring Cycle and J.R.R. Tolkien?s Lord of the Rings. The Old Norse Reader is a stand-alone book for classes and the self-learner, accompanied by introductions, notes, maps, and cultural discussions and includes a comprehensive Old Norse reference grammar with an extended vocabulary. Ca. 250 pages and will be available here soon.« less