Nordic Spirit presents
Vikings: New Technology – New Discoveries
Ring Fortresses, Ship Burial Excavations, Viking Trading Towns, Viking Age DNA Studies, Viking Activity in the Low Countries
Viking researchers from the Nordic countries will fly in from Europe to give presentations on the most recent discoveries about the Viking Age in Scandinavia. As a bonus, a distinguished researcher from the Netherlands will discuss Viking activity in the Low Countries (Netherlands, Frisia) in a Zoom presentation.
A program for the public
- Where: on the beautiful campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California
- When: February 9 & 10, 2024
- How can I participate: Register below or send your email address to nordicspiritclassics@gmail.com to receive information and announcements
NORDIC SPIRIT SYMPOSIUM
Vikings: New Technology – New Discoveries
Scandinavian American Cultural and Historical Foundation California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, California February 9 & 10, 2024
FRIDAY EVENING, Feb. 9 7:00 PM
Prof. Søren Sindbæk, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
The riddle of the rings – Harald Bluetooth’s ring fortresses and the Viking Age
Dr. Sigridur (Sunna) Ebenesersdóttir, deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland
The genetic impact of the Viking expansion on the populations in Northern Europe
SATURDAY MORNING, Feb. 10 9 AM
- Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Uppsala University, Sweden
Viking interaction with the Silk Road
- Dr. Nelleke Ijssennagger-van der Pluijm, Director, Fryske Academy, Netherlands
The Viking Age in the Low Countries and the relation of Frisia with the Viking World
- Prof. Søren Sindbæk, Aarhus University, Denmark
Northern Emporium – excavating Viking Age Ribe and its networks
- Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Uppsala University, Sweden
Birka: People, places and practices of a Viking trading center
- Dr. Christian Løchsen Rødsrud, Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, Norway
The Gjellestad ship burial – a royal burial site and its surroundings
4:00 PM PANEL DISCUSSION
The speakers will take questions from the audience.
