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FYS167: Icelandic Sagas in the Library
Fall 2008 - C. Davis
reference contact: Bruce Sajdak x2967

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GETTING STARTED

The Viking World

Source Access/Call Number
Medieval Scandinavia: an encyclopedia ref DL 30 .M43 1993
Encyclopedia of the Viking Age ref DL65 .H39 2000
Historical Dictionary of the Vikings
ref DL 65 .H62 2003
The Viking World ref DL 65 .C84 1994

Literature and Mythology

Source Access/Call Number
Cassell Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend
ref BL 860 .O73 1997
Handbook of Norse Mythology ref BL 860 .L56 2001
Dictionary of Northern Mythology ref BL 850 .S561 1993
Scandinavian Mythology: an annotated bibliography RESERVE Z 7836 .L58 1988
"Recent scholarship in Old Norse mythology". By: Schjødt, Jens Peter. Religious Studies Review, vol. 14 no. 2 April 1988, p 104-110. click here
Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture
This source is a must for most topics you'll encounter - be sure to look at the bibliographies at the end of each chapter.
click here
RESERVE PT 7113 .C66 2005
Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature ref PN 669 .R88 2006
Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature ref PT 7063 .D5 1990

FINDING BOOKS

First try SUBJECT BEGINS WITH and then KEYWORD searches in the Five College Library Catalog. Use subjects such as:

TITLES OF INDIVIDUAL WORKS: e.g. Njáls saga
NAMES OF INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS: e.g. Snorri Sturluson
Civilization, Viking
Eddas
Icelandic Literature
Northmen
Mythology Norse
Old Norse Literature
Old Norse Poetry
Sagas
Vikings

Also try Google Books to see if you can find sections of books which may cover your topic.

FINDING ARTICLES

MLA Bibliography (1926+)

JSTOR (back issues up to the most recent 2-5 years)

International Medieval Bibliography (1967+)

CITE YOUR SOURCES

For guidance on citing sources correctly visit the Libraries' Citation Guides & Style Manuals page. See especially links to MLA (Modern Language Association of America) style.

WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THIS LIBRARY CLASS?

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CONTACT THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

Contact Bruce Sajdak, the instructor for your library session: bsajdak@email.smith.edu

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