Carol Barbon
@childoflions.bsky.social
Uvic student majoring in Medieval Studies, future Medievalist, a fan of paleontology, and a mother of three. (she/her).
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Carol Barbon
@childoflions.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Victoria Medieval Conference - University of Victoria
The program of Medieval Studies invites you to the Victoria Medieval Conference, a day of talks, music and conversations with the members of the program and their guests....
www.uvic.ca
Savlete!
This is a reminder, one that I will be posting about often, about the Medieval Conference happening in Victoria, British Columbia, on Feb 1st, 2025. It's hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program, and the theme this year is Medieval Utopias. www.uvic.ca/humanities/m...
This is a reminder, one that I will be posting about often, about the Medieval Conference happening in Victoria, British Columbia, on Feb 1st, 2025. It's hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program, and the theme this year is Medieval Utopias. www.uvic.ca/humanities/m...
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Medieval England was never an "essentially homogenous country, with little diversity", and a certain anti-immigrant twitter thread is an example of why we need to expand definitions of "diversity" when thinking about the medieval past before it's coopted to exclude people in present. #medievalsky
December 24, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Medieval England was never an "essentially homogenous country, with little diversity", and a certain anti-immigrant twitter thread is an example of why we need to expand definitions of "diversity" when thinking about the medieval past before it's coopted to exclude people in present. #medievalsky
I've started a 'Sword or Battle Hammer' savings jar to either buy a functional sword or a battle hammer. I feel as if this is taking me one step closer to becoming an actual medievalist.
December 24, 2024 at 6:49 PM
I've started a 'Sword or Battle Hammer' savings jar to either buy a functional sword or a battle hammer. I feel as if this is taking me one step closer to becoming an actual medievalist.
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I confess I don’t understand the “dearth of sources is why it was the Dark Ages” argument. Where was the lack? Certainly not in Byzantium, or anywhere with Orthodox Christians for that matter. Certainly not in Romance. Arabic. Slavonic. Norse. Archaeology exists. What am I missing here? Saxon shit?
December 21, 2024 at 10:09 PM
I confess I don’t understand the “dearth of sources is why it was the Dark Ages” argument. Where was the lack? Certainly not in Byzantium, or anywhere with Orthodox Christians for that matter. Certainly not in Romance. Arabic. Slavonic. Norse. Archaeology exists. What am I missing here? Saxon shit?
Looks like I will finish the semester with an A average. Not bad considering I bawled my eyes out in the second week of the semester because I realized I had bitten off far too much and feared I would crash and burn.
December 20, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Looks like I will finish the semester with an A average. Not bad considering I bawled my eyes out in the second week of the semester because I realized I had bitten off far too much and feared I would crash and burn.
What is the point of striking it your employer will just force you and your co-workers back to work? Canadians should be disgusted and worried at this violation of the collective bargaining process. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Disgusted Canada Post strikers maintain picket line until the last minute before returning to work | CBC News
Angry Canada Post employees in St. John's maintained their picket line Tuesday morning until precisely the moment they were ordered to return to work.
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2024 at 4:06 PM
What is the point of striking it your employer will just force you and your co-workers back to work? Canadians should be disgusted and worried at this violation of the collective bargaining process. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Congratulations to Campbell Dowler for the research, writing and oral defense of your honours essay: Ekphrasis and Chivalry in Middle English Literature!
December 16, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Congratulations to Campbell Dowler for the research, writing and oral defense of your honours essay: Ekphrasis and Chivalry in Middle English Literature!
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Has anyone taken the IES Introduction to Latin Palaeography short course online? I need a refresher and am trying to decide if that’s the best option. #medievalsky
December 13, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Has anyone taken the IES Introduction to Latin Palaeography short course online? I need a refresher and am trying to decide if that’s the best option. #medievalsky
Check out this awesome in person and virtual (Zoom) medieval conference that is hosted by @uvic-medi.bsky.social.
Savlete!
This is a reminder, one that I will be posting about often, about the Medieval Conference happening in Victoria, British Columbia, on Feb 1st, 2025. It's hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program, and the theme this year is Medieval Utopias. www.uvic.ca/humanities/m...
This is a reminder, one that I will be posting about often, about the Medieval Conference happening in Victoria, British Columbia, on Feb 1st, 2025. It's hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program, and the theme this year is Medieval Utopias. www.uvic.ca/humanities/m...
Victoria Medieval Conference - University of Victoria
The program of Medieval Studies invites you to the Victoria Medieval Conference, a day of talks, music and conversations with the members of the program and their guests....
www.uvic.ca
December 15, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Check out this awesome in person and virtual (Zoom) medieval conference that is hosted by @uvic-medi.bsky.social.
Reposted by Carol Barbon
Testing BlueSky’s capacity for historical threads!
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
December 14, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Testing BlueSky’s capacity for historical threads!
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
As of 35 minutes ago, my semester has come to a close. I've survived.
December 14, 2024 at 6:34 AM
As of 35 minutes ago, my semester has come to a close. I've survived.
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Dear medievalist and library Bluesky ☀️
Can someone help me get a good quality photo or scan of the photographic facsimile of the Utrecht Psalter, specifically fol. 1v, published in 1875 by Spencer, Sawyer, Bird&Co?
(this is for my upcoming book 🙈)
#medievalsky #librarysky
Can someone help me get a good quality photo or scan of the photographic facsimile of the Utrecht Psalter, specifically fol. 1v, published in 1875 by Spencer, Sawyer, Bird&Co?
(this is for my upcoming book 🙈)
#medievalsky #librarysky
December 12, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Dear medievalist and library Bluesky ☀️
Can someone help me get a good quality photo or scan of the photographic facsimile of the Utrecht Psalter, specifically fol. 1v, published in 1875 by Spencer, Sawyer, Bird&Co?
(this is for my upcoming book 🙈)
#medievalsky #librarysky
Can someone help me get a good quality photo or scan of the photographic facsimile of the Utrecht Psalter, specifically fol. 1v, published in 1875 by Spencer, Sawyer, Bird&Co?
(this is for my upcoming book 🙈)
#medievalsky #librarysky
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Archaeology work on Notre Dame Cathedral during the restoration process (16 inches beneath the 900 year old floor) have lead to some amazing discoveries.
13th-century rood screen, fragments of limestone statues, iron clamps, pillars connected by long beams to distribute weight, and more.
13th-century rood screen, fragments of limestone statues, iron clamps, pillars connected by long beams to distribute weight, and more.
News - Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Allows Archaeologists to Unearth Historic Artworks - Archaeology Magazine
PARIS, FRANCE—According to an ARTNews report, archaeologists have uncovered some 1,035 fragments of historic artworks […]
archaeology.org
December 10, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Archaeology work on Notre Dame Cathedral during the restoration process (16 inches beneath the 900 year old floor) have lead to some amazing discoveries.
13th-century rood screen, fragments of limestone statues, iron clamps, pillars connected by long beams to distribute weight, and more.
13th-century rood screen, fragments of limestone statues, iron clamps, pillars connected by long beams to distribute weight, and more.
I just sent the first article I will publish to my prof to give it a once over. This is a building he is familiar with... and deals with a field he specializes in... so now I get to spend the day freaking out over all the errors he will spot.
It's 500 words, and it is not academic, but it is a start
It's 500 words, and it is not academic, but it is a start
December 8, 2024 at 5:26 PM
I just sent the first article I will publish to my prof to give it a once over. This is a building he is familiar with... and deals with a field he specializes in... so now I get to spend the day freaking out over all the errors he will spot.
It's 500 words, and it is not academic, but it is a start
It's 500 words, and it is not academic, but it is a start
Not as epic as last year's photo, but still pretty good, lol.
December 5, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Not as epic as last year's photo, but still pretty good, lol.
Laptop: We need to update Firefox.
Me: Sure, I can afford to lose my 30+ tabs.
Laptop: Good news, Firefox is updated, bad news I can't run Firefox because of a bad download, and I won't let you re-install it...
Me: Sure, I can afford to lose my 30+ tabs.
Laptop: Good news, Firefox is updated, bad news I can't run Firefox because of a bad download, and I won't let you re-install it...
a window on the side of a house with a white shutter on it
Alt: A man is tossing a laptop out of a second story window. The laptop shatters as it hits the ground.
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Laptop: We need to update Firefox.
Me: Sure, I can afford to lose my 30+ tabs.
Laptop: Good news, Firefox is updated, bad news I can't run Firefox because of a bad download, and I won't let you re-install it...
Me: Sure, I can afford to lose my 30+ tabs.
Laptop: Good news, Firefox is updated, bad news I can't run Firefox because of a bad download, and I won't let you re-install it...
December 4, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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If you are interested in Old English, Old Norse and Viking Studies at MA level, please come and join us tomorrow at 7pm GMT for a virtual information event. More here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/pros...
MA Viking and Early Medieval English Studies - The University of Nottingham
www.nottingham.ac.uk
December 4, 2024 at 11:50 AM
If you are interested in Old English, Old Norse and Viking Studies at MA level, please come and join us tomorrow at 7pm GMT for a virtual information event. More here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/pros...
Savlete!
This is a reminder, one that I will be posting about often, about the Medieval Conference happening in Victoria, British Columbia, on Feb 1st, 2025. It's hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program, and the theme this year is Medieval Utopias. www.uvic.ca/humanities/m...
This is a reminder, one that I will be posting about often, about the Medieval Conference happening in Victoria, British Columbia, on Feb 1st, 2025. It's hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program, and the theme this year is Medieval Utopias. www.uvic.ca/humanities/m...
Victoria Medieval Conference - University of Victoria
The program of Medieval Studies invites you to the Victoria Medieval Conference, a day of talks, music and conversations with the members of the program and their guests....
www.uvic.ca
December 3, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Come in person or on Zoom on Feb 1st, 2025 to learn about Medieval Utopias from all across the medieval world! The conference is hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program in Victoria, BC, Canada.
Savlete!
This is a reminder, one that I will be posting about often, about the Medieval Conference happening in Victoria, British Columbia, on Feb 1st, 2025. It's hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program, and the theme this year is Medieval Utopias. www.uvic.ca/humanities/m...
This is a reminder, one that I will be posting about often, about the Medieval Conference happening in Victoria, British Columbia, on Feb 1st, 2025. It's hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program, and the theme this year is Medieval Utopias. www.uvic.ca/humanities/m...
Victoria Medieval Conference - University of Victoria
The program of Medieval Studies invites you to the Victoria Medieval Conference, a day of talks, music and conversations with the members of the program and their guests....
www.uvic.ca
December 3, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Come in person or on Zoom on Feb 1st, 2025 to learn about Medieval Utopias from all across the medieval world! The conference is hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program in Victoria, BC, Canada.
After going full tilt for weeks it feels soo odd not to have to do anything but go to class. I... I don't know what to do with myself, lol.
December 3, 2024 at 7:38 PM
After going full tilt for weeks it feels soo odd not to have to do anything but go to class. I... I don't know what to do with myself, lol.
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Yup. Just scheduled the email asking everyone whose email I have for a donation. Giving Tuesday is the great nonprofit battle royale. Many nonprofits have staff dedicated to getting donations, our donor management team is a 13 year old cat named Rupert. He’s no use at all.
givebutter.com/uA8ubg
givebutter.com/uA8ubg
December 3, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Yup. Just scheduled the email asking everyone whose email I have for a donation. Giving Tuesday is the great nonprofit battle royale. Many nonprofits have staff dedicated to getting donations, our donor management team is a 13 year old cat named Rupert. He’s no use at all.
givebutter.com/uA8ubg
givebutter.com/uA8ubg
The final exam for my one class is done. I was a little cheeky with a couple answers, but it is done. My term essay for my other course is done. I think it's shit, but struggled with it and my head hurts, so I'm going to submit and let the dice fall where they fall.
Only 1 final exam left to go.
Only 1 final exam left to go.
December 3, 2024 at 2:57 AM
The final exam for my one class is done. I was a little cheeky with a couple answers, but it is done. My term essay for my other course is done. I think it's shit, but struggled with it and my head hurts, so I'm going to submit and let the dice fall where they fall.
Only 1 final exam left to go.
Only 1 final exam left to go.
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Hey kids! Feel like contributing to ongoing research while also spending a couple of minutes thinking about Vikings for a change? How about you fill out the GREAT VIKING SURVEY?
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
#MedievalSky
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
#MedievalSky
The Great Viking Survey - Nettskjema
nettskjema.no
December 2, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Hey kids! Feel like contributing to ongoing research while also spending a couple of minutes thinking about Vikings for a change? How about you fill out the GREAT VIKING SURVEY?
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
#MedievalSky
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
#MedievalSky
Out of the many ways I would like to start my morning... falling out of a bus ranks very low. I'm ok. My laptop is ok. My glasses are ok. Though my pride is hurt.
November 29, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Out of the many ways I would like to start my morning... falling out of a bus ranks very low. I'm ok. My laptop is ok. My glasses are ok. Though my pride is hurt.