About the Sophus Bugge Lectures
Sophus Bugge (1833-1907) was a foundational humanities professor at the University of Oslo. He was a pioneer in the study of Scandinavian medieval culture, society, and language.
The series is a collaboration of the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies (ILN), the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History (IAKH), the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas (IFIKK), and the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages (ILOS).
Previous lectures
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2024: Judith Jesch (University of Nottingham), Shipwrecks and Sheepskins in Shetland: Crafting Orkneyinga saga
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2019: Ruth Mazo Karras (Trinity College Dublin), Perfect Men? The Nine Worthies and Medieval Masculinity
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2018: Stephen D. White (Emory University), Misadventure and Mischance at King Arthur`s Court: Guinevere`s Trial in La mort le Roi Artu
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2017: Paul Binski (Cambridge University), Craft, Rhetoric, and the Gothic Image: Concepts and Controversies
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2016: Joseph Harris (Harvard University), Eddic Poetry as World Literature