1019.12 - Old Norse II
Course number
1019.12
Title
Old Norse II
ECTS
6
Prerequisites
Successfully completing Old Norse I is a prerequisite for admission on this course.
Purpose
Based on Old Norse I, the course aims to build on students’ knowledge of Old Norse, strengthening their ability to understand Old Norse text and giving them greater insight into Old Norse morphology.
Content
Students read texts in conjunction with a revision of the different word classes, such as adjectives, adverbs, numerals, verbs and certain ancient word classes.
Learning and teaching approaches
The course is structured as two-hour weekly sessions lasting one semester. The main learning and teaching strategies used are lectures, student presentations, and exercises.
Learning outcomes
Successful students can demonstrate ability to:
• compare adjectives and adverbs
• decline personal pronouns and demonstrative pronouns
• group verbs into weak and strong conjugation verb categories
• conjugate verbs in the main tenses
• explain sound mutations, such as ablaut and umlaut
• translate Old Norse text into Faroese
Assessment method
6-hour written examination. Dictionaries are allowed at the examination.
Examination
External
Marking scale
13-
Bibliography
Ragnvald Iversen: Norrøn grammatikk. A selection of Old Norse texts
Contact
Anfinnur Johansen