There's lots of ongoing work as we're preparing for the new Museum of the Viking Age to open in Oslo. Our museum, @kult-hist-museum.bsky.social is now hiring an Associate Professor in Nordic archaeology, with expertise in the Viking Age. www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still... #Vikingtidsmuseet

Earlier this year, I took over as the editor-in-chief of the Norwegian scholarly journal Collegium Medievale, which publishes articles in both English & Scandinavian languages. This year's ordinary issue has just been published, & is open access: ojs.novus.no/index.php/CM....

This is a terrific article by Tim, with fascinating implications for people interested in manuscripts, magic and beekeeping 🐝 #medievalsky

There is actually an English announcement: Open (salaried) PhD-position in Bodø: "Norway 1030: Regionalism, Representations and Narrative in the North" www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Ledig PhD-stilling i Bodø: "Norge 1030: Regionalisme, representasjoner og narrativ i nord" stilling.forskning.no/nord-univers...

Mit fehlen die Worte. "Der Bundestag stimmte für eine Gesetzesänderung, durch die ein sogenannter Pflichtanwalt entfällt. () Der CSU-Politiker argumentierte, Ziel sei es, die Zahl der Abschiebungen zu steigern." www.deutschlandfunk.de/abschiebehae...

Orange Idol #medievalsky #ShameOnFIFA The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.751, f. 29v

This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is. The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.” www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...

saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away

The way the AI con is presented in the public discourse, it is very easy to lose track of the material imprint of digital technology. These are some excellent reminders.

Each year I help some students in the fine art of article writing, and every now and then one makes it to print! Very proud of Tim Hertogh (Oslo/MINiTEXTS) and his article 'The Lorscher Bienensegen is an Amulet: Using Manuscript Margins to Make Amulets' #MedievalSky mtc-journal.org/index.php/mt...

Das ist übrigens Eugenik. Wenn du einmal beginnst zu selektieren, wem du hilfst und wem nicht, dann gehst du einen Weg, der nicht aufzuhalten ist. Streeck ist Mediziner und weiß das natürlich. Das macht es so perfide. Vor allem, weil er zwei rhetorische Tricks verwendet:

this seems bad boss futurism.com/ai-browser-h... brave.com/blog/comet-p...

Really exciting book news out of Norway. And while the article focusses on the sealskin binding, I'm even more excited by the fact that these neumes are not square, which suggests a date well before 1200.

Vom Straßenbild zum Stadtbild, von den Nazis über AfD zu CSU/CDU, von Juden über Flüchtlinge zu Migranten und zu Menschen mit Migrationsgeschichte. Und dann? Wie viele Warnsignale brauchen wir noch? Was müssen sie noch alles sagen, bis wir endlich begreifen, was sie in Wahrheit meinen?

It's Michaelmas, so it's also the anniversary of the battle of Auray (1364), which marked the beginning of the end of the Breton War of Succession begun 23 years earlier. And you know what? Let's mark it with a 🚨BOOK GIVEAWAY🚨 this time! (Charles de Blois has never had a stranger memorial...)

Im Namen der #Demokratie wird Herrschaft ausgeübt — und zurückgewiesen. #Marx bringt so die grundlegende Ambivalenz von Demokratie auf den Punkt. Wir freuen uns über Alex Demirovićs Buch: »Marx als Demokrat oder: Das Ende der Politik« — und verlosen zur Feier unserer Neuerscheinung 1 Exemplar 👇 /1

And Open Access, too! 😁

Looking forward to teaching a short course on digital approaches to (medieval) history in the autumn. Does anyone have any favourite things they'd recommend the students read?

This is an excellent thread which also points to one very important basic aspect of persecutions: They have to be manufactured & prepared. The frequent narrative of innate hatred or existing tensions often ignore how long it takes to generate the kind of hatred that flourishes into violence.

So, jetzt mal Reposts hochjazzen ... HALLO BUCHVERLOSUNG! "Zeiten haben" für umme. Wo gibt's das schon?! Zwei Hauptgewinne in der Lostrommel! Alle Reposts nehmen teil, die bis 4. Juli 2025, 21.00 Uhr MEZ eingehen. Und - ich muss bekloppt sein - es gibt noch einen formschönen Recycling-Kuli dazu!

My student Tatiana Petrukhina defended her dissertation "Custom in the Long Twelfth Century" on Friday the 13th. Seen here with her examination committee. It is a powerfully and elegantly argued thesis about practical reasoning about custom.

Any Medievalists want a copy of the newest edition of Debating #Medieval Europe - The central and later Middle Ages - for... free? Our DME books serve as an entry point for understanding the distinctive historiography of their periods. Hit repost and we'll add you to the giveaway 📗👇 #booksky

We are seeking a last-minute entry to the #leeds #IMC2025 hybrid panel "Women's Experiential and Intellectual Paradigms of Awareness"! Please send abstracts to [email protected] BEFORE JUNE 4. Details of panel at the following link: imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2025/pre...

Exciting and practical house designs coming out of Scandinavia

Blir sprø av argumentene «folk har mistet jobbene sine på grunn av utvikling før, det er ikke noe nytt med KI» og «det er bakstreversk å jobbe mot ny teknologi» kommer fra samme leir, som om ikke det er bakstreversk å tviholde på at det ikke går an å gjøre noe annerledes eller velge en annen fremtid

The Worker’s May-Pole, Walter Crane, 1894.

Which leads us to the *reason* why these headlines like “The Medieval Peasant Worked Less Than You!” keep on appearing. It’s because a nostalgia for an imagined past is used to excuse the mistakes of the present. 8/

Advice that applies to both bodybuilding and art history: part one. Eat protein forward meals. They help to build muscle and provide slow release energy needed for long days in the museum.

Transphobia is evil, & a tool for evil. Nunc et semper.

You know why European countries are so quiet about the El Salvador situation? Because they started the normalisation of extraterritorial detention of migrants and asylum seekers, often without any due process. The UK’s Rwanda plan. Italy’s attempted plan with Albania. And some still want to do it.

We are very sorry to learn of the death of the medieval historian, Bob Moore, who published as R.I. Moore. Elected a Fellow of the RHS in 1975, Bob Moore taught at Sheffield and Newcastle. He was known for his work on persecution and heresy and as an early proponent of world history bit.ly/4iXCAb2

So, #MedievalSky... what are some of your favorite online research tools & helpful websites & other fun medieval things online?

Vorschlag: Sofort einen Monat der Geschichte Deutschlands als Einwanderungsland ausrufen. Hier: Historisches Museum Frankfurt, Erika Sulzer-Kleinemeier: Gastarbeiter aus d. Türkei u. Jugoslawien beim Bau der U-Bahn, 1971 historisches-museum-frankfurt.de/de/node/33509 #postmigrantischer_februar

„Bediene Dich wieder Deines Verstandes!“ (Christine de Pizan)

Viel gefährlicher als die AfD ist eine CDU, die AfD-Politik macht.

Ikke glem i dag heller at angrep på sykemeldinger og angrep på uføre er angrep på _dine_ arbeiderrettigheter.

Das Schweigen der Akteure der Union zu den Äusserungen ihres Kandidaten zeigt, dass Wir uns wohl uns von dem Gedanken verabschieden müssen, die Merz-Union wäre die Wahloption Konservativer, die keine AfD wünschen. Es scheint die Wahloption derer, die AfD wollen, aber ohne das Stigma Nazis zu wählen.

Happy new year, all! Now that I'm back at work I'm hyped to realize that our edited volume on Lordship and the Decentralized State will be coming out in less than 3 weeks! This gives me just enough time to share the things I'm most excited about with this project... global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Sure you've seen the famous #BayeuxTapestry, but have you seen it in all its sensational high-res thread-glory? Breathtaking online resource, a joint effort of the City of Bayeux, DRAC Normandie, Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie, University of Caen, & CNRS: www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeu...

Join us in Oslo. My department at @uio.no has announced three openings for ph.d positions in history. Applicants should address at least one the following research Fields: • Democracy • Knowledge • Migration • Rights Please share generously! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

A PhD fellowship in archaeology is available at the University of Oslo.

My department is advertising 3 doctoral positions in history and 1 in archaeology! Check out the calls below, circulate widely, and let me know if you have any questions about Oslo!

"Instead of receiving the support it merits, Rojava is being targeted, raising questions about the international community’s priorities and the prospects for sustainable peace in the region." via @pinardinch.bsky.social theconversation.com/syrias-self-...

Fully funded 3-year PhD-position in Intellectual History available at the University of Oslo. Come work with us! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Thomas Hylland Eriksen, one of Norway’s greatest academic minds and a profound voice in #anthropology. His work on cultural understanding and globalization leaves an indelible mark on the world. Rest in peace.

Guest blog for our early medieval medicine project from Tim Hertogh on the "Rotulus of Muelinen"... which will be the subject the project's first critical edition! #medievalsky