“ This is tremendous recognition for the work of the Destination Viking Association, of which INS in both Orkney and Shetland is a longstanding member.”
European Shared Cultural Routes With The Vikings
The Orkneyinga Trail – Kirkwall and Beyond – A short, and not entirely reasonable, ramble about the Vikings in Orkney
The Orkneyinga Saga Trail in Kirkwall…….I’m vaguely aware that there is one, and of the Orkneyinga Saga Trail, around Orkney – I see the noticeboards when we’re out for walks
Revealing Runes – PhD Student Andrea Freund’s Exhibition
If you think Runes are a long dead language with nothing to tell us today then think again.
Poetry Corner: Orkneyinga Saga
On this day 16th of December in 1263 the Norwegian king, Haakon the Old, died in the Bishop’s Palace, Kirkwall, Orkney.
The Old Kirks of Orkney – Vikings!
“Vikings are often seen as marauding heathens – praying to Odin & Co – but many were Christianised,”
The Western Isles – Or There And Back Again XII
“We did see an unusual bus shelter!”
J Storer Clouston: Inaugural Lecture
It centered on the importance of Storer’s History of Orkney and examined it within the context of its time.
Visit Norse Orkney: The Brough of Birsay
The Brough of Birsay is a tidal island and contains the remains of a Norse settlement.
Viking blockships at Roskilde
These significant finds have been of great importance to modern understanding of traditional Nordic boat-building techniques.
Visit Norse Orkney: The Earl’s Bu Orphir
Located adjacent to a beautiful and peaceful single track road this was once where a high status residence existed with a large drinking hall and a round church
