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Signum's Introduction to Old Norse


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http://signumuniversity.org/catalog/introduction-to-old-norse/

 

I thought someone might benefit from this course if very interested in Scandinavian languages/ Norse myth. Probably more suited to serious learners due to cost. No personal experience with their language/ non-Tolkien courses. DS audited a Tolkien class from Signum's sister effort, Mythgard, a few years ago and enjoyed it very much.

 

Signum's auditing fee, like Mythgard's, is a lot cheaper than the full course fee: http://signumuniversity.org/admissions/audit/

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DS took a course through Mythgard (Tolkien through Philology) that included one of the instructors of the Norse class, Nelson Goering. He enjoyed the class and learned a lot.

 

For anyone interested in a cheaper option for Old Norse, Jesse Byock, a professor at UCLA and a well-respected translator of Norse literature, has written a 2 volume text that's excellent for self-teaching. There are MP3 files available and a free answer key. The first volume covers grammar and vocab, and the 2nd is mostly reading and translation. DS completed all of Vol 1 and about half of Vol 2, and thought they were very well done. Each book is the equivalent of 1 semester of college or 1 yr of HS. And they're fairly cheap ($30-40 depending on whether you buy new or used), considering that each is a complete course.

Viking Language 1
Viking Language 2

List of resources for Old Norse, on Byock's Viking Language website
 

 

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