CSVA Mission

Our mission is to advance knowledge and understanding of the languages, literatures, history, and visual and material cultures of the Viking Age and its aftermath in the Scandinavian homelands and the Viking diaspora, for both academic and non-academic stakeholders.

We support individual and collaborative research of a high academic standard, and maximise interdisciplinary opportunities through collaborative projects, publications, seminars, conferences, lectures, networks and public engagement activities. The Centre trains scholars of the future by offering a Masters’ course and supervising PhD students.

Current Projects 

Three of our most prominent current projects are:

• The Viking Diaspora
• Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Viking World
• Languages, Myths and Finds

Information about these projects and others that have received external funding in the past can be found on the Funded Research Archive page.

Public Engagement

The Centre for the Study of the Viking Age places great importance on communicating its expertise in the subject to teachers, museum and heritage professionals, the media, and the interested general public.

Find out more on our Public Engagement page or follow the links below:

• Vikings for Schools
• Midlands Viking Symposium
• Languages, Myths and Finds

Open Educational Resources

Listen to past lectures and explore our audiovisual resources:

• Public Lectures
• Audiovisual Resources

News and Events

Keep up to date with all the latest CSVA news and events on our News and Events page.

News

 

Events