“The idea of listening to a fictionalised annotated manuscript inspired by Fadlan’s travels and writing style was rather intriguing.”
Audiobook Review: Eaters Of The Dead by Michael Crichton
Time Travel in Tankerness House
“We travelled through time in the corridors rooms, up the stairs and down the stairs, of Tankerness House Museum in Kirkwall “
Mooching About At The Bu
I didn’t feel like a big walk, so we went to the Bu, in Orphir, to mooch about a bit, on the beach there.
Orkney’s First Viking Festival Hailed A Great Success
Last week saw a new festival on Orkney’s already busy social calendar, with the inaugural Orkney Viking Week.
Ireland’s Viking Genetic Legacy: Settlement at a Time of Population Decline
“Today, genetic evidence suggests many Irish people have some Viking blood.”
Viking & Celtic Fashion Takes to the Stage
“Iceland was not just built by Norsemen but equally by Celtic women whose spirit is still very much alive today.”
Discovering the Norse Drinking Hall, Rousay, Orkney
Rousay is known as the Egypt of the North for its amazing archaeological sites and now it has got even better with the discovery of a Viking Drinking Hall at Skaill Farmstead.
European Shared Cultural Routes With The Vikings
“ This is tremendous recognition for the work of the Destination Viking Association, of which INS in both Orkney and Shetland is a longstanding member.”
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.
