Just added to my Knowledge Commons works: Carolingian Frisia and the Vikings: Confrontation and Cohabitation works.hcommons.org/records/4ary...

Yep! Goede keuze om dit boek te bestellen van @drdragases.bsky.social Lekker leesbaar en voor mij als leek een opheldering hoe de #merovingers op het #vroegemiddeleeuwen strijdveld opdoken. #medievalsky #franken

We accept that crops grow and then get harvested and then the field lies fallow. We accept that animals hibernate. But when it comes to our own sense of meaning, we expect constant summer... www.joanwestenberg.com/p/the-harve...

Column: de dictatuur van de bullebak.

2 Dec: In #Norse lore, Frigg watches over marriage, fertility & motherhood. When her son Baldr fell to a mistletoe arrow, she knelt beside him in grief. Her tears touched the bare sprig that struck him, and each drop turned into a white berry—a reminder to cherish those we love.

Beautiful even when all they needed to be was functional. Current working theory is that rubbing a linen garment with the "smoother" would so much act as an iron as it would give the linen a sheen, and Vikings did love to dress up pretty.

Sometimes I make things out of silver. Here a pair of earrings I made some years ago. #throwback #silverjewellery #early #metalsmithwithGreenThumb www.helgavanleipsig.com/sieraden/aar...

Reading this as a historian of a period when women regularly wrote farewell letters to their families before giving birth because they knew how dangerous it was, and knowing how grateful they would have been for reliable medical care and medicine, makes me want to scream in frustration

Perspectieven op objecten: hoe kijk jij naar kleine(re) middeleeuwse objecten in musea? Bijvoorbeeld naar deze twee ringen uit het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden? Wat laten ze je zien… en wie laten ze je zien, welke gevoelens geven ze je? ⬇️ Wees welkom om dat hieronder te delen:

Vorig jaar heb ik deze expo bezocht. Leuk om nog eens over na te lezen: #franken #merovingers #medievalsky mainzerbeobachter.com/2024/04/14/g...

Maar eens op m’n sint-lijstje zetten …

Are you interested in how people thought about the past in Middle Ages? Want to understand the books they wrote about it? We have an online short course for you! Book now for January 2026 👇 #MedievalSky palaeography.uk/study/short-...

Ook aardige, succesvolle mannen kunnen kinderen misbruiken. Misbruik is beangstigend, maar alledaags. Om ons veilig te voelen, verpakken we ontucht in sensatie. We vergapen ons aan de slachtoffers om onszelf er maar niet in te herkennen. Zo richten we nóg … decorrespondent.nl/16551/we-mak...

In #Norse mythology, Eir is the goddess of healing, her name linked to “mercy” and “help.” Old traditions speak of a white “Eir-flower” used in rites to call on her aid. Its identity is unknown, though the daisy is one possible contender. #folklore

GroenLinks-PvdA wil van demissionair minister Karremans (EZK) weten welke gevolgen de AVG-aanpassingen van de Europese Commissie hebben voor de privacy van burgers. Privacy organisatie noyb waarschuwde eerder dat Brussel de fundamentele principes van de AVG sloopt www.ictmagazine.nl/nieuws/kamer...

#carolingian Cloisonné-enamel plaque with a personification of the moon as a female sky goddess riding in a chariot and holding torches. Originally accompanied by an image of the sun, both probably framing a large crucifix. #medievalart #medievalsky

Winterproject: Based on the Stuttgarter psalter (Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23) I am working on a Carolingian dress. Here I’m working on the neckline. #reenactment #carolingian #stuttgarterpsalter

Er wordt nog steeds getest en gevonden: www.rivm.nl/rioolwateron...

De overheid en het bedrijfsleven richten zich steevast op economische groei. Als de economie groeit, wordt alles beter. Maar klopt die aanname wel?

Burgemeester Halsema over intimidatie en objectificatie van vrouwen door autochtone Hollandse mannen: “…nou, dat zijn dan de mannen die ons moeten beschermen.” Halsema deelt een gevoelig tikje uit, op de plek waar deze zogenaamde ‘echte Nederlanders’ het hardst geraakt worden. 🥜

Draad. 🧵 Over o.a. patriarchaat, kinderen als bezit, en dat kinderen die uit het het domein van ‘privaat eigenaarschap’ vallen of geschopt worden, openbaar bezit worden en dienovereenkomstig worden misbruikt en mishandeld. Interessant, verontrustend en nog een paar keer lezen.

Geen speld tussen te krijgen: “Wetenschappelijk onderzoek toont een harde paradox: hoe strenger de abortuswet, hoe slechter het leven dat de prolifebeweging zegt te beschermen.” Een verbod voorkomt abortus niet. “Wel verplaatst de praktijk zich naar onveilige methodes.” Puik opiniestuk in @trouw.nl:

“In the ever-expanding, frictionless online world, you are first and foremost a user: passive, dependent.”

Oh, happy to help! I have a few more, actually, because I want to make some cross stitch bookmarks using the designs

Back on my bullshit again with the Viking age textiles but I've never seen this photo of the Oseberg ship burial excavation from 1904. It's crazy to see the unfished tablet, with all the threads still connected to the cards #fibearts #historical #archaeology

Cleaned up my little green house. In winterperiod I always sow spinach, miner’s lettuce, and mizune. #natureinmyneighbourhood #wintervegetables #growyourgreens

Beans, beautiful beans #recipe

🆕 The Public Value of Arts and Culture Arts and culture are not peripheral to economic development but essential to both stimulating and directing economic growth. Our recent paper by IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social calls for policy shifts. ✍️ Read the paper here: bit.ly/3VJYO62

🇪🇺A bold vision for Europe's technological future. The EuroStack report, led by IIPP's @francescabria.bsky.social & Fausto Gernone, along with @paultimmers.bsky.social, outlines a roadmap for Europe to achieve digital sovereignty and competitiveness. 🔗Read more here: buff.ly/qX0oUTu

Three stages of lemons on my little tree. Flower, small one still redish-brown, and a yellow one. #natureinmyneighbourhood

Reclaiming Europe’s Digital Sovereignty www.noemamag.com/reclaiming-e...

"Democracy ... [is] being systematically hollowed out and replaced. The question now is whether democratic societies can recognize this formation for what it is—and build alternatives before the infrastructure of control becomes too deeply embedded to dislodge."

In Norse folklore, mayweed was known as baldersbrår, meaning “Baldur’s eyelashes.” Named for Baldur, god of light, beauty, and purity, these flowers, with their lash-like petals, were said to symbolise his radiance, and the gentle peace he brought to the world. #FairytaleTuesday

Het is gelukt! @barbarakathmann.bsky.social stond op een totaal onverkiesbare plek, maar komt toch terug in de nieuwe Tweede Kamer, met dank aan 30000 voorkeursstemmers! Maar kwam het nou door #NerdVote? Of door het goede initiatief Stem op een Vrouw? Een analyse: berthub.eu/articles/pos...

Trump’s Dictatorship Is Failing—PROVE ME WRONG. — Melissa Nadia Viviana melissanadiaviviana.com/rrr-trump-is...

Definately high-status, I would need to upgrade my Viking-kit :-)

Vrouw met visie, broodnodig in ons toekomst kabinet.

“Within just four months between Proof of Concept and rollout, the ministry went live with a secure Nextcloud environment, operated on its own infrastructure in Austria and designed to meet strict transparency and compliance requirements.” nextcloud.com/blog/austria...

We zijn een datakolonie van VS en China, AI raast door de samenleving, de impact van Sociale Media op onze jongeren en democratie is desastreus. Toch is dit geen thema in Den Haag. Onbestaanbaar. Ik maak het een thema. Stem 29 oktober Barbara Kathmann, Lijst 2, Plek 32 www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid...

Since beads were so popular last week, for #FindsFriday here are a few of the bead types from Dorestad, catalogued by Mette Langbroek in her fascinating article in Dorestad and its Networks, open access here: www.sidestone.com/books/dorest...

For #FindsFriday just a few of the fabulous Viking age beads discovered at Haithabu/ Hedeby - 📷 Schloss Gottorf Museum.

Curiosity has a natural predator. It’s called optimization.

Oseberg tapestry: Viking Age artwork from a boat burial that may depict the Norse tree of life. www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

It's coming! book of 2024 #Dorestad Congress @rmoudheden.bsky.social with new research into towns & their visitors 800-1100 AD, from Quentovic to #Rome, with guest appearance for Halley's comet on #Bayeux Tapestry 🌠 out later this year, can be ordered now: www.sidestone.com/books/dorest...

"I would rather be sincerely stupid than artificially intelligent." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-spookl...

Zondag alweer de laatste aflevering van deze prachtige serie. #kijktip

Moedig en indrukwekkend verhaal van Carole Cadwalladr bij TED 2025: broligarchy.substack.com/p/speaking-t... “The entire business model of Silicon Valley is surveillance The Stasi was peanuts compared Google. We are living inside the architecture of totalitarianism” www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...