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, The Christianisation of Scandinavia, University College London
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
Master of Arts, The English Influence on Swedish Parish Formation, University College London
Award Date: 1 Jan 1997
Bachelor of Arts, The Marriage of Ingeborg of Denmark and Philip Augustus of France, 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
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations from the last five years
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Archipelago of Adventure: A Study of Tourism in Small Islands
Heddle, D. (PI) & Sanmark, A. (CoI)
11/05/17 → 23/05/17
Project: Research
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Excavations at Anundshög, Sweden
Jonsson, K. (CoI), Bäck, M. (CoI), Lindeberg, M. (CoI) & Sanmark, A. (PI)
1/03/17 → …
Project: Research
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NaS: The Norse and the Sea: The Maritime Cultural Landscape of Scandinavian Scotland (NaS)
Sanmark, A. (PI), McLeod, S. (Researcher), Kalmring, S. (PI), Wilken, D. (Researcher), Lu, E. (Researcher) & Jennings, A. (Researcher)
1/02/22 → 9/05/25
Project: Research
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Cultural Heritage Assessment for the Museum of Rapid Transition, Cateran Ecomuseum (Phase I)
Lee, D. (PI), Timoney, S. (PI), Sanmark, A. (PI) & Begg, C. (PI)
1/05/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Consultancy
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Places of Royal Power and Ritual in Early Medieval Scotland and Europe
Sanmark, A. (PI) & Hall, M. (CoI)
31/03/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Viking and Norse heritage sites
Sanmark, A. (PI) & Timoney, S. (PI)
1/09/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Archipelagoes of Adventure II: Fiji
Heddle, D. (PI) & Sanmark, A. (PI)
1/08/19 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
Research output
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Viking Law and Order: Places and Rituals of Assembly in the Medieval North
Sanmark, A., 30 Jul 2017, Edinburgh University Press. 320 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
47 Citations (Scopus) -
Norse Seafaring in Western Scotland: Sea Routes and Navigation Marks
McLeod, S. & Sanmark, A., 6 Apr 2026, In: Journal of the North Atlantic. 47, p. 1-44 44 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Royalty and Ritual: The Landscape of Power in Early Medieval Scotland and Europe
Sanmark, A. (Editor), Hall, M. (Editor), Geddes, J. (Editor) & Plumb, O. (Editor), 7 May 2026, Sidestone Press, Leiden . 300 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Carried through the rushes: FDEMI prospection on the Isle of Eigg, Scotland
Lu, E., Wilken, D., McLeod, S., Sanmark, A., Jennings, A. & Kalmring, S., 2025, In: Journal of Archaeometry. 49, 1, p. 223-226 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Hidden Lives of Viking Women: Archaeological and Historical Perspectives
Hayeur Smith, M. & Sanmark, A. (Editor), 17 Jan 2025, Oxbow Books. 193 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Women as partners – gender balance and cooperation in household and society
Sanmark, A. & Athanasiou, T., 7 Mar 2025, The Hidden Lives of Viking Women: Archaeological and Historical Perspectives. Oxbow Books, p. 79-102 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Alternative Facts and Plausible Fictions in the Northern European Past: How Politics and Culture Have Written and Rewritten History
Plumb, O. (Editor) & Sanmark, A. (Editor), 16 Aug 2024, Turnhout: Brepols Publishers. 192 p. (North Atlantic World)Research output: Book/Report › Book
Prizes
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Fellow of The Royal Historical Society
Sanmark, A. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Election to learned society
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Activities
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The fourth St Magnus conference
Sanmark, A. (Organiser)
16 Apr 2018 → 18 Apr 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Brepols Publishers (Publisher)
Sanmark, A. (Editor)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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'Sites of power and assembly in the Thames Valley in the middle ages', Æthelred II and Cnut the Great
Sanmark, A. (Speaker)
Jul 2016Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
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The third St Magnus conference
Sanmark, A. (Organiser)
14 Apr 2016 → 16 Apr 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Performative aspects of Norse cult sites
Sanmark, A. (Speaker)
Jul 2016Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
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Being Human film and discussion, Pathfinders (1987)
Sanmark, A. (Member)
Nov 2016Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Royal ritual circuits in Scandinavia
Sanmark, A. (Speaker)
Sept 2016Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
Press/Media
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies Lecturer Dr Andrew Lind Awarded ALPINE Advanced HE Senior Fellowship
2/03/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Did Vikings drag ships over land to avoid choppy Scottish waters?
15/10/24
7 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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‘We build each other up’: Carpentry classes for and by women
28/09/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Women Take Center Stage in Antigovernment Protests Shaking Iran
26/09/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Kirkwall Township Heritage Initiative Viking Walk
Ljosland, R. (Participant), Sanmark, A. (Participant), Heddle, D. (Participant), Whitworth, V. (Participant), Barbara, C. (Participant), Owen, O. (Participant), Barrett, J. (Participant) & Gee, C. (Participant)
Impact: Economic or commercial Impacts