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NorseMap- project based @ UCC & funded by ERC Consolidator Grant. Aiming to map Viking legacy with help of general public & to understand evolution of the image of Vikings over past 200 years in fields diverse as literature, tourism, branding & politics
🚨 Job alert 🚨 NorseMap is recruiting for its next team member: a 3-year postdoc with a background in Politics or Old Norse Viking Studies to lead the 'Politics & Identity' strand of the project. Come and work with us at UCC!

www.ucc.ie/en/norsemap/...
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Excited to share that Tom Birkett together with Dr. Elisabetta Magnanti will be presenting at SAMS University College Cork to speak on the topic ‘Mapping the Reception and Legacy of the Vikings with NorseMap’ this upcoming Wednesday #ucc #norsemap #viking #heritage
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Exciting news- our team is expanding! We have an opportunity for a 4-year funded PhD in the field of Old Norse-Viking Studies, working on artistic and literary representations of the Vikings. More information and to apply, visit www.ucc.ie/en/norsemap/.... Closing date: 10th of November, 2025
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October 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Our NorseMap website is now live! Go check it out: www.ucc.ie/en/norsemap
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
What is a viking to you? Has your perception of them changed over the years? NorseMap is a @erc.europa.eu funded research project where we want to map the legacy of vikings in areas like literature & art, branding, tourism & politics. Comments below -what comes to mind when you think of vikings?
October 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
NorseMap published a short piece in 'The Conversation' about the use of Valhalla in contemporary political discourse.

theconversation.com/see-you-in-v...
‘See you in Valhalla’: how the FBI director waded into the far-right’s obsession with the Vikings
Was the FBI chief sending a message to white supremacists? It’s more likely Patel’s Valhalla reference was a clumsy attempt to call Kirk a hero.
theconversation.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM