The Venue The 52 does not go from the City Centre but does pass through Clifton, QMC, University and then The Midlands Viking Symposium 2008 will take Beeston. More information is available on the place on the University Park Campus in the Arts City Transport website: www.nctx.co.uk/Area%20Guide/Universities.htm Lecture Theatre near the South Entrance, no 34 on the map: www.nottingham.ac.uk/about/ By Taxi: There are taxi ranks throughout the City campuses/documents/up-map.pdf Centre and immediately adjacent to the main railway

and bus stations. The journey to the campus takes about 15 minutes. Reaching us: From Beeston From Nottingham (approximately 1.5 miles) (approximately 3 miles) Midlands Viking The Rainbow 5 Trent Barton service runs from Symposium 2008 By Bus: From Broadmarsh Bus Station (about 250 (about 10 minutes walk from metres walk from the Railway Station), catch one of the Railway Station along Station Road) past the the following Trent Barton buses: South and North entrances to the University, as well Viking Ways: as passing QMC. Nottingham City Transport service University Boulevard: Rainbow 5 13 has a stop in Queen's Road, about 5 minutes Bones to Berserks East, South and West Entrances: 18, 32 walk from the Beeston railway station, turning right out of Station Road. More information can be found on the Trent Barton th website: www.trentbarton.co.uk/university/index.html From East Midlands Airport Saturday 26 April 2008, 10 a.m. (approximately 10 miles) The Nottingham City Transport Unilink service (34) also runs from the Broadmarsh Centre via Angel From East Midlands Airport you can take Trent and Row, Road and QMC and stops at various Barton Bus 5b, or the Nottingham City Bus Runway points on the campus. 5. Buses leave from outside the Airport Arrivals hall.

Other Nottingham City Transport services also pass You can also walk to the taxi rank on the terminal near or through the campus and can be picked up forecourt and take a direct taxi to the University. The from stops near the Market Square in the City cost of a single/one way journey is approximately Centre. The location in brackets pin points where £20. Taxis are normally available 24 hours. they stop near the University. A Day School introducing the latest From M1 Motorway: Leave the M1 motorway at 13/13c (University Boulevard) Junction 25 to join the A52 to Nottingham. Turn right research in Viking Studies for anyone with 36 (Derby Road) at The Priory roundabout (about 4 miles from M1), an interest in the history and culture of the then left at next roundabout to enter the University's Vikings. West Entrance. The Universities of Nottingham, Dr Gavin Kinsley: ‘The Mercians and the Registration form Birmingham and Leicester are proud to Vikings: East Midlands settlements and announce the fourth Midlands Viking landscapes’ Midlands Viking Symposium 2008 Symposium, an event designed to bring together academics and non-academics Dr Gareth Williams (British Museum): tba I/We would like to attend the Midlands interested in Viking Studies working in the Viking Symposium : Midlands. Talks will be given by specialists Ruarigh Dale (University of Nottingham): from a variety of disciplines whose work ‘The Method of Madness: Berserks’ Name(s)..……………………………………… contributes to research in Viking Studies in …………………………………………………. Scandinavia, the British Isles, and further Kris Poole (University of Nottingham): afield. This research covers topics in ‘Living and Eating in Viking Age ’ Address:……………………………………… population genetics, literature, numismatics, ………………………………………………… sculpture, history, and archaeology. There will be a lunch time demonstration of …………………………………………….…… runes and runic inscriptions by Annette …………………………………………………. Jones (University of Nottingham) …………………………………………….…… Speakers include: …………………………………………………. Costs Professor Judith Jesch (University of Email:………………………………………….. Nottingham): ‘From Parchment to Penguin: £30 per person. This includes registration, reading the sagas’ all handouts, lunch, coffee and tea. I/We enclose a payment/cheque for: Payment can be by cheque and should be ……… Dr Morn Capper (University of Sheffield): made payable to The University of ‘Witnessing Viking Atrocity? Written Nottingham, or by credit card (please ask I/We need a special diet (give numbers as Accounts of the First Viking Age’ for a credit card form). appropriate):

Dr Paul Cullen (University of Leicester): Please send your completed registration Vegan [ ] Vegetarian [ ] th ‘Spotting Vikings in English Place-Names’ forms by 14 April 2008 to:

Other (please specify): Dr Christina Lee …………………………………… Dr Amanda Foster (University of School of English Studies Birmingham): ‘From Quarry to Kitchen: University of Nottingham Please tick below if you would like to hear more making a steatite cooking vessel in the NG7 2RD about medieval studies (courses, day schools, Viking period’ lectures, publications etc.) at the Universities of Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham [ ]