Judith Jesch
Judith Jesch is professor of Viking studies at the University of Nottingham. Jesch is chair of the international Runic Advisory Group and president of the English Place-Name Society.Biography
Jesch received her advanced education at Durham University and University College London. As a student at Durham in 1973 she co-wrote an article for Palatinate that accused the university of failing to attract candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds, and suggested that Durham was by now seen as a 'finishing school' for the socially privileged.
She was keynote speaker at the 2015 Norse in the North Conference.
She is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.Selected publications
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