Projects per year
Personal profile
Research expertise
Viking Age administrative organisation and assembly sites
Christianisation
Viking Pre-Christian religion
Landscape Archaeology
Teaching expertise
The Viking Age across Europe
The Archaeology of Orkney and Shetland
The History of Orkney and Shetland
Viking Age religion
Christianisation
Medieval Scandinavia and Iceland
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University College London
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
Master of Arts, University College London
Award Date: 1 Jan 1997
Bachelor of Arts, Queen Mary University of London
Award Date: 1 Jan 1996
External positions
Docent (Honorary Reader), University of Uppsala
2012 → …
Keywords
- CC Archaeology
- Viking
- Landscape Archaeology
- Norse
- Scandinavia
- Scotland
- Assembly
- D111 Medieval History
- Scotland
- Scandinavia
- Norse
- Viking
- Assembly
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Excavations at Anundshög, Sweden
Jonsson, K., Bäck, M., Lindeberg, M. & Sanmark, A.
1/03/17 → …
Project: Research
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Places of Royal Power and Ritual in Early Medieval Scotland and Europe
Sanmark, A. & Hall, M.
31/03/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Waterways in the West Mainland of Orkney: a pilot study
Bates, R., Crawford, B. & Sanmark, A.
1/04/18 → 1/04/19
Project: Research
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TAP: HERA JRP - The Assembly Project, Meeting Places in Northern Europe AD 400-1500
Sanmark, A., Semple, S., Iversen, F. & Mehler, N.
1/06/10 → 1/11/13
Project: Research
Research output
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Legal Space in Late Iron Age and Early Medieval Scandinavia
Sanmark, A., Oct 2020, "Rechtsräume": Historische und archäologische Annäherungen : Studien zur Europäischen Rechtsgeschichte. Ehlers, C. & Grewe, H. (eds.). Vittorio Klostermann, Vol. 4. p. 281-300 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Negotiating the North: Meeting Places in The Middle Ages in The North Sea Zone
Sanmark, A., Semple, S., Mehler, N. & Iversen, F., 2020, London : Routledge. 370 p. (Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph Series )Research output: Book/Report › Book
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Pictish Heritage Tourism in Scotland
Sanmark, A. & Timoney, S., Dec 2020, University of the Highlands and Islands. 28 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open AccessFile18 Downloads (Pure) -
Sites of Power and Assembly in the Thames Valley
Sanmark, A., 27 Dec 2020, In: Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History. 22, p. 114-131 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The field of archaeology in the Nordics
Sanmark, A., 21 Jul 2020, nordics.info. Aarhus UniversityResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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The Norse Waterways of West Mainland Orkney, Scotland
Bates, R., Bates, M., Crawford, B., Whittaker, J. & Sanmark, A., 4 Aug 2020, In: Journal of Wetland Archaeology. 2020Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Viking and Norse Heritage Tourism in Scotland
Timoney, S. & Sanmark, A., 16 Jan 2020, 23 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open AccessFile65 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Fellow of The Royal Historical Society
Sanmark, Alexandra (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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The fourth St Magnus conference
Alexandra Sanmark (Organiser)
16 Apr 2018 → 18 Apr 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Brepols Publishers (Publisher)
Alexandra Sanmark (Editor)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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The third St Magnus conference
Alexandra Sanmark (Organiser)
14 Apr 2016 → 16 Apr 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Royal ritual circuits in Scandinavia
Alexandra Sanmark (Speaker)
Sep 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Performative aspects of Norse cult sites
Alexandra Sanmark (Speaker)
Jul 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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'Sites of power and assembly in the Thames Valley in the middle ages', Æthelred II and Cnut the Great
Alexandra Sanmark (Speaker)
Jul 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Being Human film and discussion, Pathfinders (1987)
Alexandra Sanmark (Member)
Nov 2016Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press / Media
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Here, a mysterious monument at Anundshög is examined: "It's exciting"
11/10/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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If your name is on this list, you’re probably a descendant of the Vikings
2/01/21 → 3/01/21
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Revealed: The Viking mystery of inland maritime place names
4/08/20 → 5/08/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Medieval Place Names Offer Clues to Viking Waterway
5/08/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Ancient Viking waterway discovered in Orkney
4/08/20 → 5/08/20
20 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Lost Viking waterway found in Orkney revealing Norse impact on local economy
5/08/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Impacts
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Kirkwall Township Heritage Initiative Viking Walk
Ragnhild Ljosland (Participant), Alexandra Sanmark (Participant), Donna Heddle (Participant), Victoria Whitworth (Participant), Crawford Barbara (Participant), Olwyn Owen (Participant), James Barrett (Participant) & Christopher Gee (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts