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      Course Introduction
      ▣ Course Introduction
      The purpose of this course is to introduce the three major mythologies of Europe, focusing on the lesser-known Norse mythology. This course involves reading the Norse mythological text <Edda> to explore the characteristics of mythic time and space, and structural features, analyzing the main gods, goddesses, giants, and dwarves to understand their symbolic meanings, and examining the influence of mythic worldview on the modern world.

      ▣ Instructor Introduction
      최윤영 교수
      Professor Yoon-Young Choi (Department of German Language and Literature, Seoul National University)

      Major Publications
      'Germany, Nation, Myth' (co-authored)
      <Edda> (co-translated)
      'Unification of Nations and Conflicts in Multicultural Society'
      'Kafka, Jews, Body'
      'Germany, Nation, Myth', etc.
      Awards and Honors
      Korean Comparative Literature Award
      Seoul National University Teaching Award
      Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany

      ▣ Course Schedule
      • Part 1: March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) ~ June 9, 2026 (Tuesday)
      • Part 2: June 11, 2026 (Thursday) ~ August 30, 2026 (Sunday)
      • Part 3: September 1, 2026 (Tuesday) ~ December 15, 2026 (Tuesday)
      ▣ Completion and Evaluation Criteria
      • Assessment ratio: Quizzes (20%), Discussions (20%), Midterm Exam (30%), Final Exam (30%)
      • Completion criteria: Certificate issued upon achieving a score of 60 or above

      ▣ Teaching Assistant Introduction

      • Operations TA: Dong-Hwan Oh
      • Affiliation: Department of German Language and Literature, Seoul National University
      • Email: jaja113ok@snu.ac.kr

      Syllabus

      Parking

      Parking Name(Topic)

      Class Session

      Class Session Name(Learning Content)

      Assessment Method

      1

      What is Norse Mythology?

      1-1

      What is Norse Mythology?

      Weekly Quiz

      1-2

      <Prose Edda>and<Poetry Edda>

      1-3

      Characteristics of Norse Mythology

      1-4

      History of Norse Mythology's Reception

      2

      The Beginning of Time

      2-1

      Birth of Life,Birth of Giants

      Weekly Quiz

      2-2

      Birth of the Gods

      2-3

      Birth of the World

      2-4

      World Tree Yggdrasil

      2-5

      Creation of Humans

      2-6

      Creation of Dwarves

      3

      The Supreme God Odin

      3-1

      Who is Odin?

      Weekly Quiz

      3-2

      God of War Odin

      3-3

      God of Wisdom Odin

      3-4

      Wisdom Contest

      3-5

      Odin's Love

      3-6

      Odin's Death

      4

      Thunder God Thor

      4-1

      Who is Thor?

      Weekly Quiz

      4-2

      Thor and Mjolnir(1)

      4-3

      Thor and Mjolnir(2)

      4-4

      Thor's Fight with the Giants

      4-5

      Thor's Wisdom Contest

      4-6

      Thor's Death

      5

      God of Transformation Loki

      5-1

      Who is Loki?

      Weekly Quiz

      5-2

      Loki Helping the Gods

      5-3

      Loki Betraying the Gods

      5-4

      Loki's Shackles

      5-5

      Final Battle and Loki

      6

      God of Culture Baldur

      6-1

      Who is Baldur?

      Weekly Quiz

      6-2

      Dreams about Baldur's Death

      6-3

      Odin's Journey to the Underworld

      6-4

      Baldur's Death

      6-5

      Baldur's Funeral

      6-6

      Hermod's Journey to the Underworld

      7

      Norse Goddesses

      7-1

      Odin's Wife Frigg

      Weekly Quiz

      7-2

      Goddess of Love and Beauty Freyja

      Weekly Quiz

      Discussion1

      7-3

      Goddess of Youth Idun

      7-4

      Brave Giantess Skadi

      7-5

      Norn Sisters of Fate

      7-6

      Final Battle and Valkyries

      8

      Midterm Exam

      Midterm Exam

      Test

      9

      Giants and Dwarves of Norse Mythology

      9-1

      Who are the Giants?

      Weekly Quiz

      9-2

      Wise Giants

      9-3

      Fighting Giants

      9-4

      Giants Married to the Gods

      9-5

      Who are the Dwarves?

      9-6

      Dwarf Technicians

      9-7

      Wise Dwarves

      10

      Final Times

      10-1

      First War

      Weekly Quiz

      10-2

      Is the Final Battle Inevitable?Fatalism

      10-3

      Preparing for the Final Battle.

      10-4

      The Final Battle Begins.

      10-5

      Death of the Aesir Gods

      10-6

      The Final Battle Ends and a New World Begins.

      11

      Spaces of Mythology

      11-1

      Nine Worlds of Yggdrasil

      Weekly Quiz

      11-2

      Midgard

      11-3

      Asgard

      11-4

      Valkyrie

      11-5

      Jotunheim

      11-6

      Alfheim and Svartalfheim

      11-7

      Helheim

      11-8

      Niflheim and Muspelheim

      12

      Hero Sigurd

      12-1

      Who is Sigurd?

      Weekly Quiz

      12-2

      The Curse of Andvari

      12-3

      Sigurd Who Killed the Dragon

      12-4

      Sigurd's Love

      12-5

      Sigurd's Death

      13

      Brunhild and Gudrun

      13-1

      Who is Brunhild?

      Weekly Quiz

      13-2

      Brunhild's Tragic Love

      13-3

      Brunhild's Revenge

      13-4

      Brunhild's Death

      13-5

      Who is Gudrun?

      13-6

      Gudrun and Attila's Marriage

      13-7

      Another Revenge of Gudrun

      14

      Norse Mythology

      History of Reception

      14-1

      Medieval Epic Poems<The Nibelungenlied>

      Weekly Quiz

      Discussion2

      14-2

      Siegfried,Kriemhild,Brunhild

      14-3

      The Two Queens Kriemhild and Brunhild

      14-4

      Revenge of Kriemhild

      14-5

      Century of Reception15

      Final Exam

      Final Exam

      Test

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      Field Humanities (Linguistics & Literature)

      Difficulty beginner

      Operating Institute SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

      Certificate Issuance

      Week 15 Week

      Learning recognition time 19Hour 40Minute (14Hour 37Minute)

      Course Registration Period 26.09.01 ~ 26.12.15

      Course Duration 26.09.01 ~ 26.12.15

      Phone Number 02-880-5385

      Subtitle language 한국어 Others 1ea

      Course language 한국어(ko)

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