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Viking Literature in the Secondary Classroom

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on December 18, 2009 at 12:25:51 pm
 

Viking Literature

     This 4-week unit is designed to introduce students to the effect that Norse literature had on early British literature and to phase into Beowulf with the use of the Lord of the Rings films and the Old English Elegies. Particular attention is paid to the Norse myths and their cultural significance. Students wil also be able to select novels to read as ancillary literature. Students will discuss the significance of the choice novel with the instructor. Finally, the culminating activity for the unit will be a cultural presentation and feast where students bring dishes, both traditional and non, and give miniature presentations on their findings concerning Viking society.

 

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The Viking World

Vikings in Pop Culture

Gods & Monsters

Book Talk

Tricksters

The Viking World Links Page  The Role of Odinism in Contemporary White Supremacist Movements    Vikings in Graphic Novels  Odin's Challenge 

 

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Heroism: Battle

Heroism: Death

Heroism: Futility

Book Talk

Viking Craftsmanship

    The Battle of Stamford Bridge    Longships 

 

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Heroism: Masculinity

Heroism: Femininity

Movie

Grade Check

Movie

 

Real Women of the Viking Age 

Brynhild, Gudrid, or Gudrun: Women of the Viking Age

Vikings in Movies     

 

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Friðowebba

Poetry

Family and Duty

Book Talk

Cultural Presentation / Feast!

Viking Women: Evolution through Literature into Current Culture       

The Viking World Cookbook

The Viking Cooking Experience

 

 

Required Materials:

The Norse Myths Kevin Crossley-Holland

Myth and Knowing: An Introduction to World Mythology Scott Leonard and Michael McClure

NorthSeamus Heany

The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: The Medieval Period

The Lord of the Rings

 

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