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Irish university starts world’s largest crowdsourcing project about Vikings
University College Cork has launched a new crowdsourcing project aimed at creating the largest online collection about the Vikings.
According to a press release about the venture, called the World-Tree Project, it will be a “world-first attempt to crowdsource material on the Vikings from across the globe.”
The UCC School of English-based project, which is funded by the Irish Research Council, is asking for the public’s help in developing an interactive digital archive for the teaching and study of Norse and Viking cultures. People are invited to submit everything from a translation of Norse poetry to a film of a Viking re-enactment or an original artwork.
According to a press release about the venture, called the World-Tree Project, it will be a “world-first attempt to crowdsource material on the Vikings from across the globe.”
The UCC School of English-based project, which is funded by the Irish Research Council, is asking for the public’s help in developing an interactive digital archive for the teaching and study of Norse and Viking cultures. People are invited to submit everything from a translation of Norse poetry to a film of a Viking re-enactment or an original artwork.
http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/Irish-university-starts-worlds-largest-crowdsourcing-project-about-Vikings.html