Investigates witchcraft and magic in Scandinavian cultures from the Viking Age to the Burning Age. The class examines witchcraft and magic in the broad perspective of Scandinavian cultural history, tracing traditions of magic from the earliest sources in runes to film and literature in the modern era. We will investigate the styles of magic and cultural attitudes to it in Iceland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.
instructor(s)
Nordvig, Mathias
Primary Instructor
- Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023
