A North East professor is set to return to the region to host a special exhibition on the Vikings in October and November.
Hexham Abbey will host the Viking Chronicles, a recent body of work by Richard Lynn Studham, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. The exhibition consists of ten works pertaining to important dates when the Vikings arrived in the North East.
Born in Stanley and raised in Chester-le-Street, Dr Studham's body of work undertakes an investigation into Viking incursions and activities in Britain from 865 AD - 1016 AD, predominantly in Northumberland and East Anglia, with this period being well documented in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles, along with research undertaken by noted historians for their work during this era. Hexham Abbey has been chosen to host the exhibition due to its strong Viking connections. In fact, it is thought that Hexham Abbey was able to survive an attack by the Vikings and was able to continue serving the community, run by a single hereditary priest.
