The Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society has arranged another short series of summer lectures to be held online via Zoom during August. The lectures are free and open to all but require individual booking in advance. Details of each lecture is given below, with the booking information. The Zoom links for the lectures will be sent to all registrants a day or two before the event takes place.
Lecture 4
Thursday 22nd August 2024 at 7.30 pm
Remembering The Vikings: Select Histories From 'Forgotten Vikings',
A New Study of the Viking Age
Alex Harvey
Forgotten Vikings presents a new approach to the Viking Age that blends historical theory, archaeological fact, and mythological musings together, highlighting some unexplored and obscured histories of such a popular topic. Shedding their raiding, trading, invading, and crusading skins, this lecture aims to highlight a few choice elements about the Vikings that have evaded inclusion in popular history books; including but not limited to; the 'Viking' legacy of the Roman Empire, the discovery of Madeira and the Azores, and a saga that may or may not describe Mexico. Forgotten Vikings will be introduced and briefly explored in this talk.
Alex Harvey has a BA in Historical Archaeology and MA in Medieval Archaeology from the University of York. He has presented papers on the Early Medieval North Sea to Leeds International Medieval Congress and the Fourth Dorestad Congress. He works across multiple museums including York Museums Trust, and is the Collections Manager for the Pocklington District Heritage Trust. His specialism is the Viking Age and the North Sea, about which he has written two books: 'Riddles Of The Isle: History of the Isle of Axholme from the Romans to the Normans' (2023) and 'Forgotten Vikings: New Approaches to the Viking Age' (2024). (Look out soon for a chance to buy Alex's latest book at a discount.)
To register for lecture 4 of the YAHS Summer Lecture Series please use the
following link:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/yahs/t-moddyql