Type: | Registered charity |
Registration Id: | 263933 |
Headquarters: | London, United Kingdom |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Marie Wells |
Leader Title2: | Vice Chairman |
Leader Name2: | Paul Gobey |
The Anglo-Norse Society in London is a society based in England for advancing the education of the citizens of Britain and Norway about each other's country and way of life.
The Society was founded in 1918 as a registered charity. The membership in London is both British and Norwegian. King Harald V of Norway is a patron, and previously held patronage jointly with Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom until her death in 2022. The Norwegian ambassador to London is the honorary president.
There is a similar society based in Norway, Anglo-Norse Society in Oslo (Norsk-Britisk Forening), founded in 1921 by Norwegian journalist Ella Anker. Famed Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen served as first president of the society.[1]
The Anglo-Norse Society in London is a member of The Confederation of Scandinavian Societies of Great Britain and Ireland (COSCAN). Dating to 8 October 1950, COSCAN is a coordinating body for societies which works for cultural exchanges between UK and Ireland with the five nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway.[2]
In 2019, the Society presented its records to University College London.[3]