| 1949 | | * | L. L. JOHNSON | | Jarl Rognvald's Skipverjar |
| 1950 | | * | G. W. BLANCE | | Torf-Einar |
| 1951 | | * | J. W. HUNTER | | Sverre |
| 1952 | | * | J. P. SMITH | | Jarl Ragnvald Môre |
| 1953 | | * | A. B. WILLIAMSON | | Eyskeggs |
| 1954 | | * | L. T. THOMASON | | Hakon Hakonsson |
| 1955 | | * | J. M. McINTOSH | | Thorfin Karlsefni |
| 1956 | | | J. P. MOAR | | King Harald Harfagr |
| 1957 | | * | A. G. JOHNSTON | | Haakon the Jarl |
| 1958 | | * | G. A. W. MANSON | | Jark Erik Haakonsson |
| 1959 | | * | JACK SCOTT | | King Magnus Barelegs |
| 1960 | | | WILLIAM L. TAIT | | Olaf the Saint |
| 1961 | | * | JAMES YOUNG | | Harald Hardrada's Vaerings |
| 1962 | | | G. W. LEASK | | Olaf Kyrre |
| 1963 | | | G. A. B. PATON | | Jorsalfarers |
| 1964 | | * | J. G. HUNTER | | King Harald Graafeld |
| 1965 | | | THOMAS MONCRIEFF | | Ottar the Explorer |
| 1966 | | * | JOE S. HUNTER | | Haakon the Good |
| 1967 | | | DOUGLAS C. SMITH | | Erling Skakki |
| 1968 | | * | THOMAS SIMPSON | | Halfdan the Black |
| 1969 | | | A. T. H. TULLOCH | | Magnus the Lawmender |
| 1970 | | * | WILLIAM PETERSON | | Einar Thambarskelver |
| 1971 | | | ALLAN ANDERSON | | Tore the Hound |
| 1972 | | * | JOHN L. LAURENSON | | Bonder |
| 1973 | | | ROBERT GEDDES | | Floki of the Ravens |
| 1974 | | | JAMES KERR | | Magnus the Good |
| 1975 | | | MAURICE MANSON | | Earl Thorfinn the Mighty |
| 1976 | | | JOHN JOHNSTON | | Kali Kolson |
| 1977 | | | GEORGE HUNTER | | Sigmund Brestisson of Faroe |
| 1978 | | | PETER LEITH | | Bjorn of Mousa |
| 1979 | | | J. J. NICOLSON | | Egil Scallagrimsson |
| 1980 | | | D. G. LESLIE | | Jan Bjornejegeren |
| 1981 | | | HARRY JAMIESON | | Thorvald Thoreson |
| 1982 | | | KENNETH CROSSAN | | Hakon's Fakkelbaere |
| 1983 | | | JAMES BURGESS | | Kári Solmundarson |
| 1984 | | | PETER MALCOLMSON | | Eirik Bloodaxe Haraldson |
| 1985 | | | JOHN RATTER | | Thorvald Inflyttere |
| 1986 | | | GORDON STRONACH | | Sigurd's Crusaders |
| 1987 | | | MAGNUS SIMPSON | | Ragnar Lodbrok |
| 1988 | | | CHARLES SIMPSON | | Thorbjorn Clerk |
| 1989 | | | WILLIE BLACK | | Halfdan of Brouster |
| 1990 | | | JOHN MATHEWSON | | Svein Asleifarson |
| 1991 | | | ANDREW JOHNSTON | | Thorstein Olafsson |
| 1992 | | | LAURENCE MONCRIEFF | | Magnus Erlendsson |
| 1993 | | | RONALD GAIR | | Earl Rognvald Brusason |
| 1994 | | | CHARLES W. GRANT | | Goturm the Dane |
| 1995 | | | PETER R. LEASK | | Jon Petersson of Sogn |
| 1996 | | | JIM COUTTS | | Brúsi Sigurdsson |
| 1997 | | | WILLIE SMITH | | Sigurd Magnusson |