19th International Saga Conference
Katowice–Kraków, 3–8 August 2025
THEME
The so-called Viking Age was a period of intensive and varied contacts between Scandinavians and the peoples occupying other parts of Europe and beyond. What often resulted from such cultural, political, and economic encounters were the ideas and phenomena which may be broadly categorized under the term of “otherness” or “alterity”. Understandably then, in their various senses and contexts, they are also markedly present in the Old Norse/Icelandic literary corpus frequently playing pivotal roles there.
Since the Slavs (the Vindr) were among the groups considered as “other” by medieval Scandinavians and since this classification resulted in their both negative and positive judgements, we think it opportune to invite the discussion of the phenomena related to otherness in the sagas to take place during the 19th International Saga Conference in Poland, in Katowice and Kraków, in 2025.
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ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZERS
HONORARY PATRONAGES
The honorary patronage over the conference was taken by:
Prof. Ryszard Koziołek, the Rector of the University of Silesia,
Prof. Adam Dziadek, the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Silesia,
Wojciech Saługa, Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship,
Marcin Krupa, PhD, Mayor of Katowice,
Kazimierz Karolczak, Chairman of the Board of the Metropolis GZM,
His Excellency Jakob Henningsen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Poland,
His Excellency Friðrik Jónsson, Ambassador of the Republic of Iceland to Poland,
and His Excellency Øystein Bø, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Poland.
MEDIA PATRONAGES
The media patronage over the conference was taken by: Polskie Radio Katowice, Ślązag, and TVS.
