FORGOTTEN VIKINGS paperback out in the wild at Limestone Books, in Settle, in the Yorkshire Dales! Keeping good company too, alongside @marcmorris.bsky.social @theduncanmackay.bsky.social @catjarman.bsky.social etc!

Newly spotted and signed by yours truly; the last copy of the LINCOLNSHIRE FOLK TALES ANTHOLOGY: REIMAGINED by @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social and @rorywaterman.bsky.social, to which I contributed my piece ‘THE HOOD’ Safe and secure in The Rabbit Hole bookshop, Brigg, North Lincs.

I must see an advert for CoPilot / AI / LLM bollocks every single day, and its always for such mundane things; ‘AI can help you write your shopping list!!’ ‘AI can help you think of birthday presents for your spouse!’ - who needs that? This bubble had better burst soon, just so needless / lazy

It's always a good day when you come home to find a new book, but this one is something special! Looking forward to getting stuck into this by the great Colmán Etchingham, who has contributed so much to our understanding of early medieval Ireland. It looks like a fitting testament to his work.

📚 📺 To celebrate the upcoming launch of @alexharvv.bsky.social's Little Kingdoms: An A-Z of Early Medieval Britain, why not watch the chat we had about Alex's research on the Govan Early Medieval Podcast! Published on the 30th of Nov, 2025, by Pen and Sword Books. m.youtube.com/watch?v=KfUm...

Thanks so much for the mention! Glad I could help with this project illuminating these important polities that are so often overlooked during this period.

New post up: a translation of Hallfreðr "troublesome poet" Óttarson's conversion verses. If genuine, they provide an amazing insight into a Viking Age pagan grappling with a change in religion. nikolasgunn.co.uk/2025/11/03/p...

A pleasant evening recording a new episode of the @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social all about Vikings of the Baltic Sea between the 8th and 15th centuries! Do we need a new timeline for the Viking Age? Find out soon...

Of monumental importance to our understanding of Pictish polities, the Rhynie site has been described as a 'Scottish Tintagel' but even when appreciated without comparisons, its significant in terms of finds and far-reaching implications is immediately obvious

Wow! 😮🤩 There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓 itiner-e.org We might have to have a lie-down.

A new interview blogpost from me! This time talking to @alexharvv.bsky.social about his book "Forgotten Vikings". We also touch on the importance of promoting academic history outside academia.

To celebrate the looming release of my next book, LITTLE KINGDOMS: AN A-Z OF EARLY MEDIEVAL BRITAIN, I thought I’d do an A-Z! 1 letter per day, 26 days to go! A stands for Aechse, the first ‘kingdom’ from my book, mentioned in the Life of St Cuthbert….

To celebrate the looming release of my next book, LITTLE KINGDOMS: AN A-Z OF EARLY MEDIEVAL BRITAIN, I thought I’d do an A-Z! 1 letter per day, 26 days to go! A stands for Aechse, the first ‘kingdom’ from my book, mentioned in the Life of St Cuthbert….

Spotted out in the wild! The Forgotten Vikings paperback alongside Jamie Oliver (Forgive the poor quality: its a screenshot of a text message)

Spotted out in the wild! The Forgotten Vikings paperback alongside Jamie Oliver (Forgive the poor quality: its a screenshot of a text message)

Alphabetical countdown starting today!

Honestly. We all need to read this. The amount of money apparently being spent, which could instead be being invested in our museum services is horrific. Next figures from DCMS/PAS are due in the next month or two. How bad will they be? #Archaeology 🏺 #Torcs #Detecting

Little Kingdoms + big local ales! Name a better combo:

I'm genuinely thrilled about re-reading LOTR I first read it at age 12 before watching the trilogy, and loved it, but I think a lot of the nuance, lore, historical inspo, etc, was lost on me, so now 13+ years, 2 degrees, and 3 books later, I'm excited to get back into Middle Earth

New awareness campaign

Off on a big trek to Norway soon. My wife said I could only bring 1 book due to luggage restrictions, so I thought Lord of the Rings would be ideal

Delighted to add this article to my publications available to download: Who ruled Frisia in the mid-ninth century? works.hcommons.org/records/n3a9...

If you fancy a copy, just drop me a DM and I'll sort one out for you (U.K., mainland Europe, Canada and Oceania)...

Oh yeah, the gang’s all here 2023-2025 books so far* *plus a contribution in an anthology

www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingd... LITTLE KINGDOMS: AN A-Z OF EARLY MEDIEVAL BRITAIN, my next book, releases on the 30th of November 2025 As of today it is now available for preorder, at a discounted early price of £20 (RRP £25) Why should you pick up this book...? 🧵

This month! Only 29 days to go. Alphabetical countdown starting soon…

Wait, Ricky, you're interested in Frisians? Cor blimey, I never would have guessed.

Two great scholars of the early Middle Ages having a chat about @alexharvv.bsky.social’s cracking book!

Interviewed by the one and only @karanthir.bsky.social Read on for chats about Frisians, vikings, Frisian vikings, and more Frisians…

Brussels Beer

Interviewed by the one and only @karanthir.bsky.social Read on for chats about Frisians, vikings, Frisian vikings, and more Frisians…

Spotted the lads in Brussels!

Reviews! From @hanavideen.bsky.social @stevebrusatte.bsky.social @simonelliott20.bsky.social + Christopher Hadley

Buy it! @alexharvv.bsky.social is brill.

Even Brussels’ street signs have heard about the upcoming release date of my next book: LITTLE KINGDOMS! (30/11/25) as expertly advertised by my wife

Just arrived in the post! My next book, Little Kingdoms, releasing 30th Nov. #booksky

Reviews! From @hanavideen.bsky.social @stevebrusatte.bsky.social @simonelliott20.bsky.social + Christopher Hadley

Just arrived in the post! My next book, Little Kingdoms, releasing 30th Nov. #booksky

(On the Querolus)

Thanks! There is a nice brief discussion in Kyle Harper, Slavery in the late Roman world, AD 275–435 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011), 249-52. Plus see recent edition by Brandenburg (2023, in German) and O'Donell's unpublished University of London thesis/translation (online)

Never heard of this before, what a fascinating source. Would welcome any of my Late Antique friends to send me any relevant literature...

Today's Knowledge Commons free download "Viking camps in Ninth-Century Ireland: Sources, Locations and Interactions" works.hcommons.org/records/ee0z... #medievalsky #history #archaeology #vikings #ireland #dublin

I am very grateful for having been asked to create this course, and quite humbled; it was only 3 years ago I was myself being taught as a postgraduate.

Hats off to my wife for managing to sell 3 first edition paperback copies to her coworkers before they’ve even released

Thats a wrap on my 5 week course ('DARK AGE' BRITAIN) for @medievalists.bsky.social - what an honour! It's gone too quick!

For a university assignment I have written a 5,000+ word essay on how AI might influence theories and practice pertaining to learning / teaching / assessments in secondary schools It’s not necessary for publication but, as this is a new topic for me, I’d be interested to get some eyes on it

www.thetimes.com/world/europe... You don’t need AI to fill in gaps or rewrite history, just let me do it. I can hallucinate whilst setting forests on fire, easy

Hats off to my wife for managing to sell 3 first edition paperback copies to her coworkers before they’ve even released

"AI, he said, would fill knowledge gaps by writing a new history book based entirely on ancient material and archaeology." Pack it in historians, it's over for you. I can't believe you weak-minded scholars never considered writing a book based on ancient texts and archeology.