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Covers of the three booklets in the Ragna's Island series including Viking Fair Isle (with a colour photograph of a decaying clinker boat in front of a bay), Viking North Ronaldsay (with a colour aerial photograph showing an impressive archaeological feature) and Viking Papay (with a colour aerial photograph showing a field system with a lake and the sea and an islet beyond). All three have the subtitle 'Saga-stories, poetry and place-names'.

Farewell from the Ragna’s Islands project team… and some exciting news!

25/07/2025

The Ragna’s Islands project has now come to an end. The project was made possible by funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and administrative support from the School of English, University of Nottingham. We have many people to thank for their contributions over the last year and a half. A special thank you …

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Colour photograph of Sheep Craig, with narrow neck of land called Whills joining it to the main island. Sheep Craig is a chair-shaped cliff-edged feature with a grassy top.

Islands and Islandness: a Poetry Workshop with Charlotte Eichler

26/01/2025

On Thursday 20th February Charlotte Eichler, the Ragna’s Islands poet in residence, will be running an online poetry workshop with an ‘islands’ theme! The workshop is aimed at beginners and experienced writers alike, as well as the merely curious. It will be a friendly and relaxed session with plenty of writing time and the chance …

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