Afternoon Talk: The Vikings, Their Magic Stones & Folklore

Name: Afternoon Talk: The Vikings, Their Magic Stones & Folklore
Start: 2025-01-31T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-31T15:00:00+00:00
Location: Lynn Museum, Old Market Street, PE30 1NL King's Lynn, United Kingdom

Fri Jan 31 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm UTC+00:00

Lynn Museum, Old Market Street, PE30 1NL King's Lynn, United Kingdom | King's Lynn

Publisher/HostLynn Museum

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Afternoon Talk: The Vikings, Their Magic Stones & Folklore

Join archaeologist and museum worker, Monika Ingólfsdóttir in an introduction to the Norse settlement of Iceland in the Viking age. Learn about the many precious stones the island had to offer the newcomers and how the people used them throughout the ages in relation to magic, healing, and folklore.
Hear about Monika's research into two very different excavation sites - a Viking settlement farm and Iceland's last Catholic monastery - and the exciting stone artefacts found there.
Advanced booking essential.
£2 per person, free for NMS Passholders.