As a third year student, I selected this major because I enjoy studying the culture, ideology, and societies of the Medieval era – particularly the Norse. I much prefer focusing on this specific and interesting period rather than broadening to the subject of history as a whole. As a child I was drawn to documentaries and the medievalism genre, a well as visiting historic sites. I had a keen interest in what those who had inhabited such places may have been like. When I was in my later high school years I discovered that the Medieval Studies major existed and I instantly knew it was what I would take up upon my transfer to the University of Virginia. Currently as a fourth year student, I couple this major with an archeology minor and hope to pursue graduate school and a career in these subjects.