25 August 2017, Starts: 09:30, Ends: 16:30

VALHALLA! CONFERENCE
Wild Women, Strong Ale and the Walking Dead

INVERNESS TOWN HOUSE

FRIDAY 25th AUGUST 2017

9.30am – 4.30pm

£25 (packed lunch included)

Chair – Dr Victoria Whitworth

Speakers:

Dr Stephen Harrison, Glasgow University

Wild Women and Ancient Landscapes – Rethinking Scottish Viking Graves

Dr Alexandra Sanmark, Centre for Nordic Studies, UHI Kirkwall

The Assembly in Norse Society – with some examples from Scotland

Dr Steve Ashby, Archaeology Department, York University

Into the Melting Pot: Food and Identity in the Viking Age

Andrea Blendl, Centre for Nordic Studies, UHI, Kirkwall

Women’s identities in the Norse diaspora – the runic evidence

Dr Clare Downham, Institute of Irish Studies, Liverpool

Viking Zombies

To Book:

Please contact: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery Tel. 01463 237114 or email: inverness.museum@highlifehighland.com