27 July 2022
Congratulations to Dr Brynja Þorgeirsdóttir
Congratulations to Dr Brynja Þorgeirsdóttir, who was awarded her PhD in the Department in 2020 and has now been appointed as Lektor at Háskóli Íslands, researching a...
Department News & Announcements
Latest updates, research grants, lecture announcements, book publications, and student prizes from the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic.
2 September 2022
Selected ASNC publications now available as free downloads
PDF copies of many ASNC publications are now available to download for free from our website. Please visit the Publications page for further information....
2 September 2022
2022 ASNC Alumni Newsletter now available
The latest ASNC Alumni Newsletter is now available to download from the website. Enjoy!...
17 October 2022
Latest E.C. Quiggin pamphlet now available to purchase
Just a reminder that the latest E.C. Quiggin publication is available to purchase. Volume 22 – 2020: Kees Dekker, Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic in the Work of Francis Junius 44pp. ISBN 978...
13 December 2022
A Chronology of the Medieval Irish Lexicon
Congratulations to Prof. Gregory Toner of Queen’s University Belfast, and Prof. Máire Ní Mhaonaigh who have been awarded a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for a project entitled R...
3 March 2023
Colin Wilcockson, 1932-2023
Members of the Department are very sad to learn of the recent passing of Colin Wilcockson, a Fellow of Pembroke College, and for many years Director of Studies in Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic at the College. To his ...
9 March 2023
Pilkington Prize for Prof Richard Dance
‘Hwæt! The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Saxon warmly congratulates Pr...
3 April 2023
Íslendingasögur as Prosimetrum Database
The Íslendingasögur as Prosimetrum Database, developed as part of the AHRC-DFG funded project led by Professor Judy Quinn and Professor Stefanie Gropper...
10 May 2023
Clemoes Reading Prize winners 2023
Congratulations to Marko Trandafilovski, winner of the 2023 Clemoes Reading Prize for his performance of ‘A Bé Fhind’, from the Tochmarc Étaíne, in Medieval Irish. Joint second place was ...
26 May 2023
Congratulations to Professor Ní Mhaonaigh
Congratulations to Máire Ní Mhaonaigh who has been elected as an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy in recognition of her scholarship and academic achievements. Membership of th...
26 May 2023
New Assistant Professor of Celtic
The Department is delighted to announce that Dr Ben Guy will be joining us as Assistant Professor of Celtic on 1st September 2023. ...
6 June 2023
Congratulations to Dr Emily Osborne
Congratulations to former ASNC PhD student Dr Emily Osborne, whose volume of poetry Safety Razor — which includes transl...
13 June 2023
Dr Colmán Etchingham, Maynooth University
The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic is deeply saddened to learn of the untimely death of Dr Colmán Etchingham, Emeritus Lecturer in the Departments of Early Ir...
29 June 2023
Congratulations to Dr Katherine Olley
Congratulations to Dr Katherine Olley who has been appointed Assistant Professor in Viking Studies in the School of English at the University of Nottingham, starting in September. Katherine graduated from ASNC in 2019...
11 July 2023
Wallenberg Prize winner 2023
Congratulations to Jake Stattel, this year’s winner of the Wallenberg prize for his outstanding essay. Well done, Jake!...
8 August 2023
Latest E.C. Quiggin pamphlet now available to purchase
The latest E.C. Quiggin publication is now available to purchase. Volume 23 – 2021: Ralph O’Connor, The Music of What Happens: Narrative Terminology and the Gaelic and Norse-Icelandic Saga....
6 November 2023
Congratulations to Finn Longman
Congratulations to Finn Longman, first-year PhD student, whose book, The Butterfly Assassin, won the Young Adult Category prize in the Sheffield Children’s Book Awards. You can read more about Finn’s youn...
14 May 2024
Clemoes Reading Prize Winners 2024
Congratulations to Marko Trandafilovski and Toby Trusted, joint winners of the 2024 Clemoes Reading Prize. Marko won for his performance of Dafydd ap Gwilym’s ‘Trafferth mewn Tafarn‘ i...
22 October 2024
Latest E.C. Quiggin pamphlet, published 2024, available to purchase
The latest E.C. Quiggin publication is now available to purchase. Volume 24: The 2022 E.C. Quiggin lecture: Daniel Donoghue, Lawman’s Last Words. ISBN 978-1-909106-35-2 £7.00 plus ...
26 November 2024
New ASNC publication available to purchase
The latest volume of the Basic Texts for Brittonic History series is now available to purchase. Volume 5: A. Bonner and E. Smith, The Gododdin (Y Gododdin) The contents of the Book of Aneirin (Llyfr Aneirin...
24 February 2025
New ASNC publications available to purchase
The following new ASNC publications are now available to purchase online: 2025 ASNC Guides, Texts, and Studies vol. 7: Rebecca Shercliff, Grammar for Medieval Languages An...
14 April 2025
In Our Time programme on the Battle of Clontarf features Prof. Máire Ní Mhaonaigh
This week’s episode of Melvyn Bragg’s In Our Time focuses on an ASNC topic, the Battle of Clontarf fought outside Dublin in 1014. Discussing the context, circumstances and impact o...
8 May 2025
Clemoes Reading Prize Winners 2025
Congratulations to Lefi Dafydd and Finn Longman, joint winners of the 2025 Clemoes Reading Prize. Lefi won for his performance of Dafydd ap Gwilym’s ‘Yr Wylan‘ in Medieval Welsh, and F...
11 September 2025
Congratulations: Dr Ben Guy awarded an AHRC Standard Grant for project on early Welsh charters
Congratulations: Dr Ben Guy awarded an AHRC Standard Grant for project on early Welsh charters ...
26 May 2026
Clemoes Reading Prize Winner 2026
Congratulations to Lefi Dafydd for winning the 2026 Clemoes Prize for his performance of Cad Goddeu in Medieval Welsh. The two joint runner ups were Rhys Matthews, performing Marwnad Llywelyn ap Gruffudd...
8 June 2026
Postdoctoral fellowship vacancy with the Fryske Akademy and the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (ASNC) at the University of Cambridge
https://www.fryske-akademy...