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Carolyne Larrington is an emeritus research fellow in English Literature of St John's College at the University of Oxford.

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Reposted by Carolyne Larrington, Geoffrey M. Hodgson

by Carolyne Larrington

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The Bloomsbury Oxford Summer School in Fantasy is in full swing. A wonderful first day with exploration of fantasy past. Tomorrow the present and Thursday is fantasy future. Livestreamed and recorded too.
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by Carolyne Larrington

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The Vestmannaeyjar in glorious weather. Spot the sheep who must have been wearing crampons. And a pufflingur awaiting a launch out to sea.
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by Rory Naismith — Reposted by Carolyne Larrington, Charles West

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Coming next spring ... yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
Offa
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...
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by Carolyne Larrington — Reposted by Judith Jesch

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The west fjords looking particularly splendid today
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by Carolyne Larrington

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The trolls are in Reykjavík!
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Reposted by Carolyne Larrington, Charles West, Kris Inwood , and 1 more

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I morgen skjer det! #Osebergskipet skal ut på sin (foreløpig) siste ferd. Flyttingen av skipet inn i det nye museumsbygget strømmes direkte av NRK. Så følg med på den historiske ferden. #Vikingtidsmuseet
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by Carolyne Larrington

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No shooting under any circumstances!
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“The chances of my first three books (all of which are out of print anyway) going into profit are roughly akin to my marrying Taylor Swift, or Travis Kelce for that matter.”

@alexlarman.bsky.social on the grim economics of publishing:
The grim economics of publishing
How it's increasingly hard to make any money out of writing books
alexanderlarman.substack.com
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by Carolyne Larrington

profcarolyne.bsky.social
Off to Iceland tomorrow there to circumnavigate the island with #RoadScholars floating campus in the good ship Ocean Albatros. Looking forward to it immensely— if it’s half as much fun as last year I am in for a terrific time.
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Step through the gates of St John’s this weekend!

From 10am to 5pm, explore our stunning quads, gardens, and historic buildings, attend expert lectures, and see a whole new side of college life.

Free entry, no booking required.

#OxfordOpenDoors
Visitors and student ambassadors in Canterbury Quad, viewed through a stained-glass window with the college crest.
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Reposted by Carolyne Larrington

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You might assume “Anglo-Saxons” is a simple phrase with a simple meaning, but it’s meant various things during the past centuries. This is a brilliant open-access summary of those evolutions by Prof Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Anglo-Saxons: Myth and History | Early Medieval England and its Neighbours | Cambridge Core
The Anglo-Saxons: Myth and History - Volume 51
www.cambridge.org
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by Carolyne Larrington

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The dragon should have stuck with eating cows and maidens and not eaten a church. That’s when things really broke down ..,
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by Carolyne Larrington

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It’s even more annoying …but quite clever in places.
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by Carolyne Larrington

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Netflix pulled the series so they had to wind it up. Cop out, but I was so glad it wasn’t RR per se. Have you seen Zack Snyder’s Twilight of the Gods?
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by Carolyne Larrington

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Me too ...
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by Carolyne Larrington

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me too. though it's worth hunting down the Marlene Dietrich version -- Puff der Zauberdrache ....
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by Carolyne Larrington

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It was a well-kept secret until a witch revealed how to do away with him; the dragon was not expecting THAT.
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by Carolyne Larrington

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apologies to BL, it's just gone up:
shop.bl.uk/products/the...
The Little Book of Dragons
Available now for pre-order. Please note that all orders will be despatched after the publication date.  Publishing: 4th September 2025  Whether they breathe fire from above, spit poison on the land, ...
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by Carolyne Larrington

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but they all meet rather sad fates though ... poor old Puff, who never did anything wrong ...
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by Carolyne Larrington — Reposted by Diane Watt

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The Little Book of Dragons is published today (though you wouldn't know it from the British Library shop website). But all good retailers should be able to supply, unless you're in N. America where you have to wait a whole month for lovely dragon pix ..
A knight kicking a dragon up the arse.
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Reposted by Carolyne Larrington, Stephen P. Jenkins, Christine Kooi

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Word of the day is ‘tamalou’: a French name for an older person who no longer greets their friends with ‘how was your holiday?, but with ‘t’as mal où ?’, ‘where does it hurt?’. There follows an enthusiastic account of aches and pains and doctor’s appointments.
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Reposted by Carolyne Larrington

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We have eight medieval courses coming up in the next several weeks - this week you can use the code 'backtoschool' to get 15% off - go to medievalstudies.thinkific.com to check out all the courses #medieval
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Reposted by Carolyne Larrington, Diane Coyle, Paul Nugent , and 2 more

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Amazing story: one of the organisers of the group putting Union Flags up around Manchester previously did time for being part of a people smuggling gang.
manchestermill.co.uk/manchester-f...
Manchester’s chief flag-raiser has put his people smuggling days behind him
Flags protesting unchecked immigration have gone up across the city, led by a man caught smuggling migrants into the country in the back of a van
manchestermill.co.uk
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Reposted by Carolyne Larrington

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We are the only developed country where mass shootings happen on a regular basis. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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by Glen O’Hara — Reposted by Carolyne Larrington

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Christ, some of Farage's joke made-up migrants 'policy' fell apart within 24hrs. Clownshoes grifterism to the max. Will someone, anyone, please start taking these people on - and apart?
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Reposted by Carolyne Larrington

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Our medieval offerings for #InternationalDogDay:

1. Dog leaps over an initial in Ms Bodl 264.
2.'Drop it!': a dog with a rabbit in its mouth runs away from its owner. MS Bodl 264.
3. Dog jousts a monkey MS Douce 131.
4. Lapdog sits by their ailing mistress MS. Douce 195.
A page of Latin text from a medieval manuscript. Two columns of closely written words are decorated with small illuminations; rubrics, small pictures of birds and other animals, and floral details. In the central column, a small dog leaps playfully over a gilded initial in Ms Bodl 264 fol 8r. A dog with a rabbit in its mouth runs away from a disgruntled looking owner along the lower left margin of this highly decorated manuscript– highly relatable to modern dog owners, we’re sure. MS Bodl 264 fol 52r. A dog riding a deer, jousts against a monkey on goatback in this very elaborately decorated 12th Century Psalter. Lots of colour, illustration and gilding throughout this manuscript. An illuminated initial immediately above the jousting animals shows a man being knighted. Shelfmark: Bodleian MS Douce 131 fol 32r. A beloved pooch faithfully waits at their ailing mistresses’ bedside in a two panel illustration. The mistress lies on her bed with her head on her hands, while a small white dog is on the floor next to her. This manuscript belonged to Louise of Savoy, 1476–1531, whose son became King Francis I of France. Shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Douce 195 fol. 1r.
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Reposted by Carolyne Larrington, Charles West, Judith Jesch

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A piece in The Conversation, contextualising our results from the Bedale hoard

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Vikings were captivated by silver – our new analysis of their precious loot reveals how far they travelled to get it
New analysis of silver items in the Bedale hoard reveals Scandinavians travelled to the east to trade much earlier than previously thought.
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Reposted by Carolyne Larrington, Dolly Jørgensen

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What was it like living with pigs in medieval England? Find out in The Museum of English Rural Life podcast with Dolly Jørgensen, author of The Medieval Pig. Listen here 👉 buff.ly/5hebsxS @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social @themerl.bsky.social #medievalsky
005. Medieval Pigs (with Dolly Jørgensen) - Absolute Units
Content warning: This episode contains references to animal slaughter and blood. Listener discretion is advised.In medieval England, all roads led to pigs. They lived side-by-side with humans, and…
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Reposted by Carolyne Larrington

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Cette annonce est susceptible d'intéresser les copains @nenemy51.bsky.social , @padrepio.bsky.social, @guilhem-histoire.bsky.social , ainsi que @uneheuredepeine.bsky.social et @clemsbarlet.bsky.social.

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