Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Are you fascinated by medieval history, literature and languages? You can explore a range of medieval cultures on the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic course. You’ll also have the chance to do your own research using original source materials.

This course focuses on the history, material culture, languages and literature of the peoples of Britain, Ireland and the Scandinavian world in the earlier Middle Ages.

You'll discover medieval history while learning languages like Old Norse and medieval Welsh, Irish and Latin.

You’ll read literature in the original languages. This includes the:

* Old English poem ‘Beowulf’

* epic medieval Irish tale ‘Táin Bó Cúailnge’ (‘The Cattle Raid of Cooley’)

* Old Norse Icelandic sagas

The course offers the opportunity to explore:

* the Viking age

* Norse and Celtic mythology

* Anglo-Saxon culture and history

* the history and culture of the Brittonic- and Gaelic-speaking peoples

* interdisciplinary study, including topics like art history, religious studies and archaeology

Exactly which areas you study and to what depth is largely up to you.