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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 8d

It might just be about some islands to the north of Scotland on 9th December!

Institute for Medieval Studies Leeds @leedsims.bsky.social · 8d

We are delighted to announce our research seminars for this semester in Leeds. All will be hybrid. Keep an eye out for links to register for zoom nearer the time or come in person. All welcome! #medievalsky #medievalresearch

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · 7d

Happy to share a call for papers for our PGR/ECR research showcase on Life and Landscape. The showcase is a fantastic opportunity to share environmental research with both the academic community and the wider public. Please share widely!

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Rachel Maloney @raem30.bsky.social · 7d

Excited to share a Call for Papers for our Postgraduate and ECR Research Showcase next June! Please share widely, submit abstracts and watch this space for more information for attendees!

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · 7d

Happy to share a call for papers for our PGR/ECR research showcase on Life and Landscape. The showcase is a fantastic opportunity to share environmental research with both the academic community and the wider public. Please share widely!

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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 17d

Only two months to go until this vsnr.org/2025/09/01/w... See you there?

Winter Meeting: 21 November 2025 - Viking Society for Northern Research

The next meeting of the Viking Society will be held on Friday, 21 November. The guest of honour, Professor Judith Jesch of the University of Nottingham, will speak on 'Orkney Vikings in Saga, Poetry a...

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · 18d

Congrats @tcfairfax.bsky.social 🎉🎉

Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 19d

Congratulations to @tcfairfax.bsky.social on his successful viva, passed with minor corrections today.

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Tom Fairfax @tcfairfax.bsky.social · 29d

I'm excited to announce that I'll be sharing some findings of my PhD research at an online talk for UHI's Institute for Northern Studies on November 27, titled 'Families, Networks and Informants: The Making of Orkneyinga saga'. Click the link below to register!

UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · 29d

We're thrilled to announce our fantastic series of free @thinkuhi.bsky.social online and in-person seminars, conferences, and symposia for 2025-26! Discover the full line-up on our website and secure your place today!

www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · Aug 18

Final reminder! You have around 7 hours!

Jake Stattel @jakestattel.bsky.social · Aug 17

One more day to submit a proposal to our series of talks at @imc-leeds.bsky.social! #IMC2026 #Medievalists #Medievalsky #EarlyMedieval #VikingStudies

em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · Jul 13

In usual IMC fashion, now that #IMC25 has concluded we are searching for papers exploring New Perspectives on the Viking Diaspora. Please get in touch if you are interested and share widely! #IMC26 @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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Jake Stattel @jakestattel.bsky.social · Aug 17

One more day to submit a proposal to our series of talks at @imc-leeds.bsky.social! #IMC2026 #Medievalists #Medievalsky #EarlyMedieval #VikingStudies

em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · Jul 13

In usual IMC fashion, now that #IMC25 has concluded we are searching for papers exploring New Perspectives on the Viking Diaspora. Please get in touch if you are interested and share widely! #IMC26 @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · Aug 14

Hi everyone! @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2025 was a wonderful experience for me -- so I'd love to do it again!
Here is a Call for Papers from Mary O'Connor and me, entitled Envisioning The Times: Writing the Past and Shaping the Future in Thirteenth-Century Norway.
#medievalsky #imc2026 #oldnorse

CfP for Leeds '26: Envisioning The Times: Writing the Past and Shaping the Future in Thirteenth-Century Norway
The thirteenth century witnessed immense changes in the political, legal, cultural, and literary life of Norway. The reign of Hákon Hákonarson brought an end to almost a century of civil wars while his son and successor Magnús Hákonarson lagabǿtir (‘the Lawmender’) undertook a major revision of the kingdom’s legislative systems. The reigns of both monarchs were characterised by political change, legislative
reform, growing international contacts, and cultural transformation. Alongside these changes, both kings were deeply invested in the
literary landscapes of their courts with each court becoming a hub of cultural and literary activity. Understanding how the past was
written and the ways in which texts could imaginatively shape the future offers insights into the politics, ideals, and cultural attitudes of
these two key monarchs.

In this session we invite papers which address any aspect of the political, legal, cultural, and literary life of the Norwegian court in the thirteenth century. We particularly welcome inter-disciplinary approaches which highlight the intersection of historical and literary trends shaping the political and milieu of the thirteenth century Norwegian court.
Topics/ themes may include but are not limited to:
Law codes and legal reform
Administrative reform
History of governance
Political expansion – including Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faroes, Orkneys, and Scotland
Political contacts with Europe
Mirrors for Princes
Translations – Latin and other European vernaculars including French and
German
Kings sagas
Ecclesiastical history
Methodological approaches

Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words by Friday 19 September and a brief biography to both Jonas Zeit-Altpeter
(zeitaltpeter@uni-bonn.de) and Mary Catherine O’Connor
(mary.oconnor@balliol.ox.ac.uk)

This session is sponsored by the Viking Society for Northern Research

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · Aug 10

Reminder! Just over a week to submit an abstract to @jakestattel.bsky.social and I for IMC Leeds 26. We’d love to hear from you! @imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC26 #Medievalsky

Jake Stattel @jakestattel.bsky.social · Jul 13

Call for Papers from @em-ehx.bsky.social and I for IMC Leeds 2026: 'New Perspectives on the Viking Diaspora'. Send us a title and abstract by 18 August! @imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2026 #Medievalists #Medievalsky #EarlyMedieval #VikingStudies

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Ashley Castelino @ashleycastelino.bsky.social · Aug 4

The Oxford Centre of the National Trust is looking for a volunteer to take over managing their website (oxfordcnt.co.uk).

This is ideal for someone based in Oxford, but can be done remotely too.

OCNT

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Jul 31

Very delighted to say that I graduated with my PhD in English on Monday.

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · Jul 31

I believe that was when they decided to kill and bury me 😅

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Natasha Bradley @natashaamberjo.bsky.social · Jul 30

On Friday, I submitted my doctoral thesis - 'Incite, Seduce, Martyr: Female Verbal Power in the Texts of AM 226 fol.'

It still hasn't sunk in. Thanks to everyone who has supported me throughout this process.

Thesis title page. The text reads:
Incite, Seduce, Martyr: Female Verbal Power in the Texts of AM 226 fol.
Natasha A. J. Bradley
Lincoln College, University of Oxford
Faculty of English
A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Trinity Term 2025
Word count: 102,885 (including 4,506 words of translations)

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Ellen Gallimore @emgallimore.bsky.social · Jul 30

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

Call for papers for the 2026 Leeds IMC for "Old English in the Long 19th Century". Deadline 1 Sept. 2025. Description reads:
Throughout the long 19th c., various advances were made in the study of Old English, ranging from the 1st edition of Beowulf (1815) the outlining of OE metre by Eduard Sievers, as well as discoveries of such OE texts as the Vercelli Book, the Épinal-Erfurt Glossary and the Brussels Cross. When approaching OE in the 21st c., it is impossible to deny the impact of 19th-c. scholarship. When we refer to titles of such OE poems as The Wanderer, The Seafarer and The Wife’s Lament, we are using titles bestowed on these texts by 19th-c. scholars. Several standard editions of OE texts were made in the 19th c. or heavily rely on earlier, 19th-c. editions. Lexicographical tools with a relevance for OE, including Bosworth and Toller’s An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, A Thesaurus of Old English and the Oxford English Dictionary, also have their roots firmly in 19th-c. philological practices and how OE is taught still relies on paradigms and set texts from the 19th c. Thus, when studying OE, we often have to engage with material on multiple temporal levels, considering not just our own concepts of the early medieval period but also how that period was understood by 19th-c. scholars. Paper proposals are welcome from scholars from all academic backgrounds. Possible topics include but are not limited to:
- Discoveries of OE texts
- Disputes about linguistic or literary interpretations of OE
- Disciplinary developments in the field of OE studies
- Personal, religious, political and ideological motivations for the study of OE
- Biographical contributions about scholars of OE
- Scholarly correspondence on OE matters
- Editing and printing of OE texts
- Teaching of OE
Please send an abstract (300 words) to Rachel A. Fletcher (r.a.fletcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl), Ellen Gallimore (ellen.gallimore@york.ac.uk) and Thijs Porck (m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl).

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · Jul 30

Congratulations Natasha!! Very well done 🎉🎉

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · Jul 16

Call for Papers: "New Perspectives on the Viking Diaspora"

Call for Papers: "New Perspectives on the Viking Diaspora"
CfP: Leeds International Medieval Congress 2026 (6-9
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/call-for-pap...

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · Jul 24

This year, #IMC2025 was also the first anniversary of Bodies and Being! Francesca writes about her experience and our amazing matching tees. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Bodies and Being Reunite at Leeds IMC 2025, by Francesca Squitieri

This July, I had the pleasure of returning to the International Medieval Congress (IMC) at the University of Leeds, and what a week it was! From the buzz of scholarly panels to late-night dancing a…

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · Jul 24

Had a brilliant time leading ‘Viking Skills’ workshops for the Derbyshire Scout’s Experimental Archeology weekend in Gradbach. Adapted our usual Vikings for Schools activities for the workshop with the Scouts carving clay runic inscriptions and building their own ship burial!

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Society for Court Studies @courtstudies.bsky.social · Jul 17

CFP - Leeds International Medieval Congress is seeking papers considering 'New Perspectives on the Viking Diaspora' - they welcome papers on Viking settlements across Europe. We would love to see your research on the relationship between the Vikings and Court Studies!

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Jake Stattel @jakestattel.bsky.social · Jul 13

Call for Papers from @em-ehx.bsky.social and I for IMC Leeds 2026: 'New Perspectives on the Viking Diaspora'. Send us a title and abstract by 18 August! @imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2026 #Medievalists #Medievalsky #EarlyMedieval #VikingStudies

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Esther Liberman Cuenca @estherlcuenca.bsky.social · Jul 16

Going to be co-editing a book series for Boydell&Brewer on "The Medieval Urban World." Open to proposals c. 800–1600, covering urban life, societies, and/or cultures in Europe, Mediterranean, and/or Islamic world. For more info, plz email [email protected]. Happy to hear from first-time authors.

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Jake Stattel @jakestattel.bsky.social · Jul 13

Call for Papers from @em-ehx.bsky.social and I for IMC Leeds 2026: 'New Perspectives on the Viking Diaspora'. Send us a title and abstract by 18 August! @imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2026 #Medievalists #Medievalsky #EarlyMedieval #VikingStudies

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · Jul 13

In usual IMC fashion, now that #IMC25 has concluded we are searching for papers exploring New Perspectives on the Viking Diaspora. Please get in touch if you are interested and share widely! #IMC26 @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · Jul 10

Fantastic time at #IMC25 @imc-leeds.bsky.social and a pleasure to be part of two brilliant panels. Great to catch up with old friends and make so many new ones (human and bird)!

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