Text, with English translation in two formats, of all the Old Norse poetry attributed to women - skáldkonur. The rich and compelling corpus of Old Norse poetry

Old Norse texts offer different ideas about what it is to be female, presenting women in diverse social and economic positions. This book analyzes female charac

Through runic inscriptions and behind the veil of myth, Jesch discovers the true story of viking women.

This major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culturedemonstrates the remarkable continuity of Icelandic language andculture from medieval to modern t

Jenny Jochens captures in fascinating detail the lives of women in pagan and early Christian Iceland and Norway—their work, sexual behavior, marriage customs,