Roberta Frank (born 1941) is an American philologist[1] specializing in Old English and Old Norse language and literature.
[5] At Toronto, she was involved with the Dictionary of Old English project and served as Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies (1994–99).
[12] Frank's research draws upon archaeological as well as literary and linguistic evidence to analyze aspects of early English and Scandinavian texts.
Her work has focused on the poetry of England and Scandinavia, including numerous publications on skaldic verse, the early North, and Beowulf.
[13][14][15] Two festschriften in her honor have been published: Verbal Encounters: Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse Studies, ed.