Arrived at the @SNSBI_official Vikings and Names Day Conference in York pic.twitter.com/mzWHBGjWVz— Brian Higgins (@Wallasey_Brian) October 19, 2019
We're raring to go with our day conference today in York! We'll be sharing some highlights in this thread.— SNSBI (@SNSBI_official) October 19, 2019
Here's Matthew Townend welcoming SNSBI members and guests to King's Manor for a day of "Vikings and Names"! pic.twitter.com/ZylInvGnMf
Our President, Prof. Carole Hough of @UofGEnglishLang, is chairing the first session.— SNSBI (@SNSBI_official) October 19, 2019
She is introducing our first speaker, Dr David Parsons of the Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies at the University of Aberystwyth. His paper is entitled "The Vikings and the Cross". pic.twitter.com/i2bQPWbKbH
In York for the @SNSBI_official Vikings and Names conference! #Vikings #place-names pic.twitter.com/ZTe9IbJYYY— Cassidy Croci (@cassidycroci) October 19, 2019
Our second paper today is by Josh Neal (@jljneal) from @NameStudies @UoNEnglish. He's sharing his ongoing PhD research on Old Norse bý(r)-names in Britain. pic.twitter.com/QULJVvwec2— SNSBI (@SNSBI_official) October 19, 2019
And our final paper of the day is entitled "When strangers become family: thoughts on the Old Norse contribution to the English personal name stock, 9thc-19thc", from Peter McClure (@NameStudies @UoNEnglish). pic.twitter.com/yOLHsNGYQb— SNSBI (@SNSBI_official) October 19, 2019
Couldn’t make it to the vikings/names conference organised by @SNSBI_official but very lucky to hear Birna Lárusdóttir talk today about her recent research trip to #Surtsey to collect data about #placenames and their stories on the 50-yr-old island. Incredibly exciting research. pic.twitter.com/ikJ3rWZZXn— Dr Emily Lethbridge (@lethbridge_e) October 19, 2019
Next up is Dr Eleanor Rye (@EllieWry) of @UoYLangLing with a paper entitled "Norðmenn and their names? Languages and dialects in contact in Viking Age England" pic.twitter.com/rZ40Y6TiUS— SNSBI (@SNSBI_official) October 19, 2019
Now Jack Hartley (Oxford University) on "Norman Nicholson and Norse heritage in twentieth-century Lakeland" pic.twitter.com/k3AyckjYyf— SNSBI (@SNSBI_official) October 19, 2019
Our final paper of the morning is Dr Pragya Vohra (@MedievalKvak) from the University of York talking to us on the subject of "Using place-names to understand migration in Viking Age Cleveland" pic.twitter.com/6YQbS2T2gV— SNSBI (@SNSBI_official) October 19, 2019
We're back this afternoon with a paper from Dr Matthew Townend (University of York) on "The Vikings and the Victorians and dialect". Here's Matt being introduced by Prof. @JudithJesch of @UoNCSVA pic.twitter.com/1fdW1zI5LC— SNSBI (@SNSBI_official) October 19, 2019
