Welcome to the website of the Viking Society for Northern Research, the world’s foremost learned society in the field of medieval Scandinavian and Northern studies.
The Annual General Meeting of the Viking Society will take place on Saturday 26 May 2012 at the University of Nottingham.
Judith Jesch (University of Nottingham) will deliver her Presidential Address, entitled ‘Maeshowe and Poetry’.
The Viking Society is venturing north of the border for the first time in a while for 2012′s Student Conference, which will be held at the University of Glasgow on Saturday 11 February. We’re pleased to be co-hosting this conference with the Scottish Society for Northern Studies. Please see the Student Conference Page for more information.
The Society’s latest publication is a new edition of Hrafngaldr Óðins by Annette Lassen. It is out now.
This website now also has details of the Society’s facsimile edition of Speciment Lexici Runici, co-published with the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í Íslenskum Fræðum in 2010.
The Society’s Support Fund, which helps members with research and travel costs, continues to welcome applications. The procedures for applying have changed slightly, however. Please see the Support Fund page for details.
