VMNS Graduate Students 2022-2024

Medieval Icelandic Studies & Viking and Medival Norse Studies orientation meeting August 26, 2022. — See also our graduate students in Medieval Icelandic Studies.

	Alejandro Magallanes Campos (Spain)  Biological Anthropology, MA, University of Barcelona, 2022 Archaeology, BA, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2018 .
	Asia Psareva (Russia) Linguistics, BA, Russian State University for the Humanities, 2020 Economics, BS, Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics, 2015 .
	Brooklyn Frances Arnot (Australia) English, BA (Honours), Sydney University, 2019 In my undergraduate studies, I focused on women in the Old Norse sagas. I am particularly interested in (female) monstrosity in the sagas and how monsters are shaped by cultural imagination. I am eager to expand my research interests by exploring Christianisation in Scandinavia and hagiography.
	Caroline Hoel (Norway) Viking Age History, Witchcraft and Magic, coursework, University of Oslo, 2021 Sociology of Religion, BA, University of Agder, 2009 Sociology of Religion, MA, University of Agder, 2010 /li> I come from the field of sociology of religion, specialised in sociological theory and religion in European politics. My chief research interests are the pre-Christian religions, magical practices, and supernatural worldviews of the Nordic area, as well as ethnobotany and textile production.
	Elliott Arlo Little (Australia) English and Linguistics, BA (Hon), University of Sydney, 2020 In my undergraduate, I studied literature and linguistics, particularly that of the Old Norse and Old English vernacular corpora. My research focuses on the intersection between women and the paranormal in the sagas, particularly the fornaldarsögur, but I am also excited to learn more about the history of the medieval manuscripts that contain these sagas.
	Eric J. Brinling (US) History, Linguistics, International & Area Studies, B.Ph., University of Pittsburgh, 2022 In my undergraduate studies, I researched the conversion in Sweden, particularly as it led to Sigurðr Jórsalafari’s 1123 foray into Småland against pagans there. I am excited to continue my research into conversion and Christianization, and to expand my horizons with new exposure and access to primary sources in their original tongue.
	Honor Catherine Silvius (US) History, BA, The Evegreen State College, 2021 .
	Isabelle Middleton (England) History and Archaeology, BA, Bangor University, 2021 I have BA in History and Archaeology. My undergraduate thesis focused on the significance of gaming in the Viking Age. I have also worked as a field assistant on archaeological sites. I wish to pursue a career in Viking-age Archaeology.
	Jacob Ray Dodd (US) History, BA, Grand Canyon University, 2022 During my undergraduate in History, I did some research regarding the social mobility of women in Medieval Scandinavian society, and I am interested in furthering that research. I am also interested in studying the conversion period more closely.
	Johannes Kratz (Germany) History, BA, Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main, 2022 During my undergraduate work, I focused on the Early Middle Ages especially in Scandinavia, from an interdisciplinary point of view, combining different disciplines such as History and Scandinavian Studies. Now I am looking forward to getting as close as possible to the sources of the Viking Age and medieval Scandinavia.
	Lejia Zhang (China) Medieval and Early Modern Studies, MA, Durham University, 2022 English Literature, BA, Durham University, 2021 In my first Masters programme, I focused on Old Norse-Icelandic sagas and eddic poetry. I am also interested in palaeography, manuscript studies, and editing and translating medieval literature. I am excited to explore medieval Scandinavia material culture and incorporate it into my studies of literary texts.
	Luci Coleen Anderson (US) History, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Classics and Religious Studies, BA, University of Nebraska Lincoln, 2022 In my undergraduate work, I concentrated on Latin and the interactions between Medieval religion and politics – though mainly focusing on the British Isles. I am very excited to take a similar lens to explore the Old Norse language and Scandinavian theology. .
	Noah Richard Mincheff (US) History & German Language, BA, South Dakota State University, 2022 As an undergraduate, I double-majored in History and German Language. I focused my previous work on gender and its relationship to conflict in the Old Norse world. I am continuing to study the Old Norse literary culture and its reflections on the lived experiences of medieval Scandinavians.
	Ryan Thomas Eckerson (US) Interdisciplinary Studies/Linguistics, BA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2014 I spent eight years in the US Army as an Apache helicopter pilot and Aviation Officer. I decided to leave the Army and pursue a career in academia because of my passion for teaching and seeing others succeed. With a master’s in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies, I aim to help preserve Old Norse language and culture by reviving them in modern works, such as tabletop roleplaying games (think Dungeons and Dragons) and low/high fantasy literature. My end goal is to be a university professor after completing a Ph.D. in Medieval History or Historical Linguistics.
	Susannah Antonia Corfield (UK) History, BA (Hons), University of Leeds, 2021 As an undergraduate, I researched the relationship between modern political history and folklore. I am excited to study folklore and myth in greater detail whilst also broadening my academic horizons through the study of other disciplines. I hope to specialise in an area related to pre-Christian religion in Scandinavia.
	Therese Erickson (US) English Language and Literature and German Studies, BA, Smith College, 2022 During my undergraduate studies I focused on literary analysis, studying texts in Old, Middle, and Modern English as well as German. In addition to expanding my study of literature to Old Norse, I am interested in manuscript studies and women’s contributions to medieval Norse art and material culture.
	Wesley Pierce Shisler (US) History, BA, East Tennessee State University, 2021 During my undergraduate work, I studied history and the Classics, with a focus on medieval European history. I am looking forward to deepening my knowledge of medieval Scandinavian history and its effects on the rest of the world.