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!

We’re excited to share our new main catalogue, making it easier for you to find and request the majority of our published collection. We’ve also launched an interim version of our Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Find out how to start searching and requesting on our website bit.ly/BLNewCatalogues

Norse in the North 2026: Mind and Body Deadline for Abstracts: 2nd February 2026 We welcome postgraduate students from any level with research on any aspect of Old Norse, medieval Scandinavian, and Viking studies that fits the theme. #NitN2026 #medievalsky #callforpapers #oldnorse

For those Old Norse and Viking lovers, the Norse in the North conference has made it to Bluesky! As we’re finalizing the CFP for 2026 at Leeds, please follow @norseinthenorth.bsky.social for updates! #oldnorse #medievalsky #postgraduate #conference #medieval

Acceptances for The Long Middle Ages have been sent out! Watch out for scheduling announcements and new social media pages for the seminar series coming in 2026! 🥳 If you would like to join the mailing list for the series, do get in touch! #middleages #medievalsky

Attention creative medievalists! Eleanor Barraclough & I are co-editing a special issue of Public Humanities entitled CREATING THE MEDIEVAL NOW! See the cfp for details: essays of 2,000-3,000 words due 1 May 2026. (Amazing artwork by @hellomizk.bsky.social). 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Tiny Marginalia Dragons💙💚💛🖤 #medievalsky #medievalart #medieval #dragon #marginalia #middleages #medievalmanuscript

We're now welcoming abstracts for our 2026 conference, on the theme of 'Violence in the Medieval and Early Modern North'! The deadline is 15 January.

All my sessions have been accepted for the #IMC2026. 😊 'The Reckoning of Time in Medieval Scandinavia' with Dr Adrián Rodríguez Avila, and a double 'Envisioning the Times: Writing the Past and Shaping the Future in 13th-Century Norway' with Mary O'Connor! #medievalsky #oldnorse

Looks like I’m gonna be very busy at #IMC2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social We’ve got comics, dragons, and Old Norse galore! #medievalsky #comics

Tonight at 5:30 GMT! Please come along!

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Only two weeks left to submit your abstracts! #medievalsky #medieval #earlymodern #lateantique

Yesterday marked the inaugural School of English PGR Symposium. This event was the result of months of hard work from myself and the other organisers including @nrhopwood.bsky.social

Save Modern Languages and Music @ Uni of Nottingham! 💛💚💙 www.change.org/p/stop-the-r... www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...

Join us on 27th November at 5.30pm to hear @nrhopwood.bsky.social talk about a late medieval Icelandic saga on dragons 🐉 we can't wait for this one! Scan the QR code or click the link below to sign up: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

I’m very excited to talk about one of my favourite sagas with @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social on 27th November! It’s online, so please sign up and come along, it’ll be a great, dragon-y time 🐉

"Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women Trump has fired, a single mom waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with your back against the wall. Your struggle is ours too."

Having both presented and been on the committee for this conference, I cannot recommend it enough!

It's Halloween! 🎃 Naturally I am working on the preface to Monster Theory 3.0, under contract with @uminnpress.bsky.social and offering more than twenty new essays in monster studies as well as a rethinking of "Monster Culture (Seven Theses)."

The School of English PGR Symposium is taking place on 11th November, featuring over 10 papers from SoE PGRs! Sign up here to come along forms.office.com/e/75eFxbbbiY

Spread the word! A new postgraduate and early career researcher seminar series at @universityofleeds.bsky.social! For those studying the Late Antique, Medieval, and Early Modern periods. We look forward to reading your proposals! #medievalsky #earlymodern #lateantique