Vikings for Scouts Place-name Jenga, cardboard longships, and a grand launch event...

Learn more about the 2025 ‘Vikings for Scouts’ initiative that has supported the Derbyshire Scouts Archaeology team in developing activities for the Derbyshire Archaeology Badge in Kate Olley’s UoN English Substack post: 
uonenglish.substack.com/p/vikings-fo...

Sharing our research with the Southwell Women’s Institute An evening of storytelling about women in the Viking Age

Take a look at this throwback from the UON English Substack by Francesca Squitieri about their evening sharing fascinating research with the Southwell Women's institute all about Women in the Viking Age:  uonenglish.substack.com/p/sharing-ou...

Work experience at the CSVA Reviving the online presence of Vikings in the East Midlands

As our second semester placement comes to an end, Savannah reflects on what has been accomplished over the last 7 weeks as a Web and Social media editor! Take a look at the UoN English Substack to read about the experience: 
uonenglish.substack.com/p/work-exper...

Runic mysteries The art of deciphering ancient alphabets

Send your #runic queries to @vikingologypodcast.bsky.social for @jaztherunologist.bsky.social to decipher them on the podcast! Great idea: open.substack.com/pub/vikingol... #runology #runes

Magnusson Prize - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

Forthcoming deadline (1 April) for the Magnusson essay prize for students and early career scholars in the fields of Northern Studies (broadly defined) www.ssns.org.uk/magnusson-pr...

New Studies on #Emotion in Old Norse #Literature
Edited by Brynja Þorgeirsdóttir, Gareth Lloyd Evans, and Daniel Sävborg

More Info: bit.ly/4syJacI

#Emotions #OldNorse #Medieval #MedievalLiterature #Norse #ScandinavianStudies #Iceland #Sagas

ISBNs for both the Hardback and the E-book are available on the Brepols website here: www.brepols.net/products/IS-...

Reminder that our third CSVA reading group of the term is taking place today, 12-1pm, Trent A49! We hope to see you there as we explore Brian McMahon’s “Remembrance of Things to Come: Memory and Prophecy in Old Norse Literature.”

Over the last 6 weeks we have been working on the new Vikings in the East Midlands website and social media outreach for the CSVA. We have really enjoyed getting this hands-on experience that is giving us the chance to learn new skills on platforms such as WordPress to apply to future graduate jobs!

Searching for your next read? Women and Goddesses in Old Norse Mythology and Folklore is out now from @brepols.net, featuring musings on Hair, Tears and Blood in Ragnars saga loðbrókar from the CSVA’s Katherine Olley. #Medievalsky

The Society received an outstanding range of essays, and the the standard of submissions was extremely high.

The Medium Ævum Essay Prize 2027 will open to entries at the beginning of next academic year (Autumn 2026) with a deadline of 12:00 midday (GMT) on Tuesday 1st December 2026.

The cover art is based on the 1930s Guthlac window in the Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University. Photography courtesy of the inestimable @brianlastnamekiss As many of you will know, it's a version of the famous image from the 12th/13th c. Guthlac Roll, depicting Guthlac travelling to Crowland on the Fens' winding waterways. We choose the dark green in honour of those peaty channels and reedy banks

Publication News 🎉!
Congratulation to Emma Nuding, who’s new book 'Writing St Guthlac: From the Medieval to the Modern' is now out! Emma is a PhD in Medieval Studies graduate, current CMS research associate and teaching fellow at the University of Birmingham.
boydellandbrewer.com/book/writing...

Launch: ‘Embers of the Hands’ by Dr Eleanor Barraclough Launch of the paperback edition of ‘Embers of the Hands - Hidden Histories of the Viking Age’ by Dr Eleanor Barraclough

Free public launch in Liverpool - new paperback edition - you just need to register to attend. Email downham@liverpool.ac.uk to sign up for the lectures that precede it including a plenary by Prof Howard Williams #medievalsky @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-emb...

Thanks to Judith and Charlotte for a wonderful poetry reading yesterday! Now we know what it means when a Viking woman wears a red horsehair headdress and why the Orkneys is a good place to visit if you want to see a hedgehog! #RagnasIslands #Islomania

Public Seminar Series Placing Women, Tracing Journeys Female Mobility and Social Bonds YouTube video by UHI Institute for Northern Studies

'Placing Women, Tracing Journeys: Female Mobility and Social Bonds in the Norse Period' by @thinkuhi.bsky.social Institute for Northern Studies Tara Athanasiou Public Online Seminar uploaded to our You Tube Channel.

youtu.be/GvuSyaJkoyE?...

Forthcoming lecture in London (and live on YouTube apparently) on 1st April at the British Archaeological Association thebaa.org/events/lectu... #medievalsky #archaeology

The Saga of the Earls of Orkney with Judith Jesch | If It Ain't Baroque... Historical Spotlight

Is there no end to podcasts with me rabbiting on about the #SagaoftheEarlsofOrkney? Well, I'm not good at saying no and I particularly enjoyed this one with Natalie of @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social - she asked some good questions! shows.acast.com/if-it-aint-b...

Reminder to RSVP for the CSVA’s and LCCP’s collaborative seminar brought to you by Judith Jesch and Charlotte Eichler! Join us in the Senate Chamber at 5pm for some poetry and an evening drink!

Please RSVP here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/rsvp...

We are so excited to collaborate with the LCCP for our seminar this term! Join us on the 12th of March for a glass of wine and an invigorating poetry reading inspired by Old Norse poetry from Orkneyinga saga.

This event is free, RSVP at: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/rsvp....

Assistant Professorship in Medieval Literature (temporary cover) at University of Cambridge Apply now for the Assistant Professorship in Medieval Literature (temporary cover) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

An opportunity for a medievalist to join the team at Cambridge: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQQ346/a...

Reminder that our second CSVA reading group of the term is taking place today, 1-2pm, Trent A49! Join us as we brave the statistical waters of Juliana Casteneda et al. “Dealing with Gender Bias Issues in Data-Algorithmic Processes: A Social-Statistical Perspective.” We hope to see you there!

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
Ben Allport, Alison Finlay (eds)

More Info: bit.ly/4cKqAJo

#Literature #History #Iceland #Saga #Medievalsky #Poetry #Medievalists

Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History at University of Oxford Explore an exciting academic career as a Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History. Don't miss out on other academic jobs....

We are hiring ....
Because John Nightingale is retiring...
for a Tutorial Fellowship in European History 400-1000...

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQP650/t...

Spring is here, so that must mean that the 7th UHI Institute for Northern Studies International St Magnus Conference is approaching fast.

➕ 15-17th April 2026
➕ Venue: UHI Perth

Register: tinyurl.com/yc4c2ufa

Islands Matter: #Faroese & #Shetlandic #Folklore
26 Feb, free online via @insuhi.bsky.social

Prof Jóan Pauli Joensen: “Water Beings in Faroese Folklore – Tradition & Change” & Prof Andrew Jennings: “From Fetlar to Foula – Norse Roots of Shetland Folklore”
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...

Image of the Centre for the Study of the Viking Age logo with the words We Are Back! beneath.

Welcome to the brand-new social media page for the Centre for the Study of the Viking Age! The longship has set sail for new shores as we have parted ways with X (Twitter) and are setting up camp here on Bluesky. Follow along for updates on upcoming events, new research, and all things Viking Age!