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Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · 26d

Coming next spring ... yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

An authoritative biography of Offa of Mercia, revealing his importance as the king who stood at the turning point of Anglo-Saxon history Offa ruled the Merci...

yalebooks.yale.edu

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Dr Sarah Corrigan @corrigans.bsky.social · Sep 5

Come and join us for a few days jam-packed with medieval and early modern keynotes, papers, roundtables, and events!

@anzamems.bsky.social Conference 2025 at the University of Melbourne, 3–5 December

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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · 26d

🚨Job Klaxon🚨

Open rank Professorship in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods

📍Institute of History, University of Bern (🇨🇭)
📆Deadline: 19 October 2025
▶️ Information: tinyurl.com/56ywncuj

#Medievalsky #DigitalHumaniities

Uni Bern: Open rank Professorship in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods

The Institute of History of the University of Bern is seeking to fill a full time professor position (open rank) in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods, beginning 1 Februa...

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ANZAMEMS @anzamems.bsky.social · Aug 27

Late-medieval Books of Hours were tools for navigating both earthly & spiritual challenges. Elizabeth Burrell's article in @parergon.bsky.social 42.1 explores English & French examples held in A/NZ libraries, providing transcriptions & translations of some apotropaic texts.

muse.jhu.edu/pub/62/...

Rubric introducing the prayer Gracias tibi ago domine found in Canberra, National Library of Australia, MS Clifford 1097/7 fol. 22v.

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Dr Matt Firth @mattfirth.bsky.social · 25d

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 ↓

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

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ANZAMEMS @anzamems.bsky.social · Aug 28

Henry VIII loved to receive cryptic gifts, but the so-called horned helmet given by the Emperor Maximilian I is perhaps the most bizarre! In @parergon.bsky.social 42.1, Grace Waye-Harris analyses its long-disputed iconographical significance.

muse.jhu.edu/pub/62/...

The horned helmet of Henry VIII, part of a full suit of armour made by Konrad Seusenhofer between 1511 and 1514. The armour was a gift from the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. The helmet includes a face piece with protruding eyes, a toothy grimace and a stubbly chin with ram's horns rivetted to its upper part.

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ANZAMEMS @anzamems.bsky.social · Aug 25

Issue 42.1 of @parergon.bsky.social is out, follow the link to take a look! This open issue contains articles on a range of topics, as well as a cluster on the reception of Aristotle in early modern China. Look out for our feature posts for each article over the next week.

muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...

Agnolo Bronzino (Italy 1503–72) Cosimo I de' Medici in armour c1545, oil on poplar panel, 86 x 66.8 x 3.5 cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales, purchased with funds provided by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation 1996, image © Art Gallery of New South Wales

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ANZAMEMS @anzamems.bsky.social · Aug 26

Supernatural women in medieval literature seem to inhabit opposite ends of a moral spectrum: saints good, sorceresses bad. Kathryn Walton’s article in @parergon.bsky.social 42.1, though, shows that medieval images of female power were much more kaleidoscopic than we assume.

muse.jhu.edu/pub/62/...

Opening page to the Life of St Margaret in the The Auchinleck Manuscript - text in two columns with a gap in the bottom right where an illumination (from the reverse page) has been cut out.

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Ben Gross @bhgross144.bsky.social · Aug 5

Do you:
-Love #literature? 📚
-Adore #art? 🎨
-Fancy #film or #photography? 📽️📸
-Thrill to the #theater? 🎭
-Relish #RareBooks? 📖

Apply for @ransomcenter.bsky.social's 2026-27 #fellowships!

Learn more & submit a proposal by Nov. 3: www.hrc.utexas.edu/fellowships/

#Humanities #Research #CFP #CFA 🗃️📜

A scholar examines a postcard in the Harry Ransom Center's reading room. Her photo is framed by a blue square with "FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN" written on each side. That image is positioned in front of a section of the etched windows on the Ransom Center's first floor, which showcase highlights from our collections.

More info about the Ransom Center's fellowships: https://www.hrc.utexas.edu/fellowships/

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Dr Matt Firth @mattfirth.bsky.social · Aug 11

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

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Dr Marina Gerzić @mazzyg.bsky.social · Aug 11

Hardcopies of @parergon.bsky.social 42.1 (2025) have finally arrived. They'll be arriving in your mailboxes over the next couple of months!

Photo of boxes containing journals ready to be packed and shipped

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Parergon Journal @parergon.bsky.social · Aug 5

Speaking of our latest issue - this review of @mattfirth.bsky.social's book is in it, along with 19 others! Follow the link to read them all...

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Parergon Journal @parergon.bsky.social · Aug 5

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...

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Sarah C E Ross @sarahceross.bsky.social · Jul 28

Here are @parergon.bsky.social we are seeking proposals for our 2027 special issue: see www.anzamems.org?page_id=741

Newsletter | ANZAMEMS Inc | Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (Incorporated)

www.anzamems.org

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Sarah C E Ross @sarahceross.bsky.social · Jul 28

And while we're on @parergon.bsky.social, we're just sending to print issue 42.1 (2025) - and loving Agnolo Bronzino's Cosimo I de' Medici in Armour on our cover, courtesy of the Art Gallery of New South Wales

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Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · Jul 8

MORE Mysterious German Books?

We've got another copy of the 1614 Bible found at Boerne High School at #NewberryLibrary!
Or DO We?
1/?

radio.kttz.org/2025-07-02/t...

The mystery of Boerne's ancient Bible: Who brought it there?

A high school librarian found an old Bible at Boerne High School dating back to 1614. No one knows who brought it to Boerne from Germany.

radio.kttz.org

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · Jul 8

theconversation.com/why-snappy-d...

Why snappy dogs, scratchy cats, and hungry worms were part of a medieval woman’s vision of the afterlife

Over the course of three nights in 1422, the woman had visions of aggressive pets and insatiable worms tormenting a beloved friend.

theconversation.com

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · Jul 8

How it all started!
(and it's coming closer to home very soon!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bayeux Tapestry to return to British Museum on loan after 900 years

Bayeux Tapestry will be shown at the British Museum, which will lend treasures to Normandy museums.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Matt Firth @mattfirth.bsky.social · Jul 7

A copy of my edited collection in the (sort of) wild, at the @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social stand at @imc-leeds.bsky.social. You too could own a copy of 𝘗𝘳𝘦-𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - 50% off and free shipping at the B&B website with code BB094.

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Jun 10

SAGA EMOTIONS ed. garethlloydevans.bsky.social, profcarolyne.bsky.social and Brynja Þorgeirsdóttir is out today!

Identifying and examining a range of emotions from across #OldNorse #Icelandic #saga literature - get it on the Hive now 🐝

@oxscandistudies.bsky.social‬
@imc-leeds.bsky.social‬

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EMoDiR @emodir.bsky.social · Jun 11

After a fantastic slate of papers at RSA Boston 2025, EMoDiR is delighted to announce our CfP for RSA San Francisco 2026.

Please circulate, and submit a proposal!

#earlymodern

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · May 10

In case you missed it, here is Laura Gathagan talking to us about her book The #Queenship of #MathildaofFlanders: Embodying Conquest.

youtu.be/IEq3Phy8qJE?...

#MedievalSky ##MedievalHistory #WomensHistory #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #Embodiment #Bodies #Flanders

The Queenship of Mathilda of Flanders, c. 1031-1083: Embodying Conquest

YouTube video by Bodies and Being: The Pre-Modern Body Project

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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · May 9

👸 "This book set a benchmark in the study of #medieval queenship." Queen Emma and Queen Edith by Pauline Stafford was chosen as Matthew Firth's must-read book. Which #medievaltudies book had the most impact on you? Read more: buff.ly/jGIsQBL
#kzooicms #ICMS #kzoo2025 @mattfirth.bsky.social

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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · May 8

To mark the 60th International Congress on #MedievalStudies, we asked some of our authors what are the most influential books on #medievalstudies? Discover the 6 must-reads: buff.ly/jGIsQBL
📖 Which book would you choose? #kzooicms #ICMS #medievalsky

What are the Most Influential Books on Medieval Studies?

Chosen by some of our authors, here are 5 must-read history books that will inspire anyone interested in the medieval past.

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Dr Matt Firth @mattfirth.bsky.social · May 6

Charter S221 - an original single leaf invariably linked to Æthelflæd. But did you know that, due to damage to the document, her name doesn't appear in the text except as a later addition to the witness list? Some observations on S221 in Notes & Queries.

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Remnant of the witness list from charter S221 in which Æthelred and Æthelflæd's names appear.

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