The General Board give notice that, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board or other authority concerned, the regulations for certain University examinations have been amended as follows:
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 242)
Regulation 14.
Regulation 14 for Part II of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos has been amended, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2009, by amending the subject for Paper 4:
from 'A subject in Gaelic history specified by the Faculty Board of English'
to 'A subject in Anglo Saxon, Norse, and Celtic history specified by the Faculty Board of English'.
The Faculty Board of English give notice that, with effect from October 2009, the Supplementary Regulations for Part I and Part II of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos will be amended so as to read:
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 244)
An introduction to the history and culture of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in the Viking Age, including the westward expansion to the North Atlantic and the eastward expansion to Russia and Ukraine. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.
An introduction to the history and culture of the Brittonic-speaking peoples from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the Anglo-Norman invasions. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.
An introduction to the history and culture of the Gaelic-speaking peoples from the fourth century to the twelfth. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.
An introduction to the manuscript as a physical object and the history of scripts used in the manuscript sources studied in Papers 1-9. Candidates will be required to answer compulsory practical questions, and to write essays on selected topics.
The Supplementary Regulations for Papers 1 and 5-9 remain unchanged.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 245)
An advanced topic in the history and culture of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in the Viking Age, including the westward expansion to the North Atlantic and the eastward expansion to Russia and Ukraine. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.
An advanced topic in the history and culture of the Celtic-speaking peoples from the fourth century to the twelfth. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.
An advanced topic in the history and culture of Anglo-Saxon England, medieval Scandinavia, and the medieval Celtic-speaking peoples. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.
Scandinavian languages and literatures from the medieval period are studied. There will be set texts in the original language. Candidates will be required to translate and comment on extracts from these set texts and to translate unseen passages, and also to write essays on selected topics in medieval Scandinavian literature.
An introduction to the processes by which extant sources written in the languages studied for Papers 5-9 have been transmitted, and of the scholarly methods by which these sources are converted into a usable form. The various editorial and diplomatic approaches and techniques are studied. Candidates will be required to answer a compulsory practical question and to write essays on selected topics.
The history and grammar of the Germanic languages will be studied in relation to one another and to their Indo-European background. Candidates will be required to comment on passages and to write essays on selected topics.
The history and grammar of the Celtic languages will be studied in relation to one another and to their Indo-European background. Candidates will be required to comment on passages and to write essays on selected topics.
The Supplementary Regulations for Papers 1, 5, and 7-9 remain unchanged.