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History. Vikings. Iceland. Running. Wine. Christmas tree farming. Seahawks. Smart people. Love. That's it.

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shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Is a traditional marriage the kind with enough sex? Or without? 😂

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NorseMap @norsemap.bsky.social · 2d

Our NorseMap website is now live! Go check it out: www.ucc.ie/en/norsemap

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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 6d

Calling all Authors!!! submit your claims. The compensation owed for each work runs into thousands #writing #books #he #highered #academia #author #anthropic www.AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com

shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · 10d

And yet at the moment (10:31 in 3rd), his team is winning…

shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · 11d

100% my exact experience in 21 years of this game. Administrators are parasites.

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The Vikingology Podcast @vikingologypodcast.bsky.social · 11d

Our new episode with Gregory Amato about writing Norse fantasy fiction when you used to be an FBI analyst 😮….

vikingology.substack.com/p/a-norse-is...

A Norse is a Norse, of course. Or is it?

Watch now | Check out the wonderfully imaginative Norse world of author Greg Amato

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shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · 13d

“Time will catch us in both hands to blow away like grains of sand”

shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · 15d

Those are my people! Congrats on the project Alex and Shane 👏🏻

Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance (SAHA) @sahavoice.bsky.social · 15d

This pilot project is part of the ongoing @thinkuhi.bsky.social Tourism Knowledge Exchange Program, which links research and scholarship with businesses, public agencies, and communities.

UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · 16d

Professor Alex Sanmark and Dr Shane McLeod from the UHI Institute for Northern Studies, Viking and Early Medieval Studies, headed to the Scottish island of Eigg on September 18, 2025, to organise two days of work with The Isle of Eigg Guiding Company.
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shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · 16d

Good luck!

shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · 17d

Super interesting since the extreme right wing also adopts heavily from Norse Heathenism

shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · 19d

That was a fun chat with Johanna and K.S. 😁

The Vikingology Podcast @vikingologypodcast.bsky.social · 19d

What’s up? A new episode, that’s what!

vikingology.substack.com/p/of-shieldm...

Of shieldmaidens and stories...

Watch now | This time on the podcast the authors outnumbered the historians.

vikingology.substack.com

shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · 20d

Reminds me of Lindholme in Jutland 😍

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The Vikingology Podcast @vikingologypodcast.bsky.social · 22d

Do go and check out Judith’s new book! Then listen to our chat with her…

vikingology.substack.com/p/the-saga-o...

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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 22d

Should you happen to be in Kirkwall on Saturday the 25th of October, do come and say hello in the Orcadian Bookshop!

Poster advertising a book signing by Judith Jesch of The Saga of the Earls of Orkney, taking place in the Orcadian Bookshop in Kirkwall on Saturday 25 October 2025, 12-2 pm

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the.acadien @theacadien.bsky.social · 24d

Beating the always overhyped Steelers in Pittsburgh via Aaron Rodgers/DK? Ah, the flavour is delicious. Bring on doubters

#seahawks #12s #gohawks

shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · 24d

So much enjoyment seeing the @seahawksofficial.com prevail against ARod & Co. IN PITTSBURGH. Yeah baby. 💙🏈💚
#gohawks

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Derek Gottlieb @derekgottlieb.bsky.social · 25d

Do your PhD abroad has never been better advice.

Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 25d

I wouldn’t advise most students to pursue a PhD, either.

musgrave.substack.com/p/dont-do-a-...

Don't Do a Ph.D. Now

At least in the United States

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shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · 25d

Doing mine in Scotland. On purpose.

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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 29d

Eek, there it is! www.nrk.no/kultur/flytt...

First glimpse of the Oseberg ship moving into its new home.

shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yes, ruffian is a relative term anyway, right?

shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · Sep 8

I hope you have Mel Gibson’s Braveheart speech 😂 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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The Vikingology Podcast @vikingologypodcast.bsky.social · Sep 8

Wanna learn how to build a #viking ship?

vikingology.substack.com/p/valkyrie-s...

"Valkyrie" sets sail!

Watch now | Our long-awaited chat with the captain of a modern viking ship

vikingology.substack.com

shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · Sep 8

Lol. The theater 5 blocks from my house still shows RHPS every Saturday, as they have for like 50 years. Seriously.

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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · Sep 7

Dive into the world of knights, tournaments, and noble ideals—enrol today! 🏰✨ medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/chiv... #knights

The Inception, Evolution, and Legacy of Chivalry

Explore the origins, cultural evolution, and decline of Chivalry in medieval Europe by examining its historical context, legal codification, literary expression, and lasting legacy from the early…

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shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social @shieldmaidenpdx.bsky.social · Sep 8

Train ‘em up early yo.