Old Norse Language & Literature

Old Norse Language & Literature

*Please note that this course will run only if two or more students enroll.

Course Description: This course will be an intensive introduction to Old Norse language and literature. It will provide an overview of Old Norse grammar, as well as a brief survey of the Eddas. Readings will include excerpts from Gylfaginning of the Prose Edda, Hávamál and Völuspá of the Poetic Edda, and others depending upon time and student interest.

DETAILS

Level: No prior knowledge of Old Norse or Icelandic is necessary.

Textbook: Instructor will provide materials.

Sections capped at: 5 students. If the course is sold-out, please fill out this waiting-list form.

When
Mondays, 8:00-10:00pm U.S. Eastern Time

Cost
$625

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Instructor

Chihiro Tsukamoto

Chihiro received a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University, an M.A. in Medieval Icelandic Studies from the University of Iceland, and a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from Yale University. For her master's thesis, Chihiro reconstructed Viking Age music by using Old Norse, Greek, Latin, Arabic, and archaeological materials. For her Ph.D., she researched 2000+ years of music therapy around the Mediterranean from Antiquity to the end of the Ottoman Empire. She is a translator, simultaneous interpreter, and passionate linguaphile who has studied 20+ languages. A professional pianist, percussionist, and lever harpist, she was a therapeutic harpist at Yale-New Haven Health’s Cancer Hospital. For her research, she has played the lyre at various ancient temples and theaters around Greece, including those in Delphi, Epidauros, Delos, and Eleusis. She currently works in diplomacy.