By Centre for Scandinavian Studies
University of Aberdeen
hannah.burrows@abdn.ac.uk
2017 Cruciblist
Hannah’s main research interests are in the medieval North, particularly Old Norse-Icelandic literature, language, culture, and society. At the moment, Hannah is particularly interested in interactions between law, poetry, and humour, and in Old Norse perceptions of the natural world.
Hannah studied for a BA (Hons) in English and Linguistics, an MA in Medieval Studies, and a PhD in English and Related Literature, all at the University of York. During 2007-2012, she was a Research Associate at the University of Sydney, Australia, working on an international research project editing and translating the entire corpus of Old Norse skaldic poetry, and in 2013-14 was a Junior Research Fellow at Durham University.
Hannah came to Aberdeen as a Lecturer in Scandinavian Studies in September 2014. She is a council member of the Viking Society for Northern Research and a steering group member of History UK.