SKANSIV52 Vikings

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavlína Lukešová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eliška Straková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Agneta Ch. Alarka Kempe
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/200, only registered: 0/200, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/200
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to deepen the knowledge of the Vikings (Viking history, religion, culture, weapons, etc.).
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction and History 2. Everyday life 3. Appearance and Fashion 4. Fight and sailing 5. Art 6. Mythology 7. Edda and other sagas 8. Runes 9. Leisure time
Literature
  • Germanen zwischen Thorsberg und Ravenna (Orig.) : Germáni : mezi Thorsbergem a Ravennou : kulturní dějiny Germánů do konce doby stěhování národů. info
  • Svět Vikingů
  • Eddica minora : hrdinské básně ze staroseverských ság. Edited by Jiří Starý, Translated by Ondřej Himmer - Jan A. Kozák - Kateřin. Praha: Herrmann & synové, 2011, 269 stran. ISBN 9788087054291. info
  • SNORRI STURLUSON. Edda a sága o Ynglinzích. Translated by Helena Kadečková. Vyd. 2., v Argu 1. Praha: Argo, 2003, 222 s. ISBN 8072034588. info
  • VLČKOVÁ, Jitka. Encyklopedie mytologie germánských a severských národů. Praha: Libri, 1999, 255 s. ISBN 80-85983-91-5. info
  • KADEČKOVÁ, Helena. Soumrak bohů :severské mýty a báje. Illustrated by Klára Folvarská-Roseová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Aurora, 1998, 234 s. ISBN 80-85974-98-3. info
  • SPÁČILOVÁ, Libuše and Maria WOLFOVÁ. Germánská mytologie. Translated by Eva Bosáková. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996, 133 s. ISBN 80-7198-138-9. info
  • STEBLIN-KAMENSKIJ, Ivan Michajlovič. Svět islandských ság. Translated by Jiří Munzar. Vydání první. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1975, 155 stran. URL info
  • BRØNDSTED, Johannes. Vikingové : sága tří staletí. Translated by Jana Hendrychová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Orbis, 1967, 248 s. URL info
  • Edda : bohatýrské písně. Translated by Emil Walter, Illustrated by Antonín Strnadel. Praha: Evropský literární klub, 1942, 194 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Teaching takes place exclusively through online course.
Assessment methods
Successful completion of the course: sub-tests, and final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: internetový kurz.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 1421
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=2506
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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