Viking Language 1: Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas (Viking Language Old Norse Icelandic Series)

“Viking Language 1 - Learn Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas” 2nd upgraded edition. Everything necessary to learn or teach Old Norse, runes, and sagas. Graded lessons, saga readings, runic inscriptions, grammar exercises, pronunciation, maps, history sections, student grammar guide, and vocabulary teach Old Norse, Vikings, Iceland, old Scandinavia, myth and legends. --- Download FREE ANSWER KEY www.vikinglanguage.com -- Now available, two audio MP3 download OLD NORSE PRONUNCIATION ALBUMS ”VIKING LANGUAGE 1: AUDIO LESSONS 1-8: (Pronounce Old Norse, Runes, and Icelandic Sagas)” and Audio Lessons 9-15." Search “Viking Language audio lessons” under Amazon “all departments” and “MP3 music.” Also Itunes and CDbaby. -- VISIT www.vikinglanguage.com and oldnorse.org for information on “Viking Language Series” and sample audio readings -- Now available, “Viking Language 2: The Old Norse Reader” with complete sagas, poems of Scandinavian gods, heroes, Old Norse runes, and vocabulary. Viking Language 1 1 Dedication 3 Organization and Notes For Using Viking Language 1 5 Contents 7 Introduction 17 Tools for Using Viking Language 35 Sailing West to 42 Iceland, Greenland, and North America 42 Exercises 51 Norse Settlers in Greenland and Vinland 57 2.10 Culture - The Family and Sturlunga Sagas 65 Denmark: Runestones and the First Viking State 72 3.1 Culture-Runes 72 Exercises 88 Kings and Heroes 92 Exercises 107 Exercises 128 Sacral Kingship in Ancient Scandinavia 133 Mr j 151 Norway's Harald Fairhair and His Son Eirik Bloodaxe 152 Exercises 166 Harald hardradi in Constantinople 170 Raiding in the West 190 9.2 Exercise - Reading Grettir's saga 191 Exercises 202 0.4 Strong Adjectives 211 10.6 Strong Adjectives of two Syllables 212 10.8 Exercise - Strong Adjectives 214 j 10.14 Exercise - From Grettir'sSaga 219 The Endless Battle 226 11.3 Weak Adjectives 230 11.12 Possessive Pronouns 236 Feud in Iceland's East Fjords 246 12.5 The Indefinite Pronoun Einnhverr 252 12.6 The Pronoun HvArrtveggi 252 12.7 Strong Verbs - Class III 252 Spike-Helgi Kills a Thief in Weapon's Fjord 263 Exercises 277 Lesson 14 283 Norse Mythology and The World Tree Yggdrasil 283 14.6 Verb Middle Voice - Meaning and Use 290 14.9 Two-Syllable Nouns - Syncopated Stems 293 14.10 Exercise - Vowel Loss in Two-Syllable Nouns 293 Exercises 294 The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki 299 Exercises 311 Appendix A Quick Guide to Old Norse Grammar 315 Appendix B 322 The Most Frequent Words in the Sagas 322 Appendix C 328 Pronunciation of Old Icelandic 328 Old Icelandic Read With Modern Icelandic Pronunciation 330 Viking Language 1 is an introduction to Old Norse, runes, Icelandic sagas, and the culture of the Vikings. The 15 graded lessons include vocabulary and grammar exercises, 35 readings, pronunciation, 15 maps, 45 illustrations, and 180 exercises. Journey through Viking Age Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Britain, Russia, and Byzantium with original Old Norse readings of Vikings, Norse mythology, heroes, sacred kingship, blood feuds, and daily life. The Viking Language Series speeds learning by focusing on the most frequently used words in the sagas. It takes you to the heart of Icelandic literature, Viking runestones, legends, and Old Norse mythology that has preserved the early medieval history of Scandinavia. 1. Learn Old Norse, Runes, And Icelandic Sagas. Jesse L. Byock. First Published In 2013. Includes Glossary.