Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research expertise
Scottish History in the Early Historic Period, including the Gaels, Picts and Norse
Onomastics, particularly the Gaelic and Norse placenames of Scotland
The History of Shetland through the ages.
The Folklore of Shetland
Island Studies
Teaching expertise
Viking Scotland
Early Medieval Scotland
History of Shetland
Scottish Folklore
Island Studies
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Science, University of Stirling
Award Date: 1 Jan 2001
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1994
Master of Arts, The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1986
Keywords
- D111 Medieval History
- Vikings
- Shetland
- Scotland
- Hebrides
- Gaels
- Picts
- DL Northern Europe. Scandinavia
- Vikings
- Norway
- Norgesveldet
- GR Folklore
- Shetland
- Gygr
- Magic
- GT Manners and customs
- Shetland
- Belief
- P Philology. Linguistics
- Onomastics
- GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
- Island Studies
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Research Output
Introduction
Reeploeg, S. & Jennings, A., Apr 2017, Northern Atlantic Islands and the Sea: Seascapes and Dreamscapes. Jennings, A., Reeploeg, S. & Watt, A. (eds.). Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 1-9 10 p. 1Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Our Islands Our Future: Purposeful Opportunism at its Best
Jennings, A., 15 Sep 2017, From Black Horses to White Steeds: Building Community Resilience. Brinklow, L. & Gibson, R. (eds.). Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: Island Studies Press, p. 10-29 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
The Northern Atlantic Islands and the Sea: Dreamscapes and Seascapes
Reeploeg, S., Jennings, A., Watt, A., Tulinius, T., Poilvez, M., Ceolin, M., Gunnell, T., Egilsdóttir, Á., Burns, K., Parsons, G., Heiniger, A. K., Clarke, S., Murray, J., Ralph, V., Renwick, E. & Napier, I., 1 Apr 2017, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 270 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Three Scottish Coastal Names of Note: Earra-Ghàidheal, Satíriseið, and Skotlandsfirðir
Jennings, A., Nov 2017, The New Coastal History: Cultural and Environmental Perspectives from Scotland and Beyond. Worthington, D. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 119-129 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Continuity? Christianity and Shetland
Jennings, A., 1 Nov 2016, Shetland and the Viking World: Papers from the Proceedings of the Seventeenth Viking Congress. Turner, V. (ed.). Lerwick: Shetland Amenity Trust, p. 47-54 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Memories and Metamorphoses: A Short Introduction to the Supernatural Tales and Beliefs from Fetlar in Shetland
Jennings, A., 5 Feb 2016, Folk Belief and Traditions of the Supernatural. Kuusela, T. & Maiello, G. (eds.). Denmark: Beewolf Press, p. 27-58 32 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
The Old Rock's Rockin' - a cultural anatomy of Shetland.
Jennings, A., 1 Sep 2015, Culture, Place & Identity at the Heart of Regional Development. Toronto: ISER Publications, p. 112-128 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Prizes
Activities
Vikings in the Northern Isles and Beyond Networked Evening Class
Andrew Jennings (Lecturer)
5 Jan 2015 → 26 Jan 2015
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
Scottish Society for Northern Studies
Andrew Jennings (Invited speaker)
8 Apr 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Journal of the North Atlantic (Journal)
Andrew Jennings (Peer reviewer)
Apr 2015
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
UPEI Institute of Island Studies Advisory Committee
Andrew Jennings (External Examiner)
2015 → …
Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation
North Atlantic Forum 2015 - Building Community Resilience: Innovation, Culture, and Governance in Place
Andrew Jennings (Speaker)
15 Sep 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Andrew Jennings (Recipient)
2014 → 2015
Activity: Other › Types of Award - Election to learned society
The Folklore of Fetlar
Andrew Jennings (Lecturer)
10 Dec 2014
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar