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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 16h

Exciting stuff with @saveancientstudies.bsky.social at the Halloween Bash!
I'll be taking part in the "Banquet for the dead" panel exploring how offerings link the dead and the living and holding a masterclass on the fantastic and fantastical Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss. Let's get spooky! #medievalsky

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 16h

Love it 😇💖

Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 16h

Great book!

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 16h

Mange takk! 😇

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 3d

Howard @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social and I have developed a cute little series on the archaeology and history of death and burial in the Viking age. I simply love these sessions and hope more people will discover us :D #vikingsky #medievalsky youtu.be/hi2MQG6ChXM

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 8d

Whetstones!
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#vikingsky #medievalsky

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 15d

Hoping to be able to run this class in November!
If you know anyone interested in pre-Christian religions, please do share :D blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module...

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 19d

shameless profiteers

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 20d

In the past few weeks, I received notifications about AI audio summaries of my work. Red flags everywhere.

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 20d

Here's academia.edu for you, folks. Quite sure this rubbish does not comply with the European GDPR.
Gonna download all my papers and move to Knowledge Commons hcommons.org #medievalsky #academia

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 27d

Had the pleasure of chatting about Viking music with Jens, a reenactor at the Ribe Viking centre who crafted some lovely pieces based on archaeological finds. #vikingsky #medievalsky youtu.be/jTrILHMjRyE

What Did Viking Music Really Sound Like?

YouTube video by Shield of Skuld

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · Sep 1

The marvellous objects made manifest a new elite, one that mediated between gods, ancestors, and living communities. Traditionally, they’ve been called amulets, but they may equally have served as regalia, diplomatic gifts, or even flashy status symbols. shieldofskuld.substack.com/p/stamped-fo...

Stamped for power: the golden bracteates of the North

How Roman-inspired gold pendants shaped a new political identity in the Migration Age

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · Aug 28

New methods such as lead isotope analysis are now being deployed to figure out where Viking age silver came from. Made an explanatory video about the results of the study done on the Bedale hoard (Yorkshire). youtu.be/UJ8nSwLZzbQ

Massive Viking Silver Hoard Reveals Far-Reaching Trade Links

YouTube video by Shield of Skuld

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · Aug 18

Intertwined shapes, overcoming the borders of the natural.
Bronze mount from Romerike, Akershus, Norway, 800–1100

my short explanatory video about Germanic animal art: youtu.be/nR0PCsCUgPw

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · Aug 18

round and round

The Book That Went Full Circle

Literally. It’s round. It survived fire, war, and centuries of obscurity. The only circular book of its kind.

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · Aug 15

Very excited to announce that the recording of Prof Howard Williams' (@archaeodeathprof.bsky.social) fantastic seminar from July is now publically available. Check it out on our website at archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/seminar-reco... or on Youtube at youtu.be/r0fs6jD_c7k?....

V for Viking: TikTok, Viking Archaeology, and the Far-Right with Professor Howard Williams

YouTube video by Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation

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Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · Aug 11

The beauty of everyday objects: wooden bucket with bronze fittings and bronze handle, even bronze bands alternating with wavy ones, Irish design. Placed in a grave in the trading town of Birka, Swe (Bj 557)