A series of talks given at the University of Nottingham in 2017-2018 and made available here to watch and listen to again. All the talks are shown in the slider bar below.
Many thanks to Lakeside Arts for help with organising the talks, and for recording and transcribing them.
Items from our Talks collection

Danelaw Saga

Assembling Vikings: Thinking Through Things in the East Midlands

Viking Hoards and the Making of England

Repton and the Legacy of the Viking Great Army

From Poetry to Reality: The Gold-Trimmed Sword Hilt in the Bedale Hoard

The Gleam of Silver: Vikings, Coins and Hoards

Distinctiveness and Assimilation: Rediscovering Viking Age Stone Sculpture in the East Midlands

Touring the Vikings

Vikings in Your Vocabulary

Invasion, Immigration, Integration - or Diaspora? New Ways of Looking at the Viking Phenomenon

Holme from Home? East Midland Place-Names and the Story of Viking Settlement
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Viking Art Styles in the East Midlands: Borre
Traders, raiders, and artists? When Vikings are conjured in the popular imagination they clasp swords rather than chisels, but many…

The Rich and the Brave: Burials, Weapons, and Warriors
The common association of highly furnished weapon burials containing a male skeleton with warriors is still a highly debated topic…

Winter Camps in the East Midlands: Commerce and Industry
Viking winter camps were more than just bases for the Great Army to live in during the winter or centres…

Winter Camps in the East Midlands: Location and Layout
Our knowledge of the Viking Great Army's movments during its campaigns in England is provided by entries in the Anglo-Saxon…

Brooches, Pendants and Pins: Scandinavian Dress Accessories in England
Nowadays it is common to see people wearing various accoutrements such as earrings, necklaces, pendants, or rings. The Viking Age…

Two Languages, One Name: Hybrid Place-Names in the East Midlands
Resting in the Trent river valley are the small villages of Gonalston, Thurgarton, and Rolleston. You are politely asked 'Please slow…

Labels and Identities in the Viking Age East Midlands II: People
For part I of this post CLICK HERE Peoples, languages and cultures Thorfast's new improved comb…

Labels and Identities in the Viking Age East Midlands I: Place and Time
This website explores a period in the…