Rognvald 850 Programme
SEPTEMBER 2008
April/May :: June :: July :: August :: September :: October
Orkney College, Kirkwall
Friday 19 September
Rognvald 850
A one day conference celebrating the life and literary genius of Earl
Rognvald.
Speakers include Professor Else Mundal from the University of Bergen,
Brian Smith from Shetland Archives, Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon and Dr Donna Heddle,
Director of the UHI Millennium Institute Centre for Nordic Studies. The
event includes
a story-telling session from Tom Muir and a light buffet lunch.
www.orkney.uhi.ac.uk
Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon, Dr Donna Heddle and Professor Else Mundal
Dates and venues below
Rognvald's Journey
A three-person performance based on Rognvald's journey as recounted
in the Orkneyinga Saga, using storytelling, music and song - by Bob Pegg,
Bill Tayor and Tom Muir. Will include performances for school children
as well as a public performance and it
will also be taken out to an island central to the story.
Bob Pegg and Bill Taylor
24 September: Stromness Primary School
(also attended by Stenness and
Orphir Primary Schools)
24 September: St Andrews Primary School
25 September: Rousay Primary
School*
26 September: Papa Westray Primary School
26 September: Beltane House,
Papa Westray*
27 September: St Magnus Cathedral,
Kirkwall*
* Community performance
Orkney Museum, Kirkwall
Saturday 29 March to Saturday 27 September
Orkney in the 12th Century: Rognvald and his Earldom
This exhibition tells the story of this remarkable man and the time in which
he lived. Poet, warrior, pilgrim and diplomat, he is best remembered as Saint
Rognvald, the builder of St Magnus Cathedral.
Museum open
April: Mon - Sat 10.30am - 12.30pm;
1.30pm - 5.00pm
May - Sept: 10.30am - 5.00pm
Orkney Museum, Kirkwall
May to September
Friends of St Magnus
50th Anniversary
The Society of the Friends of St Magnus Cathedral celebrates its 50th anniversary
with this summer-long exhibition.
Museum open
April: Mon - Sat 10.30am - 12.30pm;
1.30pm - 5.00pm
May - Sept: 10.30am - 5.00pm
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