Studying Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic: What's It Like?

from Cambridge from the Inside · host Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge

Stay tuned to hear Rhiannon, PhD student at Trinity Hall, share everything you need to know about studying Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtics studies at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below.00:00 Introductions00:30 What is ASNC? (Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic)01:00 Is ASNC a course where students study languages, history, or literature?04:15 What advice do you have for someone choosing between ASNC and History?06:30 Course structure — how are ASNC students taught?09:20 What overlaps are there between Theology/Religion and ASNC?10:10 Which departments can you borrow papers from for ASNC?12:00 Paganism in the ASNC course13:10 What made you choose to study ASNC?15:00 The Icelandic sagas18:10 Differences and similarities between Classics and ASNC20:00 How are ASNC students taught?22:10 What is palaeography?24:50 Rhiannon’s Master’s degree: Árni Magnússon collection of Icelandic manuscripts29:50 Rhiannon’s PhD: The Liturgical Book in Medieval Iceland, c.1000–c.155032:00 Travel opportunities and conferences for academics35:10 Do you think more people would apply for ASNC if they knew about it beforehand?