THE VIKINGS

The course will familiarize students with the history and culture of the Vikings. Students will learn about the origins of the Vikings and their society. Main topics: • The Old Norse laws, social relations and the notion of wergild • Viking art and Runes (runic alphabet, runic writings and their meaning) • The role of women and their social position in the Viking society • Religion and Mythology. Rituals, feasts and sacrifices • Viking warships, types of weapons: axes, breidox, swords, spears • The conquest of England; the invasion of Guthrum’s Danes

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  • ECTS: 2
  • Component Code: KZ-01-01-000010
  • lecturer: Katarzyna Buczek, PhD
  • Institute: English
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