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The Scottish Society for Northern Studies (SSNS) was founded in 1968 to explore the inter-relationships between the Scandinavian, Celtic, and Scottish cultures. ssns.org.uk

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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We are excited for our next talk for the Seminar Series on the 22nd September with Tara Athanasiou! The series is online, free, and open to anyone. Looking forward to you all joining us!

SSNS Seminar - Tara Athanasiou - Who stole my cheese? The survival strategies of vagrants in the Norse period - 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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We have reopened funding schemes, supporting scholars and students in their research, training, travel, and conference organisation - with an emphasis on PGRs and ECRs! Research Grant Deadline: 1 December 2026! All Other Grants Deadline: 2 November 2026! For details, see ssns.org.uk/funding/

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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

SSNS is proud to announce another call for papers for the Leeds International Medieval Conference 5-8 July 2027! This session titled "Communities and Networks in Medieval Scotland & Scandinavia". Please submit a title and a 200 maximum word abstract by 25 August to secretary@ssns.org.uk.

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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Call for papers for the International Medieval Congress - University of Leeds 2027 for the session titled "Cosmological Phenomena and their Interpretation by the Communities of the Medieval North"! Abstracts must include the title and are limited to 200 words. Abstract deadline is 21st August 2026.

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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We are excited to announce the continuation of the Seminar Series with Hannah Evans on 25th August at 19:00 BST. Please click below to attend this free, online event!

SSNS Seminar - Hannah Evans - 'For every woman who is an embroideress deserves more profit than even queens': gender, status, and textiles in medieval Ireland. - 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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

SSNS is proud to announce another call for papers for the Leeds International Medieval Conference 5-8 July 2027! This session titled "Communities and Networks in Medieval Scotland & Scandinavia". Please submit a title and a 200 maximum word abstract by 25 August to secretary@ssns.org.uk.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Call for papers for the International Medieval Congress - University of Leeds 2027 for the session titled "Cosmological Phenomena and their Interpretation by the Communities of the Medieval North"! Abstracts must include the title and are limited to 200 words. Abstract deadline is 21st August 2026.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We are excited to announce the continuation of the Seminar Series with Hannah Evans on 25th August at 19:00 BST. Please click below to attend this free, online event!

SSNS Seminar - Hannah Evans - 'For every woman who is an embroideress deserves more profit than even queens': gender, status, and textiles in medieval Ireland. - 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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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.

SSNS Funding - Irish Art Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

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

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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

SSNS Funding - Summer School in Scandinavian Manuscript Studies - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

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

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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

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.

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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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!

SSNS Seminar - Dr. Timothy Liam Waters - 'Machine-Made Medievalisms, AI Vikings, Digital Folklore, and the Politics of 'Authenticity' - 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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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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!

SSNS Seminar - Dr. Timothy Liam Waters - 'Machine-Made Medievalisms, AI Vikings, Digital Folklore, and the Politics of 'Authenticity' - 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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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.

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Prizes — Scottish Historical Review Trust | Promoting Research & Publication in the Field of Scottish History | Monograph Series | Edinburgh - Scotland - UK

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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...

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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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.

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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…

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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...

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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...

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

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

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

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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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

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. % '

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

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.

SSNS Seminar - All in a Day’s Work: Memories of working life captured in Scottish Ethnography - Scottish Society for Northern Studies % %

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. % '

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

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/ .

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

The Society is happy to announce Amanda Boeing as the winner of the 2025 Magnusson Prize! She received the award for her insightful comparative essay on the Battle of Brunanburh poem and Egill Skalla-Grímsson's Höfuðlausn. Many congratulations to Amanda!

2025 Magnus Magnusson Prize Winner Announced - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

Congratulations to Amanda Boeing, who has been awarded this year's Magnus Magnusson Essay Prize

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

There are still a few tickets left for our Day Conference in Arbroath this Saturday! Speakers include John Borland (@pictishartssociety.bsky.social), Nick Evans (@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social), and Alexandra Sanmark (@insuhi.bsky.social)! Full details below!

SSNS 2025 Day Conference - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

SSNS's next Day Conference will take place in Arbroath on 22 Nov.

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Very happy to have been able to support the publication of this volume for Anna, and many congratulations to the editor and contributors!

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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

For those who missed it yesterday - SSNS's new volume, 'Common Ground in Scottish Archaeology' is available now! 🚨📚 You can get it at ssns.org.uk for only £17.95 (and with free shipping) using 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.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

For those who missed it yesterday - SSNS's new volume, 'Common Ground in Scottish Archaeology' is available now! 🚨📚 You can get it at ssns.org.uk for only £17.95 (and with free shipping) using 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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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

OUT NOW! 📚 SSNS is proud to present its new edited volume, 'Common Ground in Scottish Archaeology' (ed. Kelly Kilpatrick), which honours the work of Dr Anna Ritchie, esteemed archaeologist, author, and lifelong advocate of Scotland's premodern history and heritage.

Common Ground in Scottish Archaeology (2025) - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

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

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

OUT NOW! 📚 SSNS is proud to present its new edited volume, 'Common Ground in Scottish Archaeology' (ed. Kelly Kilpatrick), which honours the work of Dr Anna Ritchie, esteemed archaeologist, author, and lifelong advocate of Scotland's premodern history and heritage.

Common Ground in Scottish Archaeology (2025) - 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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Ragna's Islands @ragnasislands.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

'University academic translates Norse saga to uncover Viking history of northern Scotland'! Find out more: www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/norse-s...

Colour photo of Judith on a boat setting off to explore places featuring in The Saga of the Earls of Orkney.

Colour photo of the cover of the new translation of The Saga of the Earls of Orkney.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Why not become a member of SSNS? As well as providing access to events and publications (including our journal), you will support the Society to promote and fund research into the Scandinavian, Celtic, and Scottish worlds - both within Scotland and further afield www.ssns.org.uk/membership/

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Our colleagues at the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland have launched a crowdfunder to publish a monograph which is set to have a significant impact on the study of Pictish kingship and society:

Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Some great news coming out of Caithness!

Plan approved to build Scotland's first broch for 2,000 years

The tall, double-walled drystone towers have only been found in Scotland.

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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Coming soon...

A picture of a book with a blue cover, titled 'Common Ground in Scottish Archaeology: Contributions in Honour of Anna Ritchie'. It is edited by Kelly Kilpatrick.