Dr Matt Firth
@mattfirth.bsky.social
Research Fellow @ Flinders Uni. Early English Queens, 850-1000 (https://t.ly/Q395d); Remembering England: Cultural Memory in the Sagas of Icelanders (https://t.ly/So2-E); & Pre-Conquest History and its Medieval Reception (https://t.ly/jeqql) all out now.
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Dr Matt Firth
@mattfirth.bsky.social
· Mar 26
The mailman's been, author copies are here - Remembering England: Cultural Memory in the Sagas of Icelanders. There's dragons, duels, berserks, poets, kings, battles, magic, memory theory...what's not to love? Tell your libraries (a bit expensive to buy yourself).
www.routledge.com/Remembering-...
www.routledge.com/Remembering-...
Officially out in the Journal of Medieval History vol. 51.5, my article on the intersection of viking activity and the Icelandic conversion (c. 1000AD) and how religious concerns shaped saga conceptions of the viking past.
Víking Across Conversion: Depictions of Víkingar in the Sagas of Icelanders
Vikings commonly feature in the Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). The words víking (the act of raiding) or víkingr (a raider) appear over 180 times across the forty-some texts of the corpus. H...
www.tandfonline.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Officially out in the Journal of Medieval History vol. 51.5, my article on the intersection of viking activity and the Icelandic conversion (c. 1000AD) and how religious concerns shaped saga conceptions of the viking past.
The next issue of @parergon.bsky.social is on its way, guest-edited by me, @erinsebo.bsky.social and Cassandra Schilling. There's a great group of scholars here who collectively consider, from multiple perspectives, questions of how medieval England perceived its place in a wide and complex world.
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The next issue of @parergon.bsky.social is on its way, guest-edited by me, @erinsebo.bsky.social and Cassandra Schilling. There's a great group of scholars here who collectively consider, from multiple perspectives, questions of how medieval England perceived its place in a wide and complex world.
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Can't wait for this special issue of @parergon.bsky.social! Always great to work with Dr Cassandra Schiling and @flindersuniversity.bsky.social DECRA Fellow in Medieval History, @mattfirth.bsky.social and of course, ANU's Prof. Rosalind Smith!
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Can't wait for this special issue of @parergon.bsky.social! Always great to work with Dr Cassandra Schiling and @flindersuniversity.bsky.social DECRA Fellow in Medieval History, @mattfirth.bsky.social and of course, ANU's Prof. Rosalind Smith!
Have been asked to do a review of King and Conqueror, but that would then require me to watch King and Conqueror. Not sure it's worth it?
October 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Have been asked to do a review of King and Conqueror, but that would then require me to watch King and Conqueror. Not sure it's worth it?
I'll be on ABC Nightlife's 'This Week in History' at 11.00pm (AEDT) on Sunday - 30 minutes on the life of Edgar Ætheling and the political landscape of 1066.
You could make a drinking game out it: a beverage whenever I muddle my Edwards, Edgars, Harolds, and Williams. But it might get dangerous!
You could make a drinking game out it: a beverage whenever I muddle my Edwards, Edgars, Harolds, and Williams. But it might get dangerous!
History with Philip Clark and Suzanne Hill | Nightlife with Philip Clark and Suzanne Hill - ABC listen
www.abc.net.au
October 10, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I'll be on ABC Nightlife's 'This Week in History' at 11.00pm (AEDT) on Sunday - 30 minutes on the life of Edgar Ætheling and the political landscape of 1066.
You could make a drinking game out it: a beverage whenever I muddle my Edwards, Edgars, Harolds, and Williams. But it might get dangerous!
You could make a drinking game out it: a beverage whenever I muddle my Edwards, Edgars, Harolds, and Williams. But it might get dangerous!
When I finished writing Early English Queens, I didn't think I had much left to say about ninth- and tenth-century English queenship. Ha! Since then, I've written four more essays on the topic - it has me captive.
Anyway, the ebook of Early English Queens is currently 25% off at Routledge.
Anyway, the ebook of Early English Queens is currently 25% off at Routledge.
Early English Queens, 850–1000: Potestas Reginae
This book offers a comprehensive, biography-led examination of queenship in England between 850 and 1000, tracing the development of the queen’s role from bed companion to institutional office.
The pe...
www.routledge.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
When I finished writing Early English Queens, I didn't think I had much left to say about ninth- and tenth-century English queenship. Ha! Since then, I've written four more essays on the topic - it has me captive.
Anyway, the ebook of Early English Queens is currently 25% off at Routledge.
Anyway, the ebook of Early English Queens is currently 25% off at Routledge.
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Registration Open: Conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association #medieval #earlymodern www.anzamems.org/?p=...
September 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Registration Open: Conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association #medieval #earlymodern www.anzamems.org/?p=...
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The much-anticipated news is now here. I am very excited to announce that my book, soon out with York Medieval Press, is now available for pre-order! Hats off to @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social and the awesome Mont-Saint-Michel design team for the cover!
boydellandbrewer.com/book/robert-...
boydellandbrewer.com/book/robert-...
September 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The much-anticipated news is now here. I am very excited to announce that my book, soon out with York Medieval Press, is now available for pre-order! Hats off to @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social and the awesome Mont-Saint-Michel design team for the cover!
boydellandbrewer.com/book/robert-...
boydellandbrewer.com/book/robert-...
The way this article is framed positions the loss of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences as of secondary importance. This both reflects and entrenches attitudes towards these as 'lesser' disciplines, which is what got us into this mess in the first place.
Six internationally recognised marine scientists who are researching South Australia's toxic algal bloom are set to lose their jobs at Flinders University, the ABC understands.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Flinders University jobs under threat as news of proposed restructure spreads
Six internationally recognised marine scientists who are researching South Australia's toxic algal bloom are set to lose their jobs at Flinders University, the ABC understands.
www.abc.net.au
September 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The way this article is framed positions the loss of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences as of secondary importance. This both reflects and entrenches attitudes towards these as 'lesser' disciplines, which is what got us into this mess in the first place.
Such fun choices for tomorrow morning! I can attend a meeting to discuss the impending dissolution of the college of HASS at my university. Or I can take a cat who has been with me since my 20s - three cities and careers ago - to be euthanised. I will, naturally, be farewelling my boy.
September 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Such fun choices for tomorrow morning! I can attend a meeting to discuss the impending dissolution of the college of HASS at my university. Or I can take a cat who has been with me since my 20s - three cities and careers ago - to be euthanised. I will, naturally, be farewelling my boy.
Early English Queens, 850-1000 has just been reviewed in @jaema.bsky.social 20.2. McLeod states that it 'finds an ingenious structure to tell a difficult and timely story' & 'is highly recommended'.
Links to the review & the book (all formats):
Review → search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/...
Book ↓
Links to the review & the book (all formats):
Review → search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/...
Book ↓
Early English Queens, 850–1000: Potestas Reginae
This book offers a comprehensive, biography-led examination of queenship in England between 850 and 1000, tracing the development of the queen’s role from bed companion to institutional office.
The pe...
www.routledge.com
September 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Early English Queens, 850-1000 has just been reviewed in @jaema.bsky.social 20.2. McLeod states that it 'finds an ingenious structure to tell a difficult and timely story' & 'is highly recommended'.
Links to the review & the book (all formats):
Review → search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/...
Book ↓
Links to the review & the book (all formats):
Review → search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/...
Book ↓
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While the Call for Papers for our annual conference may be closed, we are still open to submissions for our Journal!
JAEMA publishes scholarly articles on the Late Antique and Early Medieval world, see our website for details: aema.org.au/journal/
JAEMA publishes scholarly articles on the Late Antique and Early Medieval world, see our website for details: aema.org.au/journal/
August 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
While the Call for Papers for our annual conference may be closed, we are still open to submissions for our Journal!
JAEMA publishes scholarly articles on the Late Antique and Early Medieval world, see our website for details: aema.org.au/journal/
JAEMA publishes scholarly articles on the Late Antique and Early Medieval world, see our website for details: aema.org.au/journal/
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Fabulous guest lecture in #ENGL3115 Medieval and Early Modern Women's Writing from @flindersuniversity.bsky.social DECRA Fellow, @mattfirth.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Fabulous guest lecture in #ENGL3115 Medieval and Early Modern Women's Writing from @flindersuniversity.bsky.social DECRA Fellow, @mattfirth.bsky.social
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My latest article is out in the a Journal of Medieval History (open access). It examines depictions of viking activity in the Sagas of Icelanders and the perceived moral implications of raiding in pre-/post-conversion settings. Quickest proofs turnaround ever...
Víking Across Conversion: Depictions of Víkingar in the Sagas of Icelanders
Vikings commonly feature in the Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). The words víking (the act of raiding) or víkingr (a raider) appear over 180 times across the forty-some texts of the corpus. H...
www.tandfonline.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My latest article is out in the a Journal of Medieval History (open access). It examines depictions of viking activity in the Sagas of Icelanders and the perceived moral implications of raiding in pre-/post-conversion settings. Quickest proofs turnaround ever...
Reposted by Dr Matt Firth
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
Pleased that this is now out! See the Bedale hoard as part of the Viking North exhibition at York Museum.
@yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
Pleased that this is now out! See the Bedale hoard as part of the Viking North exhibition at York Museum.
@yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
Viking silver hoard reveals far-reaching trade links between England
New research into a remarkable Viking-Age silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire, led by Dr Jane Kershaw, Associate Professor of Viking Age Archaeology, School of Archaeology, has shed light on
www.ox.ac.uk
August 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
Pleased that this is now out! See the Bedale hoard as part of the Viking North exhibition at York Museum.
@yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
Pleased that this is now out! See the Bedale hoard as part of the Viking North exhibition at York Museum.
@yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
My latest article is out in the a Journal of Medieval History (open access). It examines depictions of viking activity in the Sagas of Icelanders and the perceived moral implications of raiding in pre-/post-conversion settings. Quickest proofs turnaround ever...
Víking Across Conversion: Depictions of Víkingar in the Sagas of Icelanders
Vikings commonly feature in the Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). The words víking (the act of raiding) or víkingr (a raider) appear over 180 times across the forty-some texts of the corpus. H...
www.tandfonline.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My latest article is out in the a Journal of Medieval History (open access). It examines depictions of viking activity in the Sagas of Icelanders and the perceived moral implications of raiding in pre-/post-conversion settings. Quickest proofs turnaround ever...
Proofs! One of my increasingly rare forays into saga literature. I question how pre- and post-conversion settings affect the social acceptability of viking activity in the Sagas of Icelanders. Look for it in the next issue of the Journal of Medieval History.
August 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Proofs! One of my increasingly rare forays into saga literature. I question how pre- and post-conversion settings affect the social acceptability of viking activity in the Sagas of Icelanders. Look for it in the next issue of the Journal of Medieval History.
The production editor of a T&F journal just sent me proofs in which they had deleted every parenthetical dash in the article (and hasn't replaced them with brackets or commas either). Is this a reaction to the 'AI uses hyphens' thing? Is my honour being impugned?
August 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The production editor of a T&F journal just sent me proofs in which they had deleted every parenthetical dash in the article (and hasn't replaced them with brackets or commas either). Is this a reaction to the 'AI uses hyphens' thing? Is my honour being impugned?
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Issue 42.1 is in press! Cosimo I de' Medici graces the cover in full armour, giving some side eye. This is an open issue so there are great articles on a range of topics. Follow the link for the TOC and book reviews. We'll feature each article over the coming month.
www.parergon.org/index.php/pa...
www.parergon.org/index.php/pa...
August 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Issue 42.1 is in press! Cosimo I de' Medici graces the cover in full armour, giving some side eye. This is an open issue so there are great articles on a range of topics. Follow the link for the TOC and book reviews. We'll feature each article over the coming month.
www.parergon.org/index.php/pa...
www.parergon.org/index.php/pa...
The first review of Early English Queens has appeared! Dr Tomas states it 'provides new methodological approaches to the study of histories with limited surviving sources and adds much to the growing research on female rule and representations of female power'. Can't ask for more than that! (1/2)
August 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The first review of Early English Queens has appeared! Dr Tomas states it 'provides new methodological approaches to the study of histories with limited surviving sources and adds much to the growing research on female rule and representations of female power'. Can't ask for more than that! (1/2)
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Ready for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026? Submit an abstract to Dan Reeve and I's CFP: "BEYOND TOUCH: New Queer and Trans Temporalities" We invite submissions for 15-20 minute papers that examine queer and trans temporalities from new and unexpected angles. #IMC2026. Full CFP below 👇
July 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Ready for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026? Submit an abstract to Dan Reeve and I's CFP: "BEYOND TOUCH: New Queer and Trans Temporalities" We invite submissions for 15-20 minute papers that examine queer and trans temporalities from new and unexpected angles. #IMC2026. Full CFP below 👇
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CFP for @imc-leeds.bsky.social for July 2026: "Old English in the Long Nineteenth Century". Please share widely! Deadline for abstracts 1 September 2025. #IMC2026
July 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
CFP for @imc-leeds.bsky.social for July 2026: "Old English in the Long Nineteenth Century". Please share widely! Deadline for abstracts 1 September 2025. #IMC2026
Do I know anyone that currently has access to the DUO Research Archive (Oslo)? They have recently shut down external access pending a migration to Nasjonalt vitenarkiv. I need copies of two master's theses that I was foolishly accessing direct through DUO but never downloaded.
July 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Do I know anyone that currently has access to the DUO Research Archive (Oslo)? They have recently shut down external access pending a migration to Nasjonalt vitenarkiv. I need copies of two master's theses that I was foolishly accessing direct through DUO but never downloaded.
Trains have been a disaster this trip. I've managed to run into the NATO summit in The Hague, race day in York, and an Oasis reunion concert in Manchester. All of which saw me standing for hours on end in hot, overcrowded (over intimate?) trains. The UK experience included lads with beers...
July 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trains have been a disaster this trip. I've managed to run into the NATO summit in The Hague, race day in York, and an Oasis reunion concert in Manchester. All of which saw me standing for hours on end in hot, overcrowded (over intimate?) trains. The UK experience included lads with beers...