The Northern Tapestry
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Exploring the sagas and stories that link medieval Iceland, Scandinavia & the northern British isles https://northerntapestry.com/
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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.
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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November 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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.
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.
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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
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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/
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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/
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/
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Coming soon...
October 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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After a number of episodes looking at characters from Norway and Ireland in the middle of the 9th century, my latest post returns to Pictland to look at what happened after the death of Kenneth MacAlpin.
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Forteviot, Palace of Kings
Although there is little evidence of it today, the tiny village of Forteviot with its population of around 200 was once the centre of the Pictish and newly-emerging Scottish kingdoms in the 9th cen…
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August 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
After a number of episodes looking at characters from Norway and Ireland in the middle of the 9th century, my latest post returns to Pictland to look at what happened after the death of Kenneth MacAlpin.
northerntapestry.com/2025/08/17/f...
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My latest blog post continues with the story of the vikings in Ireland in the middle of the 9th century and starts to join up with some of the threads contained in the Icelandic Sagas.
#vikings, #ireland
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#vikings, #ireland
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Vikings in Black and White
At the end of my last post I noted that in the mid-800s, as well as fighting the Irish, we now had Vikings attacking Vikings and that the narrative was in danger of becoming even more confusing. Fo…
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August 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My latest blog post continues with the story of the vikings in Ireland in the middle of the 9th century and starts to join up with some of the threads contained in the Icelandic Sagas.
#vikings, #ireland
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#vikings, #ireland
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Would highly recommend the new Viking North exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum (York) if you are in the area. Lots to see and thoughtfully presented. #vikingsky
July 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Would highly recommend the new Viking North exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum (York) if you are in the area. Lots to see and thoughtfully presented. #vikingsky
The latest addition to my blog is a short post looking at the continuing strife between the Vikings and the Irish as we reach the mid-point of the 9th century.
#vikings, #ireland
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#vikings, #ireland
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Tomrair, a Viking Jarl in Ireland
In Turges – a Norse leader in Ireland, we saw how the Irish prince – and then king – of Mide, Mael Sechnaill, had ritually drowned the Norse leader Turges in 845 – a result of the ongoing conflict …
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July 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The latest addition to my blog is a short post looking at the continuing strife between the Vikings and the Irish as we reach the mid-point of the 9th century.
#vikings, #ireland
northerntapestry.com/2025/07/13/t...
#vikings, #ireland
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Thank you to those who are following this account. As well as my posts here I also have a blog on WordPress and I thought it might be useful to reintroduce that, especially to those who have joined in recent weeks. (A🧵 1/11)
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June 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Thank you to those who are following this account. As well as my posts here I also have a blog on WordPress and I thought it might be useful to reintroduce that, especially to those who have joined in recent weeks. (A🧵 1/11)
www.northerntapestry.com
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Pictish Queen. Tarbat Discovery Centre.
June 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Pictish Queen. Tarbat Discovery Centre.
Went to see the Viking-age ship carving at Pikeing Well, York today. Dating from 10th-11th century.
June 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Went to see the Viking-age ship carving at Pikeing Well, York today. Dating from 10th-11th century.
My latest post looks at one of the Norse leaders in 9th century Ireland
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Turges – a Norse leader in Ireland
A name which appears in the Irish Annals between 839 and 845 is Turges (or Turgeis, Tuirgheis or Turgesius), a Norse chieftain fighting in Ireland. This post will look at this character – and what …
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June 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My latest post looks at one of the Norse leaders in 9th century Ireland
northerntapestry.com/2025/06/08/t...
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Stone with Ogham writing originally from County Kerry, now in Trinity College, Dublin.
May 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Stone with Ogham writing originally from County Kerry, now in Trinity College, Dublin.
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Returning to #IMC2025 Historical and Archaeological Societies Fair is Scottish Society for Northern Studies ☺️ Make sure to visit their stall in between exploring Making Leeds Medieval! 😁
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May 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Returning to #IMC2025 Historical and Archaeological Societies Fair is Scottish Society for Northern Studies ☺️ Make sure to visit their stall in between exploring Making Leeds Medieval! 😁
www.ssns.org.uk
www.facebook.com/NorthernStud...
bsky.app/profile/nort...
#MedievalSky #SkyStorians
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#MedievalSky #SkyStorians
In my latest post I look at some of the Norwegian characters who are beginning to play a growing and important role in this Tapestry
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Arrival of the Norwegians: Early Kings and The Family of Ketil Flatnose
In this post I want to turn once again towards Scandinavia. In the early 9th century the land now called Norway was not united. Instead there existed a number of kingdoms such as Vestfold, Rogaland…
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April 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In my latest post I look at some of the Norwegian characters who are beginning to play a growing and important role in this Tapestry
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British rebellion against Roman legions caused by drought, research finds www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
British rebellion against Roman legions caused by drought, research finds
The pivotal ‘barbarian conspiracy’ of AD367 saw Picts, Scotti and Saxons inflicting crushing blows on Roman defences
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April 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
British rebellion against Roman legions caused by drought, research finds www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Next free online seminar from the SSNS is on Thursday 10 April... www.ssns.org.uk/events/ssns-...
SSNS Seminar - Prof David Griffiths - Vikings of the Irish Sea, revisited - Scottish Society for Northern Studies
The SSNS Seminar Series continues on 16 January with a talk by Dr Nelleke IJssennagger-van der Pluijm on 'Frisia and the Viking Age'.
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April 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Next free online seminar from the SSNS is on Thursday 10 April... www.ssns.org.uk/events/ssns-...
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Are you interested in Scottish/Scandinavian Studies? - if so, you maybe want to check out the YouTube channel of free lectures from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies #history #literature #medievalsky #scotland #scandinaiva www.youtube.com/@SocietyforN...
Scottish Society for Northern Studies
The home of the Scottish Society for Northern Studies on YouTube.
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March 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Are you interested in Scottish/Scandinavian Studies? - if so, you maybe want to check out the YouTube channel of free lectures from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies #history #literature #medievalsky #scotland #scandinaiva www.youtube.com/@SocietyforN...
A trip to Chester and the opportunity to visit the shrine of Werburgh, the patron saint of the city. She lived in the latter half of the 7th century and was Mercian royalty – her grandfather was Penda, the king who fought a series of wars against Northumbria. She died in the year 700.
March 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A trip to Chester and the opportunity to visit the shrine of Werburgh, the patron saint of the city. She lived in the latter half of the 7th century and was Mercian royalty – her grandfather was Penda, the king who fought a series of wars against Northumbria. She died in the year 700.
Pictish stone trail on Moncreiffe Hill, Perth. Battle site from the Pictish civil war in 728.
March 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Pictish stone trail on Moncreiffe Hill, Perth. Battle site from the Pictish civil war in 728.
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Mar 16: Feast of Curetán (Boniface) (†8thC), bishop of Ross with a seat at Rosemarkie in the Black Isle. He was a signatory of Adomnán’s Lex Innocentium, 'Law of the Innocents', and a reformer of the Pictish Church. The Rosemarkie Stone 📸Groam House
March 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Mar 16: Feast of Curetán (Boniface) (†8thC), bishop of Ross with a seat at Rosemarkie in the Black Isle. He was a signatory of Adomnán’s Lex Innocentium, 'Law of the Innocents', and a reformer of the Pictish Church. The Rosemarkie Stone 📸Groam House
