Callanish Stones, Orkney. Courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org.
To view the full documentary please visit YouTube at the following link: The Vikings: Who Were They?
Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland. Courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org.
Selected and Annotated by:
Robert Walther
Penn Libraries Literature Bibliographer, Retired.
Revised and updated by Kelsey LeClair
Penn Dental Library
For more information about this and other Penn excursions, please visit the Penn Alumni Travel webpage.
Glasgow Cathedral. Image by Harry McGregor. Obtained on flickr with a Creative Commons license.
Lime Stone Cottage in Bradford, IIse of Skye, Schottland. Image by Ingo Melronke. Obtained on flickr with Creative Commons license.
Auf dem Weg von Broadford nach Portree, Schottland. Image by Ingo Melronke. Obtained on flickr with Creative Commons license.
These are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, about migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families. They were written in the Old Norse language, in prose, mainly in Iceland. They represent one of the major contributions of Scandinavian culture to world literature. Most have been translated into English and they often read much like modern novels.