The Programme
The programme was based around the British Museum Viking Exhibition (6 March-22 June 2014). Following a training workshop in Cambridge in January 2014, and a visit to the exhibition in March, PhD students accepted onto the programme made field trips in small groups to five localities in Britain and Ireland where they worked with local schools, museums, historical societies and tourist organizations to research and disseminate aspects of local Viking heritage. The groups and their local collaborators reconvened at a final conference ('Unlocking the Vikings') which was held in Nottingham 28-29 June 2014. This conference was open to all.
Each team developed a booklet discussing the Viking heritage of their research location. These booklets are available to download on our Publications page.
Personnel and Locations
Project Coordination: Professor Judith Jesch and Dr Erin Goeres
Cleveland
Location leaders: Dr Heather O'Donoghue and Dr Pragya Vohra
PhD students:
- Jane Harrison, University of Oxford
- Joanne Shortt Butler, University of Cambridge
- Nikolas Gunn, University of York
- Eleanor Rye, University of Nottingham
http://languagesmythsfinds.ac.uk/north-east-england/
Dublin
Location leaders: Dr Elizabeth Ashman Rowe and Dr Rebecca Boyd
PhD students:
- Rosie Bonté, University of Cambridge
- Gareth Evans, University of Oxford
- Eleanor Jackson, University of York
- Maria Ramandi, University of Cambridge
http://languagesmythsfinds.ac.uk/dublin/
Isle of Lewis
Location leaders: Dr Judy Quinn and Dr Brittany Schorn
PhD students:
- Michael Hart, University of Oxford
- Patrycja Kupiec, University of Aberdeen
- David Etheridge, University of Bristol
- Eleanor Heans-Glogowska, University of Cambridge
http://languagesmythsfinds.ac.uk/hebrides/
Isle of Man
Location leaders: Dr Carolyne Larrington and Dr Leszek Gardela
PhD students:
- Aya Van Renterghem, University of Nottingham
- Timothy Bourns, University of Oxford
- Brian McMahon, University of Oxford
- Heidi Stoner, University of York
http://languagesmythsfinds.ac.uk/isle-of-man/
Munster (Cork/ Waterford)
Location leaders: Dr Christina Lee and Dr Tom Birkett
PhD students:
- Rachel Backa, University of Aberdeen
- Mark Kirwan, University College Dublin
- Alexander Wilson, University of Durham
- Annemari Ferreira, University of Oxford
http://languagesmythsfinds.ac.uk/cork/
Website and Twitter
Please see the project website, or address any enquiries to either of the project coordinators, Judith Jesch or Erin Goeres.