Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge

The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (ASNC) is one of the constituent departments of the University of Cambridge, and focuses on the history, material culture, languages and literatures of the various peoples who inhabited Britain, Ireland and the extended Scandinavian world in the early Middle Ages (5th century to 12th century). It is based on the second floor of the Faculty of English at 9 West Road.

In the last Research Assessment Exercise the department was rated as the top Celtic Studies department in the UK, and one of the top Departments and Faculties within the University of Cambridge, with 75% of its submitted research rated internationally excellent (3*) or world-leading (4*). Because of its strongly interdisciplinary nature, elements of the Department's research were considered by the panels for History, English and Classics as well as Celtic Studies. It remains the only university faculty or department in the world to focus entirely on the early Middle Ages.

The Department maintains a website [1] with information for applicants as well as for researchers interested in the early medieval history of the British Isles and Scandinavia.