As the ancient Scandinavian festival of Yule gets nearer, you can usher in the season by hearing about Manx Vikings this evening.
The Manx National Heritage winter programme continues with a lecture entitled 'Manx Kingship - King Rognvaldr and the Crovan Dynasty'.
The lecture, by Professor Andrew McDonald, will highlight the significance of the Island in the middle-ages as the power-centre for a dynasty of sea-kings and how they were major players.
It will be followed by a short lecture on Manx Vikings by MNH curators Andrew Johnson and Allison Fox, before the launch of Professor McDonald’s book 'Manx Kingship in its Irish Sea Setting 1187-1229'.
The lecture is at the Manx Museum in Douglas, from 7.30am.
(Picture: The old entrance to the Manx Museum, from manxscenes.com).
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