how about a clip to whet your appetite? Ever wonder why Loki looks like he does in the comics? has to do with a weird 19th-century illustrator. listen to @nrhopwood.bsky.social and check out our recent podcast episode --> AmericanMedieval.com #medievalsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nme1...

With this series bringing back a lot of Dani’s Asgard/Valkyrie stuff, I’ve love to collab with an Indigenous Studies scholar someday to talk about the Cheyenne/Norse crossover in her character! Dani Moonstar deserves more academic articles about her!

This podcast has been posting bangers lately! Loved this episode so much. Jack Kirby, Tolkien, Icelandic Sagas and a joyous defense of studying what you want. Great guest.

more castlecore trend articles. medieval is having a moment, as me and @lollardfish.bsky.social talked about earlier in year (see next post). www.wmagazine.com/fashion/medi...

New blog post up for our next seminar happening TOMORROW! We hope to see many of you there! thelongmiddleages.com/2026/04/08/s... #medievalsky #thelongmiddleages

It was so fun to come on and talk all about my favourite things, Old Norse sagas and Comics!! #medievalsky

yooooooooooooo. some news! April is going to be MEDIEVALISM MONTH on the podcast. we have episodes featuring @lollardfish.bsky.social @goingmedieval.bsky.social @nrhopwood.bsky.social @herberthistory.bsky.social @greenleejw.bsky.social @blairapgar.bsky.social and Matthew X Vernon #medievalsky -->

Our next seminar will be Thursday 9th April at 17:15 GMT, with talks from Mehdy Shaddel (University of Cambridge) and Majideh Qazizadeh (University of Exeter). Please follow the link to register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... #medievalsky #thelongmiddleages

Hope to see many of you there! #medievalsky #oldnorse #vikingstudies #studentconference #norseinthenorth

Check out our newest blog post with all the details about our speakers and their fabulous papers for the seminar THIS THURSDAY! #medievalsky #thelongmiddleages thelongmiddleages.com/2026/03/23/s...

Tonight! Everyone welcome!

Natalie Hopwood @nrhopwood.bsky.social reviews Germanic Heroes, Courage, and Fate: Northern Narratives of Tolkien's Legendarium by Richard Z. Gallant @richardzgallant.bsky.social, which offers a new perspective on the theory of Northern Courage & the heroic. fafnir.journal.fi/article/view...

Our next seminar will be Thursday 26th March at 17:15 GMT, with talks from Emma Nelson (University of Manchester/Chetham's Library) and Amber Peut (Leiden University)! Please follow the link to register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... #medievalsky #thelongmiddleages

Speaking of exhibitions, we're thrilled to also be contributing to the upcoming 'Vikingmania!', developed by our friends at the Museum of Danish America - more details soon!

On 23rd March, I'll be hosting a roundtable with the Folk Union on 'The Myth of the Vikings' along with @shieldofskuld.bsky.social and Adam Parsons (Oxford Archaeology)! Hope to see many of you there! You can buy tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thefo... #medievalsky #oldnorse #vikings

🎉✨NEW ISSUE OUT!! 🎉✨ Fafnir's latest issue features a prefatory by Israel A. C. Noletto on SF and Eutopian Imagination, two essays on Norwegian SF & climate modeling as a worldbuilding tool, a lectio praecursoria and seven book reviews! 🐉 Read the full issue for free here: fafnir.journal.fi

Our next seminar will be on Thursday 12th March with talks by Agnese Bargagna (University of Edinburgh) and Devon Sherwood (University of Toronto)! #medievalsky #thelongmiddleages Registration Link here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Thank you to everyone who came to our seminar yesterday, we learned lots of wonderful things about leechbooks from Louise Simongiovanni (@thefeorhhord.bsky.social) and, due to a last minute change, Muslim women in Old French epics from our very own co-convenor, Saaleha Iqbal! #medievalsky

Did words for @comicsxf.com about Marvel's recent throwbacks to things I'm very un-nostalgic for: "If you care about Marvel as a publisher of comics, it’s worth observing the desperation attending these attempts to appeal to supposedly dependable demographics that are actually increasingly niche."

In honor of @darkhorse.com releasing a facsimile edition of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction, I dug through my personal archives and found an interview with @mikemignola.bsky.social that he did with DH Insider prior to its release. www.comicbookyeti.com/post/revisit...

📢 Call for Book Chapters for our Book Series Old Norse Studies Networks in Old Norse Literature: Methods, Models, and New Directions, edited by @liamh2os.bsky.social and Erika Dell’Aquila Abstracts (300–400 words) due 1 May 2026 Full papers due 1 December More here: shorturl.at/wbnEe

Our third seminar will be on 26th February with talks by Giacomo Savani (University of Leeds) and Louise Simongiovanni (Sorbonne Université)! To sign up to attend, follow the link here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... We hope to see you there! #medievalsky #thelongmiddleages

My very first book review has been published by @fafnirjournal.bsky.social! Even better, you can read it and all of the other lovely articles and reviews for this issue here: fafnir.journal.fi/issue/view/1... #medievalsky #bookreview #tolkienstudies

This Thursday!

it's his day #SuperbOwl

apropos of nothing in particular, @lilashapiro.bsky.social gave us a tremendous piece of journalism last year, and it's always a great time to revisit it and thank her for the work she did in bringing these stories to light.

Today is the LAST DAY to submit your abstracts to Norse in the North 2026! #medievalsky #oldnorse

Our second seminar will be on 12th February with talks by Eszter Sipos (University of Tokaj) and James Rhodes (University of Leeds)! To sign up to attend, follow the link here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... We hope to see you there! #medievalsky #thelongmiddleages

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university: 1. Early English Society 2. Nature and the Occult in the Late Middle Ages 3. Age of Charlemagne 4. Age Of Conquest: Edward I, Scotland and Wales 5. The Fall of Rome and the Origins of Europe (400-1000)

Go go go! Get those abstracts in! #medievalsky #oldnorse #vikings #nitn2026

Nuff said #fuckice #hellboy #comicart

A wonderful first seminar hearing all about Rune Poems and Burgundian Epics! A big thanks to Martina Rizzini Ongarato and Holly Dempster-Edwards for being our first speakers and for all those who attended! #medievalsky #thelongmiddleages

Very proud of @leedsims.bsky.social PhDs Natalie and Saaleha along with their colleagues Rachael (York) and Cameron (Sheffield) for putting together this fab series of 18 papers from postgraduate and early career scholars! Full programme: thelongmiddleages.com. All hybrid. Starts today! #medievalsky

We're looking for ONE MORE paper for Medieval Temporalities and Comics! If you or anyone you know studies comics and the medieval, consider submitting an abstract 😀

This issue is currently the only Marvel UK comic that I own, but for very good reason! Alan Moore's writing, Alan Davis' art, and the first appearance of Meggan, what more could you want?

I am SO excited for folks to read this powerhouse debut by @cerebrocast.bsky.social's Connor Goldsmith and artist @joshcornillon.bsky.social - it's unlike any first issue I've ever read, and that's a GREAT thing. @aiptcomics.com @darkhorse.com @danielchabon.bsky.social aiptcomics.com/2026/01/22/d...

For those who want my thoughts on topics adjacent to my academic research, head over to my Substack! I've just posted a new essay about Red Sonja, with more ideas hopefully to come soon. open.substack.com/pub/natalieh...

Two weeks left to submit! #medievalsky #oldnorse

Can’t wait, we’ve got so many great speakers lined up! #medievalsky

New and improved term card! The Long Middle Ages is now sponsored by the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities (AHRC-UKRI) 🥳 #medievalsky #earlymodern #lateantique #postgraduate #seminarseries

Hey that’s me! Get tickets to hear me talk about people getting their faces ripped off and turning into dragons! 🐉

The schedule is here! More info to come with talks soon, but spread the word and join the mailing list!

My seminar series is about to start promoting its programme, so give it a follow on Bluesky or join our mailing list! #medievalsky

Today is J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday! Born in 1892, Tolkien paved the way for modern fantasy literature and his creativity continues to inspire the minds of many to this day. ✨ 📸 | Tolkien, Bournemouth, July 1965 Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS. Tolkien photogr. 7, fol. 75r (c) Tolkien Trust, 2015

I’ll be back in April to talk about Old Norse body horror! Have a look at the schedule for plenty of other great talks coming too

Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.

Happy Winter Solstice, all.

Head over to @necron-network.bsky.social for the registration link!