“Vikings and Churchmen – Vikings in England, c. 793-950”, by Dr Shane McLeod (UTas)
UWA Extension Lecture

Date: Tuesday 3 May, 2016
Time: 6:30-7:30pm
Venue: The University Club, University of Western Australia
Register: Cost $25. For more info, or to register: https://www.extension.uwa.edu.au/course/CCCA003

This illustrated lecture will examine one of the more popular images of the Vikings, that of stridently pagan thugs deliberately targeting and destroying Christian churches. Following a look at the evidence for paganism and attacks on English churches, the lecture will concentrate on the period when Scandinavians started to settle permanently in eastern and northern England.

This period saw Scandinavian leaders reach accommodations with leading churchmen, including the Archbishop of York, and at least some Scandinavians adopted Christianity.