Online Lecture: "Skaldic Poetry: the Art of Viking Verse" (PT)
The University of Lisbon, Centre for English Studies and the Centre for Classical Studies of the University of Lisbon, through the project "Voices of the Ancient and Medieval World | Lectures on the Medieval North", would like to invite everyone to an open online lecture (in English) by Prof. Inés García López (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain) on the topic "Skaldic Poetry: the Art of Viking Verse". The lecture will take place on March 25, 2025, from 12:30 to 14:00 CET.
Skaldic poetry, composed from the 9th to the 14th century, was a highly complex poetic tradition primarily developed in Norway and Iceland and emerging at the end of the Viking Age. Its distinctive dróttkvætt meter was crafted for royal audiences, with poets gaining prestige and rewards. By the 13th century, Icelandic elites played a key role in preserving and transmitting this tradition. This lecture will explore the different types of Viking verse and their main themes. As we will discover, this poetry reflects and commemorates events that took place not only in Scandinavia, but also in England, Ireland, Scotland, and the Orkney Islands.
The lecture will be presented to a BA class at the School of Arts and Humanities in Room C127/Lecture Hall 1, and open to attendance both physical and digital through Zoom streaming on March 25, 2025, from 12:30 to 14:00 CET
Further details and speaker bionote can be found here.