Events
at JORVIK
The 2010 JORVIK Viking Festival will
begin with a 25th anniversary conference, celebrating some
of the most important developments and iconic artefacts uncovered
in the last quarter-century of research into the Viking era.
Academics from around the Viking world will gather in York
on Saturday 13th February for an entertaining and illuminating
look at the past, present and future of Viking studies. With
a conference dinner on Saturday evening and a Festival coach
tour to see some of Yorkshire's finest Viking-age artefacts
on Sunday 14th February.
Introduced by York Archaeological Trust's Chief Executive,
John Walker. Speakers already confirmed include Peter Addyman,
Richard Hall (Deputy Director, York Archaeological Trust),
Patrick Wallace (Director, National Museum of Ireland), Anne-Christine
Larsen (Vikingeborgen Trelleborg, Sydvestsjællands Museum,
Denmark), Ellen Marie Næss (Museum of Cultural History,
University of Oslo) and Anne Brundle (The Orkney Museum).
To download your copy of the booking form please click
here
Please be aware that the Coach Tour on
Sunday 14th has now sold out.
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