Just wanted to draw attention to this excellent call for papers. Any Frisian researchers around keen to give a southern North Sea spin on this? @jessiesummerhayes.bsky.social gave us express permission to include Frisia in the scope of the panel 🙌

IMC was wonderful… so wonderful that Sam Masters and I are excited to do it all again next year! Here is the CfP for next year on the theme of Communities. @imc-leeds.bsky.social

IMC next week! I am co-organising three panels on Mind and Memory in Old Norse literature with Samuel Masters on Monday. I am talking about ravens in the second session - do come along if you fancy. @imc-leeds.bsky.social

If anyone in government has a few minutes to run the country in between plotting leadership challenges, could they please cast their eye over the devastation of Higher Education in the UK. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Norse in the North on Friday! Looking forward to speaking about some ravens there!! @norseinthenorth.bsky.social

grammar morning

a working from Glasgow kind of day

riddle-y

Climbing Bidean Nam Bian in Glencoe is an excellent way to have a break from the lab...only a couple of days before going back to the lab 🧗

Some weekend mountaining to get through a week of herons… or the one Old Norse poetic heron pre-1150 to be exact (unless someone knows something I don’t, in which case do tell!)

I know IMC just happened… but, anyone Old Norse-y fancy giving a paper next year?

I was delighted to be invited to contribute one of my #Beowulf poems to the colloquium and to write up my presentation. ‘Against Misdirection’ is a response to Hrothgar’s hostile description of the path to Grendel’s Mother’s Mere creativecritical.net/against-misd...

edits and espresso!

New week, Old English! Today our featured new book is "The Life Course in Old English #Poetry" by @hattiesoper.bsky.social who examines the linear & unruly paths thru human, nonhuman & more-than-human lives in #OldEnglish poems #LiteraryStudies #AgeingStudies #AgeStudies #EnglishPoetry #MiddleAges

lovely way to kick off the IMC with a great paper from @jamespaz.bsky.social 🌊

Very excited to be presenting at the IMC next week on Örvar-Odds Saga and the Barkman. 16.30-18.00 on Monday July 7th with the third Medieval Ecocriticisms panel 🌿

Well, here it is. My copy arrived. Out 5th June. This is the beautiful indie-exclusive edition with it’s gorgeous sprayed edges. Thanks ever so @amyjanebeer.bsky.social, Mary Colwell and @jon-moses.bsky.social for your generous cover quotes. @chiffchat.bsky.social #naturewriting

pretty spot for heatwave IMC prep

So excited to be giving a paper at IMC! 16:30 on the Monday, if you like ecomedievaly things 🌿

Made a bit of time this morning to prepare my paper and handout for this:

rather a lot of reading!

Previously, I had been under the impression I was doing a literature PhD. This, however, looks suspiciously like maths to me.

Looking forward to talking about the functional symbolism of the plant-scrolls on the Ruthwell and Bewcastle crosses… I’m convinced those are blackberries and other native English plants, not grapes! Session time is 16.30-18.00 on Monday 7th July.