Conferences
Forthcoming conference: programme
MANCHESTER CENTRE FOR ANGLO-SAXON STUDIES
EASTER CONFERENCE 2013:
“THE VIKINGS IN THE NORTH-WEST”
A conference to be held at
Manchester University,
13th April 2013
Programme
Saturday 13 April
9.30-10.00:Registration and Coffee/Tea.
10.00-10.45:Chris Lewis (KCL) ‘Viking Naming Culture in English Mercia’
10.45-11.30:Gillian Fellows-Jensen (Copenhagen): ‘Viking Influence on the Place-names of Lancashire and Neighbouring Counties: some Reassessments’
11.30-1.00:John Quanrud (Nottingham): ‘Taking Sides: North-western Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall AD 910’
1.00-2.00:Lunch
2.00-2.45:Paul Cavill (Nottingham): ‘Brunanburh and Tradition’
2.45-3.30:David Griffiths (Oxford): ‘The North West as part of the Irish Sea Region: chronology and cultural change 800-1200”
3.30-3.50:Coffee/Tea
3.50-4.35:William Cook (Lancaster): ‘Observations on the distribution of Viking age stone sculpture in Cumbria’
4.35-5.20:Ian Uzzell: ‘Viking Clothes and Weapons’ (Presentation)
For further details please contact Dr Charles Insley, Department of History, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
E-mail: charles.insley@manchester.ac.uk
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Forthcoming conference: application form
MANCHESTER CENTRE FOR ANGLO-SAXON STUDIES
Easter Conference 2013
“THE VIKINGS IN THE NORTH-WEST”
A conference to be held at
The University of Manchester
Saturday 13th April 2013
Booking Form
Conference Cost, including lunch £35(Student/unwaged £25)
Please make cheques payable to the University of Manchester
Name:
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Special Dietary Requirements: Yes/No (if yes please give details)
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Please return completed forms to:
Dr Charles Insley, Department of History, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
charles.insley@manchester.ac.uk
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Recent conferences
Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies Presents
Towns, Topography, [Bayeux]Tapestry
A Conference in Memory of Dr David Hill
Thursday 7 June & Friday 8 June 2012
Held in Lecture Theatre SG1,
Samuel Alexander Building
The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester
Information from gale.owencrocker@ntlworld.com
PROGRAMME
Thursday 7 June 2012
Thursday morning: Bayeux Tapestry
Speakers: Shirley Ann Brown, Maggie Kneen, Michael Lewis, Gale Owen-Crocker
Thursday afternoon: Towns
Speakers: Martin Allen, Mark Atherton, David Beard, Michael Hare
Jonathan Parkhouse, Damian Tyler, Margaret Worthington Hill
Thursday Evening: Conference Dinner at Café Muse
Friday 8 June 2012
Topography
Speakers: Gillian Fellowes-Jensen, Erik Grigg, Chris Grocock, Nick Higham, Simon Keynes, Dominic Powlseland, Alex Rumble, Don Scragg
Location:
The Samuel Alexander Building (formerly Humanities, Lime Grove, and before that The Arts Building) is Number 67 on the Campus Map http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/travel/maps/
The South Wing is the back of the building, reached either by walking through the building from the front entrance on Lime Grove or (more easily) by approaching from the back, behind the Students’ Union and The Academy concert hall.
Parking:
There is a multi-story car park behind the Manchester Business School, and a pay car park on Cecil Street. The car park near the Contact Theatre is for permit-holders only.
Toilets:
In the basement of Samuel Alexander Building, reached by the lift or stairs in the South Wing Foyer, opposite the lift.
Delegates staying overnight should arrange their own accommodation.
Suggestions for hotels close to the University are:
Manchester Business School Hotel, Booth Street West (opposite the Royal Northern College of Music) 0161 275 6424 reception@mbs.ac.uk
Express by Holiday Inn, Oxford Road 0871 423 4917
Premier Inn, Portland Street0871 527 8746
Registration
You can obtain a booking form by applying to brian.schneider11@manchester.ac.uk. Alternatively you can simplysend a cheque made out to 'University of Manchester'. Fees are as follows:
Thursday 7June - £20 (unwaged £15)
Friday 8 June - £20 (unwaged £15)
The fees include teas/coffee/biscuit breaks and sandwich/cake lunches.
In addition there will be a Conference dinner on Thursday 7 June. Cost is £35 for three course meal, including drinks and tip.
Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements and include with your a note with your name, address, telephone number and e-mail details.
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