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E C Quiggin Memorial Lecture

Date
29/11/2018
Description
Dr Jayne Carroll will be delivering the annual E. C. Quiggin Memorial Lecture organised by the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge, on Thursday, 29 November 2018. Jayne's lecture, 'Speaking fluently: watery place-names and the medieval English landscape', will be based on her work on the Flood and Flow project.

Troublesome Elements Conference

Date
23/11/2018
Description
The University of Leicester's Medieval Research Centre's 2018 Conference 'Troublesome Elements' is taking place at the George Davies Centre, University of Leicester, on Friday 23 November. The conference focuses on the four elements—earth, water, air, and fire—in the medieval period. Dr Susan Kilby (INS Research Fellow) will be talking about 'Troublesome Earth': Medieval Peasants, Sustainable Farming and Elemental Theory', and Elisabeth Magin (CSVA PhD student) will be giving a paper, 'Taming Fire, Taking Revenge - Medieval Runes and Magic'.
Exploring Kentish Naming Practices

Exploring Kentish Naming Practices

Date
17/11/2018
Description
The Place-Names Committee of the Kent Archaeological Society and the Centre for Kent History & Heritage are hosting a conference, 'Exploring Kentish Naming Practices', on 17 Nobember 2018. The one-day conference includes papers on place-names, personal names and tavern names, including two papers by the Dr Paul Cullen, the Kent editor of the Survey of English Place-Names. Further information is available at www.canterbury.ac.uk/kent-names.

Names and Identity Conference

Date
27/10/2018
Description
The 2018 Medium Ævum Day Conference 'Names and Identity in the Medieval World' will be held on Saturday 27 October at the University of Glasgow.
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Gersum Project Conference

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05 - 07/09/2018
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Place-Names of Shropshire Exhibition

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15/02/2016 - 30/03/2016
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