Anglo Saxon, Norse & Celtic
The Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos is concerned with the history, material culture, languages and literatures of the different peoples of Britain and Ireland, and Scandinavia, mainly in the earlier medieval period. You may be interested in English, or History, or Classics, or Modern & Medieval Languages, or Archaeology & Anthropology, or Theology, or History of Art. The Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Tripos covers all of these. You will have the opportunity to study a variety of subjects, many of which you may not have encountered before, and can enjoy the pleasure of breaking new ground for yourself, including medieval languages and literatures, ranging from some of the grandest epic, heroic and mythological poetry to the great prose literature of Ireland, England, Wales, and Iceland. While you have an opportunity to combine different fields and disciplines, you remain free to place the emphasis where you choose (so that you can, if you wish, focus on 'Germanic' subjects, or on 'Celtic' subjects, or on language and literature, or on history). The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic is one of the smallest and friendliest departments in the University ( there are currently about 60 undergraduates). However, the department of ASNC is an integral part of the Faculty of English, which is one of the biggest faculties in the University. Admissions No prior knowledge or experience of any of the subjects that we cover is expected: all courses are taught from scratch, and all students start on equal terms, with a willingness to learn and a readiness to enjoy.
A typical offer would be AAA at A2 level or the equivalent from other educational systems. Interviews Applicants will have two interviews each. Prior to your interviews you will be asked to send in two essays (marked originals). Academic suitability is one of the most important attributes that we look for. Teaching Fellows in ASNC Clare has one fellow in Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, Dr Fiona Edmonds, who acts as Director of Studies for ASNC in Clare. Dr Edmonds is the lecturer in Celtic History and specialises in contact between different areas of the Insular world.
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