Grace O'Duffy

Thesis title: 'Violence Against Women in Old Norse Literature'

Supervisor: Dr Gareth Evans

My research focuses on the treatment of violence, primarily physical, towards women or female-coded beings within Old Norse literature. Largely dealing with the sagas, I examine the role violence towards women plays in the literary culture of masculine feuding, as well as emotional reaction towards this violence and the ways in which this can be used to build narratives.

Twitter: @grace_oduffy