Michel Summer
@leafandstream.bsky.social
Medievalist at Heidelberg University.
'We were born in a dark age out of due time (for us). But there is this comfort: otherwise we should not know, or so much love, what we do love.' - J. R. R. Tolkien (1943)
'We were born in a dark age out of due time (for us). But there is this comfort: otherwise we should not know, or so much love, what we do love.' - J. R. R. Tolkien (1943)
Ich habe mich sehr darüber gefreut, in der neuen Ausgabe der Zeitschrift "Hémecht" eine ausführliche Rezension meiner Monographie von Hans-Werner Goetz zu entdecken! Der gesamte Text ist via @recensionet.bsky.social einsehbar: www.recensio.net/rezensionen/... #MedievalSky
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 AM
"Summers zorgvuldige en gedetailleerde studie van de belangrijkste bronnen, leidt tot een ander beeld van de eerste Utrechtse bisschop dan het traditionele [...]."
Very grateful to Rob Meens for a positive review of my book in Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis: www.aup-online.com/content/jour...
Very grateful to Rob Meens for a positive review of my book in Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis: www.aup-online.com/content/jour...
January 13, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Indeed, I have fond memories of the SAGA tournaments we played btw. 2015-2017!
December 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Indeed, I have fond memories of the SAGA tournaments we played btw. 2015-2017!
Anyway, if you're interested in oldschool and lowkey blogging about the classic #LordoftheRings and #WarhammerFantasy ranges, check out the blog by my (much more productive) fellow hobbyists @pianowargames.bsky.social and @fogonthebarrowdown.bsky.social: wargaming-adventures.blogspot.com
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December 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Anyway, if you're interested in oldschool and lowkey blogging about the classic #LordoftheRings and #WarhammerFantasy ranges, check out the blog by my (much more productive) fellow hobbyists @pianowargames.bsky.social and @fogonthebarrowdown.bsky.social: wargaming-adventures.blogspot.com
... the complexity of military organisation & the cultural and social aspects of early med. warfare beyond a focus on military history. However, completing the PhD & many moves forced me to abandon my paints & miniatures for a few years. But who knows, I might pick up my brushes again in 2026! 3/4
December 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
... the complexity of military organisation & the cultural and social aspects of early med. warfare beyond a focus on military history. However, completing the PhD & many moves forced me to abandon my paints & miniatures for a few years. But who knows, I might pick up my brushes again in 2026! 3/4
I used to give short presentations at wargaming conventions in which I reflected on the design of the miniatures and introduced hobbyists interested in the period to the early medieval source material. I think it was a good way to connect research and 'public engagement', and to highlight ... 2/4
December 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I used to give short presentations at wargaming conventions in which I reflected on the design of the miniatures and introduced hobbyists interested in the period to the early medieval source material. I think it was a good way to connect research and 'public engagement', and to highlight ... 2/4
Addendum: Ecgberct died on Iona in 729, of course.
December 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Addendum: Ecgberct died on Iona in 729, of course.
I tried to review the evidence for a possible connection btw. Rath Melsigi and Austrasia in my book on Willibrord, but it remains very scant overall. Nevertheless, I find the Dagobert episode fascinating, as it hints at the complex networks which existed btw. 7th-c. Francia, Ireland & Britain. 3/3
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I tried to review the evidence for a possible connection btw. Rath Melsigi and Austrasia in my book on Willibrord, but it remains very scant overall. Nevertheless, I find the Dagobert episode fascinating, as it hints at the complex networks which existed btw. 7th-c. Francia, Ireland & Britain. 3/3
... meaning 'the tonsured one of Sigi[bert]', thus possibly referring to Dagobert II, the Merovingian prince exiled to Ireland during Grimoald's 'coup d'état' in the 650s. Would be interesting to compare the evidence again in light of Stefanie Hamann's (re)dating of Grimoald's 'coup'. 2/3
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
... meaning 'the tonsured one of Sigi[bert]', thus possibly referring to Dagobert II, the Merovingian prince exiled to Ireland during Grimoald's 'coup d'état' in the 650s. Would be interesting to compare the evidence again in light of Stefanie Hamann's (re)dating of Grimoald's 'coup'. 2/3