Francesca has beaten me to it, which says a lot about how kind she is, but yes, the e-book is out!

Medieval Manuscript in Rome Contains Rare Copy of Cædmon’s Hymn www.medievalists.net/2026/04/medi... #OldEnglish #medievalsky

Exciting times for the study 11thC England: the 'lost' seal of Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered in the Archives nationales de France! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky

The final lecture in our current season is not to be missed! David Osgarby, PhD researcher at @glasgow.ac.uk, will share a new approach to understanding the Pictish symbols as a writing system. Lectures are for members only, but there's still time to join: www.thepictishartssociety.org.uk/join-us

George Garnett on Stephen Baxter @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social. www.history.ox.ac.uk/stephen-baxt...

Great to see @davidpetts1.bsky.social will be giving the next Deerhurst Lecture.

For all those participating in the 'Harold boating' discourse...

I wonder how this theory will be received. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Probably the finest door in England for #AdoorableThursday - the Saxon doorway of the Holy Trinity church in Colchester, constructed in the 11th century from recycled Roman bricks.

'Alfred the Great’s Indian Embassy: How likely is it that Alfred the Great sent two emissaries to India in the ninth century?' - an article by me in History Today: www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

Nice 🧵 #runes #epigraphy

There will be a memorial service for Prof. Stephen Baxter @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social on Saturday 13 June, 2.30pm in St Peter's College chapel. www.spc.ox.ac.uk/events/memor...

Uncover the extraordinary results of archaeological investigations at Rendlesham, Suffolk, which offer new perspectives on early English society and the origins of the English kingdoms. Pre-order your copy of this royally good read ➡️ bit.ly/4bareyK

This has been a slog but I’m pleased to day that I’m currently checking the proofs, which means this book will soon be out in the wild!

Stunning work! #Archaeology 🏺 www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25127/

Very pleased to have made a contribution to this volume - searching for possible early medieval royal nunneries in Pictland.

New book on pre-order - 'Royalty and Ritual: The Landscape of Power in Early Medieval Scotland and Europe' edited by Professor Alex Sanmark ( @thinkuhi.bsky.social Institute for Northern Studies), Dr Mark Hall, Professor Jane Geddes & Dr Oisin Plumb (UHI INS) tinyurl.com/2w43wrt5

DAY SYMPOSIUM: CELEBRATING THE STONE OF SCONE/DESTINY on 14 March 2026 comprises a day of papers at Perth Art Gallery, between 9.00am and 6.00pm, followed by an evening wine reception to visit the Stone on display in Perth Museum Scotland. Book now www.culturepk.org.uk/event/the-st...

Due November. Border Land: Frontiers of Early England by Ryan Lavelle. #medievalsky

Stephen Baxter the Scholar: an Appreciation by Julia Smith www.history.ox.ac.uk/stephen-baxt... There's also a lot of moving tributes to him on the St Peter's webpage: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/in-memo...

A Great aak for #SuperSeabirdSunday Our brothers of the Arctic on Fowl Craig, one fine summer. #Papay #Orkney

Video and audio recordings are now available of the Society's latest lecture (6 February): ‘Alike in Appearance but not in Scope’: Queens and the Making of Medieval Europe' with Professor Charles West (University of Edinburgh) bit.ly/46j42f5 @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social #Skystorians

Excited that my volume on the Early Bronze Age coffined burial from Tetney is now published open access by @antiquaries.bsky.social! Now everyone can read about this amazing find dated to 2032 BC and containing an amazing array of environmental and artefactual data. library.oapen.org/viewer/web/v...

I am sorry to report that George Speake, expert on Anglo-Saxon art, died on 15 January. His funeral will be this Friday, 6 February, in St Laurence's, Combe, Oxfordshire. I will miss his warm-heartedness & kindness, his curiousity, rigour, and willingness to take intellectual risks. I'll miss him.

Some incredible claims being made here. The location of Laithlind as Cumbria speculative, mound is most probably *not* the burial location of Ivarr the Boneless, very doubtful this was the location of palace, have yet to see convincing evidence of ship burial. Worrying hyperbole. #medievalsky

Apparently today is Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year. Here is our harpy, to cheer you up. This talisman pin from the 16th century harpy (or angel/monster) was possibly used as a protective charm to ward off evil Whatever she was, she makes us smile. We hope she does the same for you.

Fascinating article on the possibility and probability of early medieval contact between England and India during the reign of King Alfred by @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social:

The wonderful @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social has a hugely interesting new article just out in Early Medieval England & its Neighbours, all about Alfred the Great's embassy to India - free to read here #India #AlfredtheGreat #medieval www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Anglo-Saxon gold-and-garnet hoard discovered in England reveals early medieval jewelry and ritual practices More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/12/angl... #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #medievalart #anglosaxon #medieval

Great end to the year for our Oswald project with an essay in the 75th anniversary edition of @historytoday.com. #MedievalSky @kingsartshums.bsky.social

📣Now Available📣 The Bamburgh Bowl Hole Anglian-period Cemetery is the full publication of the sixth- to eighth-century burials excavated between 1999 and 2007. It integrates archaeological, osteological and isotopic data into a comprehensive account of the cemetery. 🏺 @brparchaeology.bsky.social

Any thoughts about the date of the Wollaston princely burial? Written up as later C7th but the evidence for seems slender - essentially on the basis of the belt buckles. Still, it's wonderful to have two boar-crested helmets, of about the same date, buried some 80 miles apart.

Christmas! This is the report on the C6th-8th cemetery in the sand dunes below Bamburgh Castle: 'the comprehensive isotopic analysis adds further detail to the interpretation of the cemetery as one primarily serving the working population of the royal site.' www.barpublishing.com/book/the-bam...

'Warner's originality and her detachment from any literary school have tended to an undervaluing of her achievement in general, but posterity may well regard her as one of the great belletrists of the century.' (Claire Harman, DNB) Isn't 'Belletrists' marvellous!

The algorithms are making it a lot harder to spread the word about these online talks. Although numbers are still reasonable, it would be a great help if folk were able to give the 30 December event a quick share 🙂 Booking available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...

‘We’ve got a library with no books, no readers, no digital content, no front-facing staff & absolutely no clue!’ ‘I can’t pay my rent with prestige,’ ‘They started running the library as a shopping centre,’ ... posters... appeared ... a few years ago: ‘If it happens in the library, it’s research’

A party @ox.ac.uk on Thursday to celebrate the work of Ros Faith with a magnificent book edited by @hannah-boston.bsky.social & @richardpurkiss.bsky.social. Speakers emphasized her commitment to 'treating the peasantry as people with minds of their own'.

Can you help @nationaltrust.org.uk buy- and care for - the land surrounding the Cerne Giant to help protect this numinous landscape? www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/cerne-abba...

Just out! As @sarahsemple.bsky.social says, '544 pages and 190 images of pure sculptural joy!' A fantastic cast list and a tremendous achievement @ascorpus.bsky.social. boydellandbrewer.com/book/early-m...

Many congratulations to my colleague and very old friend Marios Costambeys and his entire team for winning one of these! Early medieval monasticism rulez 💪https://www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten-themen/info-wissenschaft/2025/ifw-25-96

The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum

A marvellous book on one of our guys, and a surprisingly rich source of #OTDs.

The latest @timeteam.bsky.social feature length episode focusing on our excavations at Cerne Abbey has gone live. It's fantastic to see the work we've been doing over the last couple of years shared with everyone! 🏺 🐈‍⬛ youtu.be/DY68mzYXWK8?...

The Government have published the Curriculum and Assessment Review report and their own response. We have a short statement expressing our views. www.history.org.uk/secondary/ne...

Today in my Viking Age module we read Ibn Fadlan’s account of a Rus’ funeral, with this article in particular prompting some great discussion. Always find something new to talk about in this text! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

BBC News - Solid silver Saxon cross found in Leeds field goes on show - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Here's something you don't see every day. Our President Professor Jane Geddes's new theory of Sueno's Stone now on a t-shirt, courtesy of @northernpicts.bsky.social! Is this the first time a conference paper has made it to a t-shirt?!

To mark the launch of Colmán Etchingham's Vikings in Early Medieval Ireland, Boydell & Brewer are offering a **65%** discount on the book until the end of November. Enter the code BB158 when ordering it from their website (individual not institutional orders): boydellandbrewer.com/book/vikings...

Very exciting news for those interested in early medieval England: a hugely important new volume on crops and food supply (by Helena Hamerow, Mark McKerracher & the FeedSax team) is now available Open Access academic.oup.com/book/61548?l...