Published a short piece in 'The Conversation' about Kash Patel's use of the white-supremacist dog whistle 'see you in Valhalla'. For my uncensored feelings on the subject, please just see the image below. theconversation.com/see-you-in-v...

I think I'll have to put Taylor Swift in my thesis acknowledgements at this stage.

It's become a rite of passage every year when teaching that I am mistaken for a first year. They think I'm ✨ young ✨ ! #AcademicSky

4-year funded PhD in Old Norse-Viking Studies at UCC, working on the Literature & Art strand of the NorseMap Project. www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

Up and at em! A wet and early start to my day with a 9am tutorial. Onto the second year of my PhD. 💪🏻 #academicsky #phdsky

I submitted my MA dissertation SIX years ago. 🤯

It's a weird and embarrassing hill to die on, that your reason for thinking the new Frankenstein is bad is because it's faithful to the novel? Jesus wept. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Just one week left until the deadline for volume 4! Any queries can be passed onto myself and the editorial team via our social media and/or journal email. 👇🏻 #MedievalSky #AcademicSky

Shout out to Hachette for sending me a copy of 'The House of Wolf' by Tony Robinson which will be published in September. "An earthy, entertaining and gloriously witty recreation of Alfred the Great and the making of England". One happy little bookseller here. 😁 #Booksky

This small medieval church (built circa 1300) in Monkstown became a graveyard in the 1650s, when the first owners of Monkstown Castle died. It's now abandoned but it's a great spot for some peace in the evenings. #SpeirGorm #HistorySky #MedievalSky

Just a reminder of our call for papers for volume 4. We're open access and peer-reviewed! 👇🏻 #MedievalSky #AcademicSky #PhDSky

📢 Happy #medievalmonday, #medievalsky! 📜 Here is our #OldEnglish Resource of the Week... 📖Old English Online 📲 oldenglish.info ✍️Tom Birkett 💻Victoria Koivisto-Kokko ©️University College Cork

We are actually cooked as a species if you're using generative ai to "heal childhood trauma"???????

RIP scribes of medieval Arthurian literature. You would have loved Booktok. #medievalsky #booksky

My great granduncle was called the three century man, having lived from 1897-2001. He played in the Cork senior hurling team. My favourite story is him stubbornly navigating the roads of Cork to get to matches, as they were blocked off by Black and Tans. Anyway, UP CORK.

Shout out to my sister for the photo that sums my holidays up: sunny days and I'm glued to a book.

I have a complete draft of my first chapter! I'm going to have the BEST nap tomorrow. #PhDSky #AcademicSky

Proquest's AI research assistant is currently suggesting old articles from The Sun. Somehow I don't think almost ten year old paparazzi pics are relevant to Old English renditions of Alexander the Great. 🤨

Historians (professional and lay) make a dark age. Very little else does 🤷🏻‍♀️

Tkmaxx has Halloween decorations and that's the only thing getting me through this summer. Between the pollen and the humidity I genuinely think I'm dying. I may have been a penguin in a past life.

Parenting is always a learning experience, but even more so when you grew up in an industrial school like my dad. Despite that, he's the world's best papa. Always has and always will make time for us. So, happy father's day to the best man.

Just a reminder to all interested in Viking and Medieval Scandinavia that Apardjón is currently seeking submissions for our fourth volume following the success of our third! All details in our CFP below. #MedievalSky #AcademicSky

A morning of thesis writing. An afternoon of castle exploring. Barryscourt Castle was built between 1392-1420. It is assumed that the previous Norman fortification from 12th cent was incorporated into this construction. It's seen great restoration work to open it to the public! #SkyGorm #MedievalSky

Making great progress this week on the second half of my current chapter. I think I'll have to put Taylor Swift in my thesis acknowledgements, however because my playlist is doing wonders right now.

"Look Dad it's me!" Suffice to say he was not as amused as I was.

While we're talking about Taylor Swift... Did you notice the lyrics of Anti-Hero apply really well to Beowulf? "I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser"? #MedievalSky #TaylorSwift

I'm sure some think that sharks and the like are what may have introduced people to the idea of sea monsters. But I personally think they discovered the sting of a jellyfish. Beowulf vs the plight of jellyfishes. 🪼 #MedievalSky

You may have a fancy family groupchat. The Kellys? We have a notepad.

Got a copy of @danielmendelsohn.bsky.social's new translation of The Odyssey. 🩷 One happy bookseller today! #booksky

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

Spent my bank holiday in Curraghbinny Woods, which houses a bronze age burial. Someone left wildflowers on top, perhaps for Bealtaine.

In addition to a DH postdoc, NorseMap is also looking to recruit a 5-year Research Assistant to help with project administration (part time role). Details here: my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru...

Finishing off my Bookends paper in Fitzgerald's Park. This was my best idea yet. ☀️

School Research Day today! This is the "I swear my thesis exists" talk. 📚

Some Easter reading! Shout out to Penguin for the proof of Helen Carr's Sceptred Isle. Covering 14th century English history beginning with Edward I and his son Edward II.

I'm no Bob Ross but I think that's a neat Viking ship.

Purple paper is in fact the key to success. Or just very pretty to do lists.

Will this call for greater protections also include libraries and bookshops the next time we're threatened by far right goons in our workplace?

Looking forward to presenting with my colleagues in the School of English and Digital Humanities! My paper on Old-Norse Icelandic narrative structures and Assassin's Creed is in the afternoon! 🥳

🚨Job alert 🚨 Delighted to advertise the first position on my ERC Project: a 4.5-year Digital Humanities / Computer Science Postdoc (with or without a background in Viking studies). Come and work in a super department in the real capital of Ireland! Details at ore.ucc.ie Job ref: 085873

Besides for all the horrifying fascism, it is worth pointing out how easy it is to delete digital collections without public awareness in comparison to, say, a book burning. Which is what this is. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... 📚 #libraries

Gorgeous bright morning in Passage West... featuring the ever present cocaine ship.

Working a book launch this evening and lo and behold, a package awaited! I love historical fiction and getting book mail. Described as "Wolf Hall meets Demon Copperhead"! 📚 #BookSky

You're telling me there's gorgeous sunshine outside? Really universe, in front of my thesis?

This strange plant kept meowing at me.

You may or may not know that Amazon owns Goodreads. Storygraph is a much better indie replacement for anyone curious. It has half star ratings and it's easy to find or add the exact edition of the book you're reading. Not to mention the charts! #BookSky

Really enjoying David Greig's 'Columba's Bones' at the moment. Nobody at all should be surprised that I'm loving a book set in Viking Age Iona. #BookSky

If this book pile was a building, FORGOTTEN VIKINGS would take up the entirety of the 14th floor. Quite the impressive view from up there I hope

The cool thing about working in a bookshop is that you get a lot of books sent to you...and easy access to the ones you want to buy. The downside is that I'm weak. Anyway, my current TBR pile is officially up to my hips. 🫣 #BookSky