Niels Petersen
@muntera.bsky.social
Historian @uni-goettingen.de
The medieval maritime, pre-modern transport and urban history. 🗃️ And Banthas. ❤️project: @viabundus.bsky.social
The medieval maritime, pre-modern transport and urban history. 🗃️ And Banthas. ❤️project: @viabundus.bsky.social
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Y’all. I’m at wits end. The lack of reading (let alone being able to read for anything beyond content). How are you handling this? How do we do our jobs? Do we have to just teach … reading now? Literacy? Content comprehension?
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Y’all. I’m at wits end. The lack of reading (let alone being able to read for anything beyond content). How are you handling this? How do we do our jobs? Do we have to just teach … reading now? Literacy? Content comprehension?
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“Cities and civilizations rise and fall, but the sea is always the sea.”
Philip Hoare “Leviathan, or The Whale”
photo by Kristians, 16
Philip Hoare “Leviathan, or The Whale”
photo by Kristians, 16
February 9, 2026 at 6:07 AM
“Cities and civilizations rise and fall, but the sea is always the sea.”
Philip Hoare “Leviathan, or The Whale”
photo by Kristians, 16
Philip Hoare “Leviathan, or The Whale”
photo by Kristians, 16
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The #whales are back at the #IMC in Leeds! 🐳
Many thanks to our wonderful speakers for accepting the invitation! Details of our two panels are available here:
imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2026/pre...
#IMC2026 #medievalsky #oceanspast #histwhale
Many thanks to our wonderful speakers for accepting the invitation! Details of our two panels are available here:
imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2026/pre...
#IMC2026 #medievalsky #oceanspast #histwhale
January 29, 2026 at 7:06 AM
The #whales are back at the #IMC in Leeds! 🐳
Many thanks to our wonderful speakers for accepting the invitation! Details of our two panels are available here:
imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2026/pre...
#IMC2026 #medievalsky #oceanspast #histwhale
Many thanks to our wonderful speakers for accepting the invitation! Details of our two panels are available here:
imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2026/pre...
#IMC2026 #medievalsky #oceanspast #histwhale
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"this is fine"
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
November 16, 2024 at 11:36 AM
"this is fine"
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
Die Geschichte lehrt, aber sie hat keine Schüler.
Man gibt Faschisten keine Bühne. Was hat sich die Redaktion von #CarenMiosga dabei gedacht? Fragt die Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg - Carl von Ossietzky.
Sie lernen es nie.
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Die Geschichte lehrt, aber sie hat keine Schüler.
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Man gibt Faschisten keine Bühne. Was hat sich die Redaktion von #CarenMiosga dabei gedacht? Fragt die Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg - Carl von Ossietzky.
February 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Man gibt Faschisten keine Bühne. Was hat sich die Redaktion von #CarenMiosga dabei gedacht? Fragt die Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg - Carl von Ossietzky.
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Zur Diskussion über die Abschaffung des Lateinunterrichts: Ich habe im Lateinunterricht 2 wichtige Dinge gelernt: 1. einen kulturhistorischen Überblick über die Fundamente unserer europäischen Kultur, 2. eine analytische Betrachtungsweise von Sprache und Grammatik. Beides brauche ich täglich.
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Zur Diskussion über die Abschaffung des Lateinunterrichts: Ich habe im Lateinunterricht 2 wichtige Dinge gelernt: 1. einen kulturhistorischen Überblick über die Fundamente unserer europäischen Kultur, 2. eine analytische Betrachtungsweise von Sprache und Grammatik. Beides brauche ich täglich.
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I know that these things generally make little difference, but I would advise medievalists to sign the petition to save Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary. #medievalsky c.org/gGvyrHcwYt
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Save Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary!
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February 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I know that these things generally make little difference, but I would advise medievalists to sign the petition to save Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary. #medievalsky c.org/gGvyrHcwYt
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The study of the environmental impact of hanseatic trade and is a truely novel approach. If only you feel just a tingle of interest, do it. Not only is Sander quite a sharp thinker, Ghent is a great place to be, too!
Postdoc and PhD positions at Ghent University: Ecological Entanglements and Biodiversity in Late Medieval Northern Europe, 1400-1600
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#envhist #medieval #envhum
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#envhist #medieval #envhum
PostDoc & PhD Opportunities - Ecological Entanglements and Biodiversity in Late Medieval Northern Europe, 1400-1600
The European Research Council (ERC)-funded project ‘Ecological Entanglements and Biodiversity in Late Medieval Northern Europe, 1400-1600’ (ECOLENT), led by Sander Govaerts, offers several PhD and pos...
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February 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The study of the environmental impact of hanseatic trade and is a truely novel approach. If only you feel just a tingle of interest, do it. Not only is Sander quite a sharp thinker, Ghent is a great place to be, too!
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The part in the Harry Potter series where the Death Eaters take over the Ministry of Magic so that it does whatever Voldemort demands is very useful when I’m explaining to my young boys what’s currently happening in the United States Government.
a woman sitting at a desk with the words " you 're lying " written below her
ALT: a woman sitting at a desk with the words " you 're lying " written below her
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January 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The part in the Harry Potter series where the Death Eaters take over the Ministry of Magic so that it does whatever Voldemort demands is very useful when I’m explaining to my young boys what’s currently happening in the United States Government.
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Jack Kerouac’s 37 metre-long, first draft scroll of On the Road to be auctioned
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
#books #literature
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
#books #literature
Jack Kerouac’s 37 metre-long, first draft scroll of On the Road to be auctioned
The draft – one of the Beat Generation’s defining artefacts – will be part of a wider sale of pieces from the Jim Irsay Collection at Christie’s in March
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January 31, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Jack Kerouac’s 37 metre-long, first draft scroll of On the Road to be auctioned
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
#books #literature
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
#books #literature
Great contributors all of them, opening a European perspective. Andya goid bit of #maritimehistory, too
A couple of new open-access titles of possible interest to scholars of medieval Europe -- this one on merchants, legal pluralism, and predictability in commerce: www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/themen-entde... #MedievalSky
January 28, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Great contributors all of them, opening a European perspective. Andya goid bit of #maritimehistory, too
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A couple of new open-access titles of possible interest to scholars of medieval Europe -- this one on merchants, legal pluralism, and predictability in commerce: www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/themen-entde... #MedievalSky
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM
A couple of new open-access titles of possible interest to scholars of medieval Europe -- this one on merchants, legal pluralism, and predictability in commerce: www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/themen-entde... #MedievalSky
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A bloated, much-married, philandering, orange-coloured megalomaniacal narcissist, possibly mentally impaired later in life, Henry VIII died #OnThisDay 1547.
January 28, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A bloated, much-married, philandering, orange-coloured megalomaniacal narcissist, possibly mentally impaired later in life, Henry VIII died #OnThisDay 1547.
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Quaderni di Storia Religiosa Medievale (QSRM) seminar, University of Bologna
Valentina Costantini, presentation of our research project on testaments’ management and inventories from the Florentine hospital of Santa Maria Nuova (14th c.) Beyond the Will: The Execution of Pious Dispositions in the…
Valentina Costantini, presentation of our research project on testaments’ management and inventories from the Florentine hospital of Santa Maria Nuova (14th c.) Beyond the Will: The Execution of Pious Dispositions in the…
Quaderni di Storia Religiosa Medievale (QSRM) seminar, University of Bologna
Valentina Costantini, presentation of our research project on testaments’ management and inventories from the Florentine hospital of Santa Maria Nuova (14th c.) Beyond the Will: The Execution of Pious Dispositions in the Late Middle Ages: Managing and Governing pro anima Investments through Economy and Pastoral Care, in preparation of a special issue for the journal QRSRM in 2027 Read more
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January 22, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Quaderni di Storia Religiosa Medievale (QSRM) seminar, University of Bologna
Valentina Costantini, presentation of our research project on testaments’ management and inventories from the Florentine hospital of Santa Maria Nuova (14th c.) Beyond the Will: The Execution of Pious Dispositions in the…
Valentina Costantini, presentation of our research project on testaments’ management and inventories from the Florentine hospital of Santa Maria Nuova (14th c.) Beyond the Will: The Execution of Pious Dispositions in the…
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It‘s fantastic to hear that some history undergrads at my university are learning a second language. Too often languages are overlooked when people train to become a historian – even at the PhD level in Canada! Seeing undergrads appreciate the value of a second language is wonderful.
two men in suits and hats are dancing in a store with the words way to go written on the bottom
ALT: two men in suits and hats are dancing in a store with the words way to go written on the bottom
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January 22, 2026 at 4:52 AM
It‘s fantastic to hear that some history undergrads at my university are learning a second language. Too often languages are overlooked when people train to become a historian – even at the PhD level in Canada! Seeing undergrads appreciate the value of a second language is wonderful.
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🥳New #medievalsky #earlymodern Open Access Article!
It's about the roles and lives of women in the Alps, including:
- How generic male language in sources hides the presence of women
- ⛏️ Female construction workers building roads across the Alps
-⚖️ A lord turning women into men (legally speaking)
It's about the roles and lives of women in the Alps, including:
- How generic male language in sources hides the presence of women
- ⛏️ Female construction workers building roads across the Alps
-⚖️ A lord turning women into men (legally speaking)
Toil and Trouble: The Labour, Duties and Rights of Women in Alpine Communities in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period
How were women perceived and treated in Alpine communities in the late Middle Ages? This study explores this question by using sources ranging from the fourteenth up to the sixteenth century and fr...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
🥳New #medievalsky #earlymodern Open Access Article!
It's about the roles and lives of women in the Alps, including:
- How generic male language in sources hides the presence of women
- ⛏️ Female construction workers building roads across the Alps
-⚖️ A lord turning women into men (legally speaking)
It's about the roles and lives of women in the Alps, including:
- How generic male language in sources hides the presence of women
- ⛏️ Female construction workers building roads across the Alps
-⚖️ A lord turning women into men (legally speaking)
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If you are a grad student or early career scholar, consider applying for the @histocean.bsky.social 2026 Jacqueline Carpine-Lancre Early Career Scholars Prize in Ocean History. Details here: oceansciencehistory.com/2026/01/06/c... #oceanhist #envhist
CFP Announcement: 2026 Jacqueline Carpine-Lancre Early Career Scholars Prize in Ocean History
The DHST Commission on the History of Oceanography (ICHO) announces the annual Jacqueline Carpine-Lancre Early Career Scholars Prize for outstanding papers addressing some aspect of ocean history, …
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January 19, 2026 at 8:21 PM
If you are a grad student or early career scholar, consider applying for the @histocean.bsky.social 2026 Jacqueline Carpine-Lancre Early Career Scholars Prize in Ocean History. Details here: oceansciencehistory.com/2026/01/06/c... #oceanhist #envhist
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Academics are far too relaxed about writing for two years and having three people read it
January 17, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Academics are far too relaxed about writing for two years and having three people read it
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zum Thema hier "wem gehören die Meere" kurze Erinnerung an "unseren" Hugo Grotius und sein Mare Liberum („Das freie Meer“), 1609:
"an den Meeren könne niemand Eigentum begründen (res extra commercium). Sie dürften als internationale Gewässer von allen Nationen zur Handelsschifffahrt genutzt werden."
"an den Meeren könne niemand Eigentum begründen (res extra commercium). Sie dürften als internationale Gewässer von allen Nationen zur Handelsschifffahrt genutzt werden."
January 17, 2026 at 7:51 AM
zum Thema hier "wem gehören die Meere" kurze Erinnerung an "unseren" Hugo Grotius und sein Mare Liberum („Das freie Meer“), 1609:
"an den Meeren könne niemand Eigentum begründen (res extra commercium). Sie dürften als internationale Gewässer von allen Nationen zur Handelsschifffahrt genutzt werden."
"an den Meeren könne niemand Eigentum begründen (res extra commercium). Sie dürften als internationale Gewässer von allen Nationen zur Handelsschifffahrt genutzt werden."
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
January 14, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
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Publication – « Markets, Mints, and Merchants. Royal Economic Policy and Towns in Medieval Hungary », éd. Boglárka Weisz, István Kádas, Judit Gál
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Publication – « Markets, Mints, and Merchants. Royal Economic Policy and Towns in Medieval Hungary », éd. Boglárka Weisz, István Kádas, Judit Gál
The objective of the present volume is to provide a representative overview of the research undertaken by the Medieval Hungarian Economic History Research Group since its establishment in 2015. The…
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January 14, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Publication – « Markets, Mints, and Merchants. Royal Economic Policy and Towns in Medieval Hungary », éd. Boglárka Weisz, István Kádas, Judit Gál
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