The Anglo-Norse Society in London

11/06/2026

29/05/2026

The Anglo-Norse Society was honoured this week to hold a Musical Evening & Reception at the residence of HE The Norwegian Ambassador. The wonderful Aksel Rykkvin (baritone), accompanied by James Cheung, performed a programme of songs by Butterworth, Grieg and Sinding. Drinks and delicious canapés were served and guests enjoyed a beautiful summer evening 🇳🇴🎶🥂🌞

17/05/2026

Gratulerer med dagen/ happy Norwegian Constitution Day🇳🇴🥂🎉

08/05/2026

On the anniversary today of VE Day, our member Capt Wiktor Mølleskog, together with members of the Norwegian Church and Mayor of Dover, laid a wreath at the memorial in Dover to the Norwegian Navy and sailors’ defence of freedom during World War 2.

18/03/2026

Norwegian and Scandinavian History and Heritage in the British Isles – CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE 15 May, 12:00 am

The conference will take place on 6–7 October at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. The conference will be open to the public free of charge.

Since December 2023, the team at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre has been working on the National Lottery Heritage Fund–supported Norwegian Church Heritage Research and Outreach Project. As part of this project, the team has researched heritage relating to Norwegians in South Wales and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

As the project comes to an end in November 2026, we are pleased to announce a conference connected to this work under the theme:

We invite proposals from academics, community historians, heritage professionals, public historians, GLAM-sector professionals, family historians, and members of the public with an interest in the conference theme.

Presentations may take the form of individual papers, panel sessions, lightning talks, creative panels, or other formats. We are also open to innovative and experimental proposals for conference activities that engage with the theme in new ways.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

Viking heritage and Norse culture
Representations of Vikings and Scandinavians in popular culture and modern British culture
Heathenry in modern Britain
Migration and settlement patterns of Norwegian and Scandinavian peoples in the British Isles
Scandinavian communities in the British Isles during wartime (e.g. the World Wars)
Trade networks between Scandinavia and the British Isles
Scandinavian religious institutions in the United Kingdom
Historical Norwegian and Scandinavian communities in the British Isles
Contemporary Norwegian and Scandinavian communities in the British Isles
Transnational connections between Norway and the United Kingdom in historical and contemporary contexts
Scandinavian involvement in British industries (shipping, fishing, mining, engineering, timber, etc.)
Family histories and genealogies
Public history and heritage projects
Heritage and historical theory and method

We also welcome proposals on any other topics related to the conference’s overarching theme.

Please submit an abstract of 300 words to [email protected] by 15 May.

Subject to the level of interest and the suitability of submitted contributions, we aim to publish the conference proceedings in an edited collection.

This conference is made possible through funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and we thank National Lottery players for their support.

21/02/2026

Congratulations and a very happy birthday to our joint Royal Patron, HM King Harald V 🎂🥂🇳🇴

Gratulerer med dagen til Hans Majestet Kong Harald! 🇳🇴

I dag fyller Kongen 89 år – vi gratulerer og ønsker en riktig fin feiring 🎂

Bildet av Kongen sammen med Kronprins Haakon og Prinsesse Ingrid Alexandra ble tatt tidligere i vinter i forbindelse med markeringen av Prinsessens fødselsdag.

21/01/2026

Visit today by the President of the Norwegian Parliament to Houses of Parliament in London🇳🇴🇬🇧

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24/12/2025

Gledelig jul/ Happy Christmas from the Anglo-Norse Society🇳🇴🌲🇬🇧

05/12/2025

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21/11/2025

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