Dr Carolyne Larrington
Dr Carolyne Larrington
Supernumerary Fellow in English
Email: Dr Carolyne Larrington
Teaching Interests
Dr. Carolyne Larrington teaches medieval English literature in the college, ranging from the earliest Old English to the beginning of the Renaissance period.
Research Interests
Dr Larrington's research interests have been mainly in Old Icelandic, in particular Norse mythology, and in medieval women's writing, but she is currently researching in the field of Arthurian legend. She has published on Old English and Old Icelandic wisdom poetry, has edited "The Woman's Companion to Mythology" and "Women and Writing in Medieval Europe: A Sourcebook" and has recently translated the Old Norse "Poetic Edda". 'King Arthur's Enchantresses: Morgan and Her Sisters in Arthurian Tradition' appeared from IB Tauris in June 2006. She is now working on a study of brothers and sisters in traditional literature, as well as writing various articles about Old Norse and Arthurian literature.
