Rebekah Day-Wood
@rebekahbeatnik.bsky.social
🇦🇺🏴MSc Medieval History from Edinburgh Uni 🎓 Too many research interests; animals, magic and women in particular. Arthurian literature. Wales. Viking interactions. Witches. Always covered in cat hair.
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In partnership with the Heritage Council, the #ChesterBeatty is pleased to offer a 12-month internship in book and paper conservation: ow.ly/LJNb50XlIKo #ConservationInternship #BookandPaperConservation #DublinJobs
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In partnership with the Heritage Council, the #ChesterBeatty is pleased to offer a 12-month internship in book and paper conservation: ow.ly/LJNb50XlIKo #ConservationInternship #BookandPaperConservation #DublinJobs
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Bartolomé Bermejo, Saint Michael triumphant over the Devil (detail), 1468, Oil and gold on wood, 179.7 × 81.9 cm (National Gallery, London)
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Bartolomé Bermejo, Saint Michael triumphant over the Devil (detail), 1468, Oil and gold on wood, 179.7 × 81.9 cm (National Gallery, London)
Also on the list:
- trans people just living their lives
- studying humanities subjects
- trans people just living their lives
- studying humanities subjects
The idea (in the US and UK) that immigration is the central issue of our time is really mass psychosis.
October 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Also on the list:
- trans people just living their lives
- studying humanities subjects
- trans people just living their lives
- studying humanities subjects
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY SORRY FOR OUR DELAY WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A REAL DAY.
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY SORRY FOR OUR DELAY WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A REAL DAY.
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Odilon Redon, The Battle of the Bones, 1881, Charcoal on paper, 44.7 x 37.3 cm (Kröller-Müller Museum)
October 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Odilon Redon, The Battle of the Bones, 1881, Charcoal on paper, 44.7 x 37.3 cm (Kröller-Müller Museum)
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Sally Rooney on the psychological toll of renting:
October 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Sally Rooney on the psychological toll of renting:
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Important service announcement:
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Important service announcement:
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Finally got the chance to meet this guy last week. A completely unique and haunting cross from Riasg Buidhe, Colonsay, in the gardens of Colonsay House. Its dating remains up for debate, ranging from the 7th to the 10th century AD www.trove.scot/image/384171
October 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Finally got the chance to meet this guy last week. A completely unique and haunting cross from Riasg Buidhe, Colonsay, in the gardens of Colonsay House. Its dating remains up for debate, ranging from the 7th to the 10th century AD www.trove.scot/image/384171
Viking helmets (probably) didn’t have horns but I do! Loved the little outdoor altar beside the replica Viking longhouse at Sagnlandet Lejre 🍎💀🍃
October 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Viking helmets (probably) didn’t have horns but I do! Loved the little outdoor altar beside the replica Viking longhouse at Sagnlandet Lejre 🍎💀🍃
“If I finish all my dinner can we please pillage a monastery papa?”
October 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“If I finish all my dinner can we please pillage a monastery papa?”
Browsing the books in @nationalmuseet.dk gift shop & was touched to see familiar names from @northernstudies.bsky.social including the late Ryan Foster.
October 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Browsing the books in @nationalmuseet.dk gift shop & was touched to see familiar names from @northernstudies.bsky.social including the late Ryan Foster.
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The Society has today launched a new funding grant in honour of Dr Ryan Foster, supporting those who have come or returned to academia later in life.
SSNS launches Ryan Foster Memorial Grant - Scottish Society for Northern Studies
The Society has launched a new funding grant to support those who have come or returned to academia later in life.
www.ssns.org.uk
September 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Society has today launched a new funding grant in honour of Dr Ryan Foster, supporting those who have come or returned to academia later in life.
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Join us online tomorrow from 7pm for 'How to Read a Hogback' - delivered by @rebekahbeatnik.bsky.social & Ancrum Heritage Society. Register here: bit.ly/HogbackAugustSeminar
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Join us online tomorrow from 7pm for 'How to Read a Hogback' - delivered by @rebekahbeatnik.bsky.social & Ancrum Heritage Society. Register here: bit.ly/HogbackAugustSeminar
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The Minster Lovell Jewel
Perhaps from the same workshop as the Alfred Jewel, the gold and cloisonné enamel Minster Lovell Jewel may also be an 'aestel' (a manuscript pointer used to follow text) from the reign of Alfred of Wessex, c. AD 871-899.
My 📷 | Ref. @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social AN1869.20
Perhaps from the same workshop as the Alfred Jewel, the gold and cloisonné enamel Minster Lovell Jewel may also be an 'aestel' (a manuscript pointer used to follow text) from the reign of Alfred of Wessex, c. AD 871-899.
My 📷 | Ref. @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social AN1869.20
August 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Minster Lovell Jewel
Perhaps from the same workshop as the Alfred Jewel, the gold and cloisonné enamel Minster Lovell Jewel may also be an 'aestel' (a manuscript pointer used to follow text) from the reign of Alfred of Wessex, c. AD 871-899.
My 📷 | Ref. @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social AN1869.20
Perhaps from the same workshop as the Alfred Jewel, the gold and cloisonné enamel Minster Lovell Jewel may also be an 'aestel' (a manuscript pointer used to follow text) from the reign of Alfred of Wessex, c. AD 871-899.
My 📷 | Ref. @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social AN1869.20
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7th century Reliquary of Theuderic, a masterpiece of silversmithing and cloissoné work. Good stuff.
At Saint-Maurice d'Agaune.
At Saint-Maurice d'Agaune.
August 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM
7th century Reliquary of Theuderic, a masterpiece of silversmithing and cloissoné work. Good stuff.
At Saint-Maurice d'Agaune.
At Saint-Maurice d'Agaune.
This is a copy of the medieval Nuremberg chronicle... I love how they unabashedly depict the world through a German lens. This picture is meant to be ancient biblical city of Nineveh 😂 I imagine the scribe instructing the illustrator said something like: “Think Mesopotamia, but make it Munich”
August 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This is a copy of the medieval Nuremberg chronicle... I love how they unabashedly depict the world through a German lens. This picture is meant to be ancient biblical city of Nineveh 😂 I imagine the scribe instructing the illustrator said something like: “Think Mesopotamia, but make it Munich”
Celebrating their 600th anniversary, I attended the London Guildhall Library’s Summer Soirée today. They brought out some of the most amazing items from the archives, including this fabulous chained bible - it belonged to the medieval guild of ‘Tylers and Brickmakers’, who used it to swear oaths on
August 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Celebrating their 600th anniversary, I attended the London Guildhall Library’s Summer Soirée today. They brought out some of the most amazing items from the archives, including this fabulous chained bible - it belonged to the medieval guild of ‘Tylers and Brickmakers’, who used it to swear oaths on
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29. ‘And if anyone comes upon a thief and of his own accord lets him escape without raising the hue and cry, he shall make compensation by the payment of the thief's wergeld, or clear himself with the full oath [asserting] that he did not know him to be guilty of any crime.’
The fascinating secular Laws of Cnut were issued after seizing the throne of England. They intended to cement his power and reassure his subjects, largely repeating laws of earlier kings. Full of insights into medieval life. To share with you, I aim to post a law a day in sequence #medievalsky 1/2
July 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
29. ‘And if anyone comes upon a thief and of his own accord lets him escape without raising the hue and cry, he shall make compensation by the payment of the thief's wergeld, or clear himself with the full oath [asserting] that he did not know him to be guilty of any crime.’
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Perfecting my infographic slides as I gear up to teach my Rare Book School class on medieval manuscripts.
July 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Perfecting my infographic slides as I gear up to teach my Rare Book School class on medieval manuscripts.
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New article by Ryan Foster just published on -thwaite names in Cumbria. Much missed colleague and committee member of Scottish Society for Northern Studies who died last year, still bringing new insights to Viking Age Cumbria www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #placenames #medievalsky
July 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New article by Ryan Foster just published on -thwaite names in Cumbria. Much missed colleague and committee member of Scottish Society for Northern Studies who died last year, still bringing new insights to Viking Age Cumbria www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #placenames #medievalsky
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Currently in England working on a Scottish text for a Welsh institution while listening to a podcast from India and wondering why I feel a bit scattered.
July 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Currently in England working on a Scottish text for a Welsh institution while listening to a podcast from India and wondering why I feel a bit scattered.
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Thanks to everyone who came to our stall at @imc-leeds.bsky.social! We were giving away colourful copies of old editions of our journal ‘Northern Studies.’ You can access our back catalogue for free online! www.ssns.org.uk/our-journal/volumes
July 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to our stall at @imc-leeds.bsky.social! We were giving away colourful copies of old editions of our journal ‘Northern Studies.’ You can access our back catalogue for free online! www.ssns.org.uk/our-journal/volumes
Such a great book, with essays on all kinds of topics - from “What Have the Romans Vikings Ever Done For Us?” to “Elements of the (Anti)Hero’s Journey in Two Classics of 1970s Danish Children’s Literature.” Worth £19.95 brand new - repost with the #northernstudies for a chance to win a free copy!
Win a copy of Scandinavia Refracted! If you’re at @imc-leeds.bsky.social -take a photo, tag us and follow our account, and use the hashtag #northernstudies - we’ll invite the winner to collect their copy at 2pm!
July 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Such a great book, with essays on all kinds of topics - from “What Have the Romans Vikings Ever Done For Us?” to “Elements of the (Anti)Hero’s Journey in Two Classics of 1970s Danish Children’s Literature.” Worth £19.95 brand new - repost with the #northernstudies for a chance to win a free copy!