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Fantasy Studies
 Hybrid
Language
Precepted by Dr. Larry Swain

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Germanic Studies Portal

January 2026

Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Poetry

Precepted by Dr. Larry Swain

Middle High German 1: An Epic Introduction First in the Series

Precepted by Dr. Isaac Schendel

February 2026

Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Prose

Precepted by Dr. Larry Swain

Old Norse 1 First in the Series

March 2026

Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Poetry Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Larry Swain

Old English 1 First in the Series Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Isaac Schendel

Túrin's Bones: The Influences of Sigurd, Oedipus, and Kullervo on J.R.R. Tolkien's Tale of Túrin Turambar  Hybrid Candidate

All Modules in Germanic Studies Portal

Module Preceptor Sector Portals
Advanced Old English: Alice in Wonderland
Dr. Larry Swain
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Children’s Literature
Fairy Tales
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
Advanced Old English Readings
Dr. Larry Swain
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Advanced Old English Readings: Cynewulf's Christ II
Dr. Larry Swain
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Poetry
Dr. Larry Swain
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Poetry and Prose Non-Sequential Series
Dr. Larry Swain
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Prose
Dr. Larry Swain
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Advanced Old English: Tolkien's Old English Poetry
Dr. Larry Swain
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Advanced Old Norse: Volsunga Saga
Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Big Bold Beowulf: A Study of the Poem
Dr. Larry Swain
General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Monsters
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Conversational German Series of 4
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Crash Course on Norse Myths
Dr. Paul Peterson
General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Comparative Mythology
Germanic Studies
The Middle Ages
Epic Echoes: Legendary Tales from Medieval Iceland
Dr. Irina Manea
General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Germanic Studies
The Middle Ages
Weird Fiction
Exploring Tolkien’s “Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics”
Dr. Chris Vaccaro
Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Monsters
The Middle Ages
Gothic Language Series of 3
Dr. Paul Peterson
Language logo Language Sector Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún
Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson
Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Middle High German for Beginners Series of 3
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
The Middle Ages
Old English for Beginners Series of 7
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Old High German Texts for Readers of Old English
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Intermediate Languages
The Middle Ages
Old Norse for Beginners Series of 6
Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson
Language logo Language Sector Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Old Norse Sagas in Translation: Njál’s Saga
Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson
General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Germanic Studies
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Old Norse Sagas in Translation: Sagas of Heroic Legend
Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson
General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Germanic Studies
The Middle Ages
Pre-Christian Religions of the North
Dr. Irina Manea
General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Germanic Studies
History
Religious Studies
Viking Age
Readings in Middle High German
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
The Middle Ages
Readings in Middle High German Non-Sequential Series
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
The Middle Ages
Readings in Middle High German: Herzog Ernst
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
The Middle Ages
Readings in Middle High German: Prose Selections 1
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Beginning Languages
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
The Middle Ages
Readings in Middle High German: Prose Selections 2
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Beginning Languages
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
The Middle Ages
Readings in Middle High German: The Homilies of Johannes Tauler 1
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Beginning Languages
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
The Middle Ages
Readings in Old Norse
Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson
Language logo Language Sector Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Signum Classics: The House of the Wolfings
Dr. Julian Barr
Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Magic
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Signum Classics: The Roots of the Mountains (Part 1)
Dr. Julian Barr
Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Signum Classics: The Roots of the Mountains (Part 2)
Dr. Julian Barr
Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Swedish for Beginners Series of 3
Dr. Paul Peterson
Language logo Language Sector Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
The Old Saxon for Old English Readers
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language logo Language Sector Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Tolkien, the Anglo-Saxon Minstrel
Jennifer Rogers
Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
Túrin's Bones: The Influences of Sigurd, Oedipus, and Kullervo on J.R.R. Tolkien's Tale of Túrin Turambar
Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson
Fantasy Studies logo Fantasy Studies Sector British Literature
Classical Literature
Epic Fantasy
Folklore
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Kalevala
The Greco-Roman World
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: A Guide to Old Norse Magic
Dr. Irina Manea
General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
Fantasy
Germanic Studies
History
Magic
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: Battle Magic and Mythology
Dr. Irina Manea
General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
Fantasy
Germanic Studies
History
Magic
Monsters
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: Shamanistic World Views in Norse Magic
Dr. Irina Manea
General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
Fantasy
Germanic Studies
History
Magic
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: The World Of Old Norse Sorcery Non-Sequential Series
Dr. Irina Manea
General Humanities logo General Humanities Sector Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
Fantasy
Germanic Studies
History
Magic
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Viking Age