Travel award reports to the social aspects of this conference, as I knew that many of the brilliant young researchers I had met through medieval Norse studies were going to deliver papers as well. For convenience, the papers were split into sessions. Throughout the morning we were treated to papers on Old Norse literature, followed by sessions on runes. Naturally, as I felt oh, so sure that my paper was not due until the next day, I chose to relax and attentively listen to my friends—the pesky Old Norse could be sorted out later. By the time I came back after lunch, I thought very differently, and questioned whether any aspects of Old Norse
excited to experience that for myself. I landed in Aarhus the day before the conference, and took myself out for a walk immediately after leaving my suitcase at the flat. After twenty minutes or so of a rather scenic route full of blossoming trees, I sat down to do some translation work inside Mikuna, Aarhus’ only one-hundred-percent-vegan cafÊ (now named Melone). My inability to estimate walking times and ineptitude at making a desperate call for a taxi almost ruined any first impressions I may have had, but luckily I made it on time to chat to my fellow conference-goers. I was, uncharacteristically, really looking forward
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