Welcome to the Scottish Society for Northern Studies Website (SSNS)
About the Society
The Society is a Scottish-based group having much in common with the Viking Society for Northern Research.
It was founded in 1968 to explore the inter-relationships between the Scandinavian, Celtic and Scottish cultures and provides a forum in Scotland for specialists and enthusiasts of many disciplines to pursue their common ‘northern’ interests.
Through its seminars, conferences and publications, the Scottish Society for Northern Studies seeks to encourage further exploration and research, locally throughout Scotland and beyond.
Features of the website include information on how to join the Society or renew membership, details of past and future events, entry information on the student essay prize and details of Society publications. There is also a searchable database containing an index of the contents of every volume of the Northern Studies journal.
Latest Information
BUTE CONFERENCE: SAGAS, SAINTS AND STEWARTS
THURSDAY 8 - SUNDAY 11 APRIL 2010
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Latest Publication
Barra and Skye: Two Hebridean Perspectives
Arne Kruse - Editor
Alasdair Ross - Assistant Editor
The Scottish Society for Northern Studies
Edinburgh 2006
This new volume which provides an up-to-date account of recent research on a very wide range of topics relating to both islands, derives from two conferences held by the Society in Barra (April 2002) and Skye (April 2003).