Click to read Rachel Sweeney's summary on her amazing research trip at Trinity College Dublin at their Irish Art Research Centre. The trip was happily funded by our society's Postgraduate/Early Career Research Grant. Please visit our Funding page if you would like to have a similar experience.

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A summary written Rachel Sweeney during a research trip for the Irish Art Research Centre at Trinity College Dublin.

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A summary of Natalie Hopwood's trip for the Summer School in Scandinavian Manuscript Studies which took place in June 2026. This trip was funded from our SSNS Postgraduate/Early Career Research Grant. We are thrilled Natalie had such an amazing research trip! Image: Viktors saga ok Blávus

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A summary written by Natalie Hopwood for her Summer School in Scandinavian Manuscript Studies in June 2026.

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Please join us to celebrate, remember, and raise a glass to Anna Ritchie and her work as archaeologist, author, and lifelong advocate of Scotland’s premodern history and heritage 25th June @15:30-17:45 Room 1.06 (Project Room), School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures, University of Edinburgh.

The second annual Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern Conference, ‘Violence in the Medieval and Early Modern North,’ was held last month, from May 25th to 26th with the generous help of the Scottish Society for Northern Studies by way of the Postgraduate/Early Career Conference Grant.

SSNS Funding - Violence in the Medieval and Early Modern North, University of Aberdeen - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

A summary written by Miles Lourenco for their Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern Conference held in May 2026.

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Publication opportunity which may be of interest: Mary Catherine O’Connor and Jonas Zeit-Altpeter are seeking submissions for a planned volume entitled Times of Change: Norway in the 13th Century. Abstracts of 300 words to mary.oconnor@balliol.ox.ac.uk & zeitaltpeter@uni-bonn.de by 31 July 2026.

Please join us to celebrate, remember, and raise a glass to Anna Ritchie and her work as archaeologist, author, and lifelong advocate of Scotland’s premodern history and heritage 25th June @15:30-17:45 Room 1.06 (Project Room), School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures, University of Edinburgh.

Timothy Liam Waters is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Center for Folklore Studies at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on literary materialisms, generative AI, and folkloric reception in the Old Norse literary corpus. Please click on the image to sign up for this free, online seminar!

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Stephen will explore why so many of the crucial incidents leading to the downfall of the Norse line of northern Scottish jarls in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries.

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Call for Papers for the 4th Old Norse Poetry in Performance Conference, which will be taking place in Oxford on 26–27 October 2026. Abstracts of 250-300 words should be sent along with a short biographical note to onpip.2026@gmail.com by 30 June 2026.

Gabriel Francis-Dehqani recently went on a trip to Sweden in the Hjorted Art and Music Festival (LUMA) with the Komuna Collective. This trip was funded by the CoScan Trust Fund which SSNS has contributed to as a member society. The full article is linked here: www.coscan.org.uk/travel-award/

SSNS Funding - Gabriel Francis-Dehqani, CoScan Funded Trip - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

A post on the Gabriel Francis-Dehqani's trip to Hjorted Art and Music Festival (LUMA) with the Komuna Collective in Sweden which was funded by CoScan Trust Fund.

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Timothy Liam Waters is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Center for Folklore Studies at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on literary materialisms, generative AI, and folkloric reception in the Old Norse literary corpus. Please click on the image to sign up for this free, online seminar!

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Stephen will explore why so many of the crucial incidents leading to the downfall of the Norse line of northern Scottish jarls in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries.

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The Norse in the North 2026 (Mind and Body) was held on 15th May 2026 at the University of Leeds and organized by Natalie Hopwood, Daniel Coultas, Sif Brookes, and Chris Latham. Please click below to read about this fantastic conference funding by the SSNS Conference Grant.

SSNS Funding - Norse in the North, University of Leeds - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

A summary by Natalie Hopwood on the conference Norse in the North: Mind and Body at the University of Leeds.

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Call for Papers for the 4th Old Norse Poetry in Performance Conference, which will be taking place in Oxford on 26–27 October 2026. Abstracts of 250-300 words should be sent along with a short biographical note to onpip.2026@gmail.com by 30 June 2026.

The SHR is pleased to announce the call for the 2026 Early Career Researcher Article Prize. The winning entry/entries will be published in the journal and receive a £500 award. The deadline is Tuesday, 8 September at 5pm.

Looking for funding a publication or conference? We have grants of all shapes and sizes for researchers who are interested. Please submit your applications by 22nd June. Follow the link below for details. www.ssns.org.uk/funding/#163...

Exciting news! Andrew Orr's book, "The Flight of the Vikings", is now available for purchase. After three successful hardback issues, the book is in paperback. It has achieved widespread five-start acclain from the press, media, and historians alike.

The Flight of the Vikings

When the full might of Nazi Germany descended without warning upon neutral Norway in April 1940, many brave Norwegians wanted to escape to Britain to…

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Sacred Networks: New Perspectives on Hagiography and Saints’ Cults in the Celtic and Norse Worlds was held on 1-2 May at University College Dublin, and was organised by the Celtic Hagiography Network and Norse Hagiography Network. This conferenfe was supported by the SSNS funding bodies.

SSNS Funding - Sacred Networks, University of College Dublin - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

A summary by Dr Courtney Selvage on the conference Sacred Networks: New Perspectives on Hagiography and Saints’ Cults in the Celtic and Norse Worlds. The conference was held on 1-2 May at University C...

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Next in our Seminar Series is Stephen Barnaby. Stephen will be speaking on 26th May 2026 @ 7:00PM (GMT) and attendance is free!! Please join us end of the month.

SSNS Seminar - Stephen Barnaby - Bishops, Butter and Beer Cellars: The Role of Caithness in the Demise of the Northern Jarldoms - Scottish Society for Northern Studies % %

Stephen will explore why so many of the crucial incidents leading to the downfall of the Norse line of northern Scottish jarls in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries.

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We are excited to announce that Michael Zombon has passed his MRes viva examination. We are so happy to have helped fund this project. Congratulations to Michael! archaeologyorkney.com/2026/04/29/m...

Congratulations Michael - Conan Stone researcher's MRes success - Archaeology Orkney

Congratulation to Michael Zambon who has passed his MRes viva examination with minor corrections.

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We are thrilled to announce that Pauline Van Thienen will be presenting 21st April on 'Reconsidering Catherine de' Medici's Wedding Negotiations: The Scottish Dimension'. Please follow the link to sign up for this free, online presentation!

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The SSNS Seminar Series continues on Tuesday 21st April 2026 with Pauline Van Thienen for her talk on 'Reconsidering Catherine de' Medici's Wedding Negotiations: The Scottish Dimension'

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The SSNS Seminar Series continues on Tuesday 24th March 2026 with Katie Shepherd for her talk on ‘All in a Day’s Work: Memories of working life captured in Scottish Ethnography.’ This is a free, ticketed event; please click on link to register.

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The SSNS Seminar Series continues on Tuesday 24th March 2026 with Katie Shepherd for her talk on 'All in a Day’s Work: Memories of working lifecaptured in Scottish Ethnography. % '

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The SSNS Seminar Series continues on Tuesday 24th March 2026 with Katie Shepherd for her talk on ‘All in a Day’s Work: Memories of working life captured in Scottish Ethnography.’ This is a free, ticketed event; please click on link to register.

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The SSNS Seminar Series continues on Tuesday 24th March 2026 with Katie Shepherd for her talk on 'All in a Day’s Work: Memories of working lifecaptured in Scottish Ethnography. % '

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Centre for Scandinavian Studies, Lund University, and Kulturen will be holding their next CSS International Conference, "Nordic Romanticism and Viking Culture", in Lund 10–13 June 2026. Our own Alan Macniven will be a keynote speaker for this amazing Conference.

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SSNS recently supported a visit for Dr Jasmin Higgs to the 36th Field Runologist Meeting in Orkney. A report on the conference (by Dr Jasmin Higgs) is now on our website. www.ssns.org.uk/featured/ssn...

SSNS Funding - Runologists Meeting, Orkney - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

A summary by Dr Jasmin Higgs on attending the 36th Field Runologists Meeting in Orkney (October 2025), a visit supported by SSNS.

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You asked, we delivered! Our volume 'Traversing the Inner Seas' (ed. Chris Cooijmans, 2017) is once again available in print! If you've been hoping to get your hands on a copy of the book, here's your chance - featuring landmark research by Clare Downham, Alex Sanmark, Mark Hall, and many others

Traversing the Inner Seas (2017) - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

Representing foremost research from SSNS's recent residential conferences, exploring the history of the interconnected seascapes of Scotland and Ireland.

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We are thrilled to announce that Colleen Batey has officially published her long-awaited volume on The Earl's Bu at Orphir in Orkney. They're currently taking pre-orders at the Orcadian bookshop:https://shop.orcadian.co.uk/product/signed-copy-pre-order-the-earl-s-bu-orphir/ .

We now welcome submissions for the 2026 Magnus Magnusson Essay Prize, awarded to PG/EC/returning scholars for the best essay on a topic within the Society's remit. As well as being awarded £500, winners will have their essay published in our journal, Northern Studies. Deadline: 1 April 2026

Magnusson Prize - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

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Some of our funding schemes will close for submissions this Friday (5/12)! Whether you're thinking of doing fieldwork, organising a conference or workshop, or could use financial support in attending a relevant event, make sure to get your application in!

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SSNS has now reopened its funding schemes, offering grants to eligible students and scholars at any stage in their career. Our grants support fieldwork and publications, events, and travel costs. Deadlines in Dec and Jan. For more details, see www.ssns.org.uk/funding/

This afternoon! Come along, or tune in online, to hear about a deeply peculiar late medieval imagining of a local viking past!

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I'll be giving a talk at Aberdeen Uni next week on the 'Dane saga' of Breda - easily one of the most unique, offbeat sources of imagined viking activity from the later medieval period. Both in person and online, so do tune in to hear me wax lyrical about this text! www.facebook.com/events/22080...

10% off our new volume! 🚨📚 Don't forget to pick up a copy of the Society's brand new volume, 'Common Ground in Scottish Archaeology' (ed. Kelly Kilpatrick), on our website, where you can get it for only £17.95 - and with free shipping - with our discount code 'ritchie10'.

SSNS Publishes New Festschrift in Honour of Anna Ritchie - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

The Society is delighted to announce the publication of a new edited volume in honour of Dr Anna Ritchie.

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