A feast for the eyes! 😍 One of the finest Carolingian coins ever seen, à gold solidus of Louis the Pious, minted in the 810s, in an auction with Jean Elsen. 💯% genuine as die-linked with previously known coins. elsen.bidinside.com/en/cat/156/2...

Excited to learn that Drew Jones's new edition & translation of Odo of Cluny's Occupatio, one of the tenth century's most intriguing but little-known Latin works, is coming out very soon: www.brepols.net/products/IS-...

Publication – « The Politics of Interpretation: The Bible and the Formation of Legal Authority in the Early Middle Ages », éd. Gerda Heydemann, Rosamond McKitterick rmblf.be/2025/09/25/p...

I finally made it to Bluesky - and our volume on the "feudal revolution" ist out (and open access!!)! www.mohrsiebeck.com/buch/after-t...

Really grateful to @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my upcoming project on letter-writing in early medieval Britain. You can read about it in the current Leverhulme newsletter www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr... Info on postdoc positions coming soon 🙂

Delighted to announce that Krisztina Ilko and I are organising a set of panels for next year's IMC as a continuation of the some of the themes of the Bonn workshop back in January, this time focusing on chronological shifts in high medieval political culture. Details below and do feel free to share!

Still time to submit a proposal for Early Medieval Europe's sponsored sessions at the 2026 Kalamazoo ICMS (@kzooicms.bsky.social)! EME will cover registration fees for accepted students & those with annual income <$45,000. Deadline 15 September: icms.confex.com/icms/2026/pr... #medievalsky #cfp

The MGH have reinstated a Dokumentlieferdienst, or reprography service, and I'm advertising it on their behalf. If don't have access to a german library, you can order PDFs of rare papers and books, directly from their online catalogue. Example below! mgh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/se...

Delighted to say that I've been awarded a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship for 2025-26, and we are hiring a 1-year full-time lecturer in early medieval history to replace me. Deadline 7 August. Please get in touch with me if you have any questions about the role! jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

At a loose end now that #IMC2025 has ended? Fill the yawning hours with the latest issue of Early Medieval Europe! The issue includes: Robert Flierman and Hope Williard on Merovingian letter-writing onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Hey kids! First time at the #IMC2025 @imc-leeds.bsky.social? Here are some of Old Man Kramer's Hot Tips! #medievalsky

1-year temp. medieval lectureship at KCL, covering Alice Rio's teaching, closing date 20 July: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

Hot off the press: my contribution to marking JMH's 50th anniversary, looking at the historiography of 'reform' since the publication of Constance Bouchard's article in JMH 5 (open access). doi.org/10.1080/0304...

As the debate continues about the value of humanities, arts and social sciences degrees, we have published a new toolkit that captures the vital contributions of SHAPE graduates to society, culture and the economy. It's covered here on WonkHE: buff.ly/pB45bCX Dive in here: buff.ly/WU6xBzT

It was a great privilege to attend Jinty Nelson's memorial event this afternoon, organised by @kingshistory.bsky.social. Speakers reflected on Jinty as a teacher, researcher, mentor, collaborator, friend, colleague, and defender and promoter of the historical discipline and profession 1/2

This week, the Society advertised two Centenary Fellowships, 2025-26, to support PhD students in completing a doctorate in #history. The Fellowships are held in association with @ihr.bsky.social and are for £8500 over 6 months. Applications, by 31 May, are via the IHR bit.ly/4mybVDV #Skystorians

I have just been sent this wonderully witty 'funding' statement at the end of a book review. The state of things! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Delighted to see EME's new Special Issue, guested edited by Danuta Shanzer, is now out: *Talking Narratives in Early Medieval Europe*. "Stories are like accordions, expanded and compressed". onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Never good at staying in my lane, this week on the blog, I annoy two sets of historians for the price of one by comparing early medieval Japan with the Carolingians. #medievalsky #GlobalMiddleAges #Japan salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2025/05/01/c...

How is the crisis in higher education impacting history and historians in the UK? Lucy Noakes on the scale of cuts and closures, and how the Royal Historical Society (@royalhistsoc.org) can advocate for our discipline. www.historyworkshop....

Today, the French translation of the Annals of Saint-Bertin is finally published, the result of extensive efforts by medievalists from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. For those who already possess the translation by the late Janet Nelson, this book may prove valuable. 1/7 rmblf.be/2025/04/03/p...

I haven't seen any Anglophone obituaries of R.I. Moore yet, but here's one in French (demonstrating the respect his work had internationally).

Three **salaried** PhD positions available in History at the University of Oslo, projects should relate to one of these themes: Democracy / Knowledge / Rights / Migration. Anyone interested in working on something medieval with me is welcome to email me www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Time for a 🧵that is going to make me sound like a horrendously arrogant and elitist monster. History as a discipline cannot be bound by what seems interesting or plausible to the general public. #history #academia (1/13)

This is the day! New projects available now on www.komldsp.org.uk/projects/ for five lucky future PhDs. Four projects will be based at Kent while one at King's. Waste no time and check them out as they are set to begin in the autumn of 2025 #phd #cfa #callforapplication #komldsp #medieval

Louis the Pious (814-40) day 6: an original charter dated 16 March 819 authorising Abbot Arnulf to bring water from the river Boulogne to the new monastery of St Philibert at Grandlieu, built “because of the frequent barbarian attacks on Noirmoutier”. 📷 Archives départementales de Saône-et-Loire

Louis the Pious (814-40) day 5: PE Dutton wrote a great article called 'Charlemagne's mustache' [sic] - here's the evidence that his son Louis sported one too, on portrait coins from Dorestad, Melle and Aachen (L-R)

What to expect from Merovingian Worlds in c. 500 words. #medievalsky

🌲🔟🎁 10ᵗʰ c. I-DUB-002 (Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath/Dublin Castle, Co. Dublin) ᚛ᚐᚊᚓ or ᚓᚅᚐ᚜ AQE or ENA The knowledge of ogam did not end with the demise of large commemorative stones. Its use in private contexts continued on smaller objects such as this decorated antler comb (15.1×3.4×1.1cm),… ᚐ

Very pleased to see this now out in Early Medieval England and its Neighbours - and open access for all to download! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

London friends! One week from tonight! I’ll be speaking at the IHR in Senate House about a largely forgotten 13th-century prophet, what he said about the Crusades, and how it inspired this gorgeous painted altarpiece. Sign up, if you’ve got the time! www.history.ac.uk/events/alexa...

Worth clarifying for those who might not be aware that the replacement scheme ("landscape awards") will enable just 50 qualifying institutions to award only 3 Arts & Humanities studentships per year for five years...

Always a highlight of the teaching term: examining original Anglo-Saxon charters (including the 'Fonthill letter') at Canterbury Cathedral with @memsunikent.bsky.social MA students. This year they were treated to a double act of @hwaetspur.bsky.social and me.

The last ever volume of Anglo-Saxon England (50) is now available online, with printed copies due to appear soon. There is lots of good material here - and the first articles for ASE 2.0, Early Medieval England and its Neighbours, will be appearing soon as well! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Now officially out next Thursday... #medievalsky

Job alert for ECRs working in English, Music, Theology or Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic: stipendiary early-career research fellowship at Corpus Christi College (Cambridge). Deadline 8 Jan 2025. www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/about/opport...

Fancy doing a PhD on the archaeology of medieval Europe, c. AD 400-1500 at Oxford? Scholarship available here: www.stx.ox.ac.uk/st-cross-son...

And it was a joy to hear this excellent paper!

Delighted to announce the 2nd British School at Rome/Early Medieval Europe visiting fellowship, offering early career scholars a month in Rome: bsr.ac.uk/second-bsr-e...

Well, it is the eight century and there is no Duolingo owl in sight. But you are an insular scribe in Germany and you just need to learn the language of the locals. Do a career abroad they said! Well, only an old school Latin / Old High German phrasebook is gonna save you. 1/

Early Medieval Europe is always keen to hear from prospective reviewers, esp. ECRs! If there's something you're interested in reviewing or would like to be kept in mind for new titles in a particular area, drop me a line! #medievalsky

A new issue of Early Medieval Europe is out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14680254...

Fine obituary in the The Guardian for the late-lamented Jinty Nelson written by Paul Fouracre. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

'Willibrord between Ireland, Britain and Merovingian Francia (690–739). Beyond Mission' has been out for a month now. Very grateful for the support and the encouraging feedback I've received so far from friends & colleagues. www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

A massive collection of valuable material.

The MGH are back in the Blue Sky 😉 And we want to share this post with you, because the Frankish rulers' capitularies are among the most important sources in the history of the Frankish Empire. Congradulations to the team Capitularia in Cologne!

'Jinty belongs with the giants.' 👏👏👏 A beautiful tribute by @pstafford.bsky.social blog.royalhistsoc.org/2024/10/25/j...

Nice illustration of the effect of the Mercator projection, vs actual size engaging-data.com/country-size...