Forthcoming Events

In most Academic years, two or three one-day symposia are held, one of which is in Edinburgh in mid-November when the Annual General Meeting takes place, and the others by invitation in Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, St Andrews or Stirling.

Subjects have ranged widely from archaeological and historical topics to ancient and modern Scandinavian literature, place-name studies and material culture.

Annual conferences have been held at various venues: Aberdeen, Argyll, Arran, Barra, Benbecula, Bettyhill, Caithness, Cumbria,Easter Ross, Galloway, Glenfinnan, Harris, Iona, Islay, Isle of Man, Lewis, Moray, Northumberland, Orkney, Shetland, Skye, Tiree and Ullapool

Details of Forthcoming Events are listed below, and information is also available on Recent Events.

Saturday 11 February 2012, Glasgow, Day Conference (date tbc)

Theme: ‘Language: contact and change’

The first-ever joint student conference between the Viking Society and the Scottish Society for Northern Studies, focussing on language in the Norse Period/Viking Age. All students, non-student members and others welcome!

Further details and booking arrangements can be found here

Thursday 12 - Sunday 15 April 2012, Islay, Residential Conference

Theme: ‘Islay: From Gall to Gael and Gallowglas’
Location: Bowmore
Excursions to e.g:
a. Kildalton Cross; Dunyveg Castle; Kilnaughton Chapel; Carragh Bhan; Dun Nosebridge; Ardbeg Distillery
b. Bruichladdich, Ardnave, Finlaggan (+ short talk by Alistair Campbell of Airds)

Further details and booking arrangements can still to come