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<strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong> History <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vik<strong>in</strong>g Age<br />
[A50] The Vik<strong>in</strong>g <strong>age</strong> <strong>in</strong> Caithness, Orkney and <strong>the</strong> North Atlantic: select papers from <strong>the</strong> Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> eleventh Vik<strong>in</strong>g Congress, Thurso and Kirkwall, 22 August-1 September 1989, edd. C.E. Batey et al.<br />
(1993) [UL 486:3.c.95.37]<br />
[A51] Developments around <strong>the</strong> Baltic and <strong>the</strong> North Sea <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vik<strong>in</strong>g <strong>age</strong>: proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> twelfth<br />
Vik<strong>in</strong>g Congress, edd. B. Ambrosiani and H. Clarke, Birka studies 3 (1994) [UL 595:01.c.16.3]<br />
[A52] Vik<strong>in</strong>gs and <strong>the</strong> Danelaw: select papers from <strong>the</strong> proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> thirteenth Vik<strong>in</strong>g congress,<br />
Nott<strong>in</strong>gham and York, 21-30, August 1997, edd. James Graham-Campbell (2001) [UL 541:16.c.200.1]<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r conference series<br />
[A60] Also <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g are <strong>the</strong> series <strong>of</strong> symposiums on Vik<strong>in</strong>g-<strong>age</strong> studies held annually <strong>in</strong> a rotation<br />
system around <strong>the</strong> various <strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong> countries, beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g with <strong>the</strong> Beretn<strong>in</strong>g fra første tværfaglige<br />
vik<strong>in</strong>gesymposium, Odense universitet 1982, edd. H. Bekker-Nielsen and H.F. Nielsen (1982) [UL<br />
L592.c.25.1]. The contributions (typically three per volume) are naturally largely <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> vernacular<br />
<strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong> langu<strong>age</strong>s and <strong>of</strong>ten concentrate on particular <strong>the</strong>mes; as a result <strong>in</strong>dividual articles have<br />
been cited separately throughout <strong>the</strong> bibliography<br />
[A61] Every few years sees ano<strong>the</strong>r ‘International Saga Conference’, most recently <strong>in</strong> Sydney <strong>in</strong> 2000,<br />
which <strong>in</strong>clude many papers <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>terest to <strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong> <strong>history</strong> as well as Old Norse literature; <strong>the</strong><br />
proceed<strong>in</strong>gs are not normally properly published, but some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> conferences have yielded pre-pr<strong>in</strong>ted<br />
papers which make it <strong>in</strong>to libraries. The papers are however <strong>of</strong>ten very compressed or <strong>in</strong>complete, and<br />
<strong>the</strong>y are frequently published properly elsewhere. Those available <strong>in</strong> Cambridge are: [a] P.G. Foote et al.,<br />
(edd.), Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> first International saga conference, University <strong>of</strong> Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh, 1971 (1973) [UL<br />
752:37.d.95.7]; [d] Fourth International saga conference, München, July 30th-August 4th, 1979 [UL<br />
752:37.c.95.32] (each article <strong>in</strong>dependently pag<strong>in</strong>ated); [f] The sixth International saga conference, 28.7-<br />
2.8.1985: workshop papers [UL 752:16.c.95.27]; [g] The seventh International saga conference: poetry<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong> Middle <strong>age</strong>s, Atti del 12o congresso <strong>in</strong>ternazionale di studi sull’alto medioevo, ed.<br />
Teresa Pàroli (1990) [UL P532.b.31.16]; [h] M. Clunies Ross and G. Barnes, (edd.), Old Norse myths,<br />
literature and society. The eleventh <strong>in</strong>ternational saga conference (2000), onl<strong>in</strong>e at<br />
www.arts.usyd.edu/Arts/departs/medieval/saga<br />
Reference works<br />
Encyclopaedias<br />
[A70] Kulturhistorisk leksikon for nordisk middelalder fra vik<strong>in</strong>getid til reformationstid, 22 vols (1956-<br />
78) [KLNM, UL R538.201]; an <strong>in</strong>dispensable companion with articles <strong>in</strong> a variety <strong>of</strong> <strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong><br />
langu<strong>age</strong>s<br />
[A71] Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde, 2nd edn, 25 vols, edd. Herbert Jankuhn et al<br />
(1968- ) [UL R466.17]; a magnificent encyclopedia on all aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cultural <strong>history</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Germanicspeak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
peoples until <strong>the</strong> Carol<strong>in</strong>gian period, and Scand<strong>in</strong>avia until <strong>the</strong> twelfth century, currently<br />
compris<strong>in</strong>g entries from ‘Aachen’ to ‘Rzucewo-Kultur’<br />
[A72] R. Simek and H. Pálsson, Lexikon der altnordischen Literatur, Kröners Taschenausgabe 490<br />
(1987) [UL R752.8]; a very useful guide to medieval <strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong> literature<br />
[A73] Medieval Scand<strong>in</strong>avia: an encyclopedia, Garland encyclopedias <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Middle <strong>age</strong>s 1, ed. P.<br />
Pulsiano (1993) [UL R532.50]; a fairly strong emphasis on literary material, but worth consult<strong>in</strong>g for its<br />
many articles on aspects <strong>of</strong> medieval <strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong> <strong>history</strong> and archaeology<br />
Bibliographies<br />
[A75] The Bibliography <strong>of</strong> Old Norse-Icelandic studies [BONIS] comprises a selective but extensive list<br />
<strong>of</strong> publications on Old Norse langu<strong>age</strong> and literature, runology, and medieval <strong>Scand<strong>in</strong>avian</strong> <strong>history</strong> and<br />
archaeology. The Royal Library <strong>in</strong> Copenh<strong>age</strong>n produced annual pr<strong>in</strong>ted editions <strong>of</strong> BONIS for <strong>the</strong> years<br />
1963-1983. An electronic database covers scholarship from 1984 onward, and is accessible onl<strong>in</strong>e at<br />
http://embla.bib.sdu.dk/bonis/. For a useful <strong>in</strong>troduction, see:<br />
[A76] P. Buchholz, ‘A bibliographical <strong>in</strong>troduction to mediaeval Scand<strong>in</strong>avia’, BONIS 1972, 9-87<br />
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