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The Viking Congress is a multinational, interdisciplinary meeting for leading scholars of Viking studies in the fields of Archaeology, History, Philology, Place-name studies, Numismatics, Runology and other disciplines relevant to the study of the Viking Age. |
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The countries that participate in the Viking Congress are: Denmark, England, Faeroes, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden and Wales. |
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The Viking Congress is held every fourth year alternately in Scandinavia or the British Isles and Ireland. Henceforth, the location of the Viking Congress will normally alternate between the groupings of Denmark / Iceland / Norway / Sweden and England / Faeroes / Greenland / Ireland / Scotland / Wales (including Isle of Man). |
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The presidency of the Viking Congress lies with the Organising Committee of the next Congress. |
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The Viking Congress supports the official website: www.Vikingcongress.com. The website includes the history of the Viking Congress, information about each Congress, delegates of the Congresses, Organising Committees, Congress programmes, excursions, pictures, Congress Proceedings and minutes from the Congress Council. |