Last modified: 01 Aug 2023 11:46
The year 793: a surprise viking attack on the peaceful monastic island of Lindisfarne. This raid is often considered to mark the beginning of the so-called Viking Age, a time of turbulence and transformation with repercussions throughout Europe and beyond. This period saw violence and warfare, cultural contact and religious conversion, political overhaul, and literary and artistic creativity. As well as critically interrogating the concepts of the ‘viking’ and the ‘Viking Age’, this course provides an introduction to key themes and topics in the study of early Scandinavia, c. 800-1200.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
| Co-ordinators |
|
||
This course introduces students to key themes and topics in the study of Viking Age and medieval Scandinavia, c. 800-1200, through critical analysis of primary and secondary sources. Weekly lectures plus secondary reading assignments will allow you to study topics such as: pre-Christian myth and religion; gender roles; law and social organisation; the viking expansion into the British and Irish Isles and North Atlantic; cultural production; conversion and Christianization. Tutorials will allow you to get to grips in more detail with primary sources ranging from archaeological finds and rune-stones to legal texts, chronicles, poetry, myths and sagas, and to talk through interpretative positions and debates taken by scholars in the field.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 35 | Feedback Weeks | 38 | |
| Feedback |
Questions will be set in advance. Written feedback provided. |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Develop a basic understanding of key topics in the study of the Viking Age and medieval Scandinavia |
| Procedural | Analyse | Undertake critical analysis of primary sources in translation |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Search for, and critically appraise, relevant secondary literature |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Develop interpretations based on primary and secondary source materials |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 30 | Feedback Weeks | 32 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback provided to each student. |
|||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Analyse | Undertake critical analysis of primary sources in translation |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35 | Feedback Weeks | 25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35 | |
| Feedback |
Will include responses posted to Blackboard discussion area reflecting on course material. Oral feedback will be provided during the course of tutorial discussion. |
|||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Develop a basic understanding of key topics in the study of the Viking Age and medieval Scandinavia |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 48,49,50 | Feedback Weeks | 1,51,52 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback provided. |
Word Count | 2500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
|
|
||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Evaluate | Search for, and critically appraise, relevant secondary literature |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Develop interpretations based on primary and secondary source materials |
| Factual | Understand | Develop a basic understanding of key topics in the study of the Viking Age and medieval Scandinavia |
| Procedural | Analyse | Undertake critical analysis of primary sources in translation |
We have detected that you are have compatibility mode enabled or are using an old version of Internet Explorer. You either need to switch off compatibility mode for this site or upgrade your browser.
