eminently deserved, Norway superior in every way, they didn't just outplay Brazil, they played more intelligently from start to finish

I actually stayed up to watch the Norway-Brazil match, my first of the World Cup. While everyone is going on about Braut Haaland (yes, his goals were great), the show was really all Nyland who made absolutely amazing saves. It was Nyland’s game. 🇳🇴

Exhilarating!! That was tense and I’m so happy we won

Flying over Lofoten

I have a book review out in History of Universities. I’ve reviewed Mikkel Jensen’s important book on Nordic universities in the eighteenth century. Link in the comment below.

Honestly, my iPad has become an indispensable tool for doing my academic work. Whether I'm reading primary sources, secondary literature or editing my own writing, it's really improved my workflow. And to imagine that I used to scoff at the idea of using a tablet...

Facebook's decided to show Danish newspaper articles in my feed. That's not a complaint. I love getting glimpses of life from other countries

I have a book review out in History of Universities. I’ve reviewed Mikkel Jensen’s important book on Nordic universities in the eighteenth century. Link in the comment below.

It's a good day when you get to bust out a sentence like this. #18C

Got a name idea for a book history podcast: Preaching to the Quire

Today’s our second anniversary! We’ve already had some great adventures together and I look forward to many more of them

Picked this up. A reminder that historians are pretty cool!

Starting to feel like myself again after spending the past week sick with a nasty cold

Happy Norwegian Constitution Day! 🇳🇴 I had the honour of giving a speech today

Wrote a blog post about my great-grandfather’s archive: open.substack.com/pub/leifhamm...

A delightful sight! I had a mountain hare outside my museum window today. A good start to my morning

Lots of editing done. Baked an apple cake. Cooked dinner for my dad and I. Today’s been a good day

Found a drawer at my museum full of unprocessed photographs, like this one. Currently fuming at whoever threw photos and negatives in there. Some were in regular envelopes (no markings), and some were strewn about loosely. (1/2)

I was referred to a specialist due to worsening tinnitus. The good news is it’s stress-related, as there’s nothing physically wrong with my ears. In fact, apparently, I have excellent hearing. So if I can’t make out what you’re saying, you’re probably just mumbling (take that from a fellow mumbler)

A few of my friends and I have been playing Call of Cthulhu together for years. My first character in this TTRPG got out of many scrapes on our adventures, but tonight she didn’t make it while bravely fighting monsters. Sad but also excited to create a new character for our campaign

Beautiful Magdalen, as seen from Addison’s Walk

Our December issue also contains a full range of book reviews - browse them here: academic.oup.com/ehr/issue?lo...

Doing a bit of editing in the nice weather

At Cocoa Cinnamon, my favourite coffee shop in Durham, NC

Just started this book. A topic I know very little about. Fascinating so far!

I second this, a truly well-deserved prize. Lyndal is a wonderful and inspiring historian. She's also kind, generous, and supportive. She made my time at Oxford—and that of so many others I'm lucky to call friends—all the better for it

Today’s my birthday! The Ides of March. I’ve officially entered my 30s 😊

What’s the world coming to, eh? Spotted at a restaurant in Raleigh, NC

A blog post about a conference I went to in Ireland in January: open.substack.com/pub/leifhamm... I kind of just write these to keep friends posted and to create a record for myself

Bonfire after Duke beat UNC in last night’s basketball game

A small bird grazed the side of my head last night. Think it was resting in the wreath my wife placed outside the door. It must have gotten a fright when I unlocked the door—well, in the dark, we both got a fright

Saw the Grand Canyon today

Exploring Arizona 🏜️

Had a good flight to the US. Did some editing on my iPad, and finally started reading Alice Loxton’s “Uproar! Satire, scandal and printmakers in Georgian London”

Gorgeous views while flying over Greenland

On Thursday, I had the pleasure of giving a talk to the local history society about King Christian VII (1749–1808) of Denmark-Norway, focusing on madness, enlightenment, and absolutism. It was fun!

I've changed settings many times, and yet Word continues to make life difficult. Anytime I create a new document, Word assumes I'm writing in Norwegian. Anytime I create a footnote, it assumes it's in Norwegian and automatically formats my quotation marks as guillemets… Infuriating

Off to a great start. I poured water into the electric coffee grinder instead of coffee beans…

The sun returned to the Arctic a couple of weeks ago. The sunlight makes such a difference!

Among the myriad things I'm currently working on, I'm also writing a short talk for the local history society that I'll give next week

Got an email that my article's been accepted for publication!

Lihkku beivviin! Today (6 Feb) is the Sámi National Day. I've written a short piece on Sámi history in my hometown. At the moment, only available in Norwegian, but I'll try to post an English translation on my blog kystmuseene.no/berlevag/sam...

My in laws got me a three-month coffee subscription for Christmas. The first bag arrived with no issues. It's now 4 Feb and I'm still waiting for my Jan bag… It's not an issue with the roastery, they dropped off the parcel on 12 Jan but the mail never processed the bag 1/2

Instead of, you know, improving their service, Norwegian mail Posten has launched a rewards scheme. You can now gather points for receiving/sending parcels. If I gather 290 points I get a free hot beverage at Narvesen… The key is to distract people, I guess

Spectacular colours!

The Polar Night (mørketid) is gradually ending. The sun finally draws closer, and with it hope

Saw the Book of Kells and Trinity College Dublin. Always a lot of fun to see different universities as a university historian!

Had a great time visiting Marsh’s Library today in Dublin. Trinity College and the Book of Kells tomorrow!