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Njal’s Saga: Life, Love and Feuds in Medieval Icelandic Society

Njal

Some of the greatest vernacular prose of the Middle Ages arose in Iceland, the ‘land of fire and ice.’ Learn more about the dramatic lives, loves, feuds and deaths of some of the most famous Icelanders of that fabled period.

Travel back in time to visit Medieval Iceland, the ‘land of fire and ice,’ to learn more about the dramatic lives, loves, feuds and deaths of some of the most famous Icelanders of that period. This is the land where real Vikings lived heroic lives and died spectacular deaths.   The complex codes governing their everyday lives, and their larger-than-life passions drove warriors and peace makers, wives and thralls. And their laconic wit will leave indelible memories with those who take the journey.

Instructor: Herbert Arnold

Five Mondays: March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22
4:30-6, Wasch Center Butterfield Room
$105
Herbert Arnold
HERBERT ARNOLD is professor of German studies and letters emeritus, after more than 40 years of teaching at Wesleyan, including the MAT and GLS programs. Most of his work has focused on the intersection between history and literature in a pan-European context, and his publications range in time and subject matter from late fifteenth-century manuscripts to contemporary popular culture.