IDS 314: VIKINGS: HISTORY, LITERATURE, MYTH

This course examines the Vikings - the infamous Scandinavian raiders, explorers, and merchants of medieval Europe – from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will study the history, literature, mythology, and culture, as well as the impact upon and contact with Western Europe, the Mediterranean, Russia, Greenland, and North America. Near the end of the course, students will examine the post-medieval representations of Vikings, focusing upon the Victorian era to the present.