Terje Spurkland

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Associate Professor in Old Norse Philology
Faculty of Arts
Centre for Viking and Medieval Studies
University of Oslo
PB. 1016 Blindern
0315 Oslo Norway

Office Telephone: +47 22 85 29 11
Office Fax: +47 22 85 29 29
Active email: terje.spurkland@mellomalder.uio.no
Relevant Webpage: http://www.hf.uio.no/middelaldersenteret/english/
Relevant Webpage: http://www.hf.uio.no/middelaldersenteret/om-mas/ansatte/terjesp/presentation.html


SCHOLARLY INTERESTS:
Current area(s) of research:
Please see URL above


Selected publications, recent and forthcoming:
Articles coming in 2004:

“From “Runacy” to Literacy in Medieval Norway”

“Viking Age Literacy in runes – a contradiction in terms”

“From Tune to Eggja – the ontology of language change ”

Please see URL above


WUN-IDENTIFIED RESEARCH COLLABORATION THEMES:
Multilingualism in the Middle Ages:

History of the Medieval Book:

Medieval Chronicle Studies:


Ph.D.s UNDER SUPERVISION:


STAFF EXCHANGES/ONLINE RESOURCE CREATION/VIDEOCONFERENCING:
Yes, I am interested in staff exchanges with WUN partner institutions, and in development of online research resources.


MEDIEVAL COURSES TAUGHT:
Social Structures in Scandinavian Middle Ages


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