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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Scenes from Würzburg. We drank wine (Silvaner) on the bridge after our final dinner. During the day we visited the Residenz Würzburg, I also visited the Dom and got a Playmobil set with St Killian. @humboldt-foundation.de

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Some views from the amazing Wadden Sea National Park (Nationalpark Wattenmeer) in Cuxhaven-Sahlenburg. We walked barefoot on the mudflats and were greeted by views of rainbows 🌈 and horses 🐎 @humboldt-foundation.de

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

First stop @humboldt-foundation.de tour today was the Deutsches Auswandererhaus in Bremerhaven. It was an excellent interactive experience as you travelled through the stations of emigration and immigration as a third class passenger. Only gives me more appreciation for my ancestors!

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Waking tour in #bremen on the @humboldt-foundation.de study tour! This Hanseatic city might now be one of my favorites!

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Pictures from last night‘s stroll around the beautiful city of Münster with @iandudum and Curtis. We went to see the three original 16th-century iron cages on St. Lambert’s church, which displayed the bodies of Anabaptists, we also went to the St Paulus Dom and had westfälische cuisine!

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Next stop on today‘s @humboldt-foundation.de tour is Zollverein Coal Mine in Essen! Out tour guide Hans was excellent; he trained at fifteen and went down in the mine at sixteen, so shared some of his stories of working 1000 meters underground

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

First stop @humboldt-foundation.de tour today was at Museum Folkwang where j went to the Gustav Courbet exhibition. It was fascinating to explore the rise of realism through his works including his self portraits, seascapes, and “L’Origine du Monde.” The rest of the collection was also a joy!

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Had an excellent reception and luncheon @humboldt-foundation.de in Bonn! So grateful to meet some of the individuals who make my fellowship and this study tour possible! Also was fun to run into another Study Tour group coming down from the north!

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Guided tour in the Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 🇩🇪 we covered 80 years of history from post-war Germany to present in 80 minutes. Interesting to learn more about the Marshall plan, divided Germany, and the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall. #bonn @humboldt-foundation.de

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Second stop of the @humboldt-foundation.de study tour today was Grube Messel a fossil preservation site mainly comprised of oil shale. We saw some paleontologists working the out as well as got to view some replica and real fossils which are around 47 million years old! #grubemessel #messel

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

First stop of @humboldt-foundation.de study tour today was in #Heidelberg. We went on a walking tour and learned about the history of the city. Afterwards, a few of us explored the churches, university library, and when up to the castle to get a Birds Eye view of the city!

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

First stop on the @humboldt-foundation.de tour was Brauerei zum Klosterhof in Heidelberg! We learned about the beer brewing process in Germany and sampled some of their offerings! #heidelburg

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Getting ready to embark on the @humboldt-foundation.de Study Tour! We will be travelling all around German stopping at many historical sites, museums, businesses and research institutes! Looking forward to meeting other Humboldt scholars and learning more about Germany 🇩🇪!

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Had an amazing time at the 20th Viking Congress in Oslo! It was great to reconnect with old friends and make new ones, and receive feedback on my new project! Hopefully, I can see many of you before the next Viking Congress!

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Great first day at the Viking Congress! Boarded the Drakkar the ship used in the Odyssey movie before the sessions. Then enjoyed some wonderful papers in the Aula which features Edvard Munch’s works in their original context. Looking forward to the excursion today!

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My poster and I made it to Oslo! Looking forward to the Viking Congress tomorrow!

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Dr Kathryn Bullen @kfbullen.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

For anyone who is nearby, I am giving a talk about researching place-names on Monday, 23rd March 2026 at the North Lincolnshire Museum Society (Local History and Archaeology Section) at 7.15pm. The talk is called 'Digging for Lincolnshire - Axholme's place-names, a journey of interpretation'.

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Vielen Dank @humboldt-foundation.de for the wonderful care package 📦! Feeling welcomed to the family! Looking forward to making more memories!

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Looking forward to presenting at the Epic Geographies Symposium (online)! Wish I could attend in person but happy I can share some ideas for my upcoming postdoc project!

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Excited to announce that I have started my Humboldt Research Fellowship! After four months in Freiburg at the Goethe-Institut,I will return to Tübingen for two years to work on my project “Routes of Narration: Domestic travel in the Íslendingasögur.” Looking forward to this project!

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Second Saga Con in the books! Had a wonderful week in Katowice and Krakow 🇵🇱! Thanks to the committee and all their assistants for facilitating a collegial atmosphere! It was great to reconnect with friends from all over the world and meet many new scholars who share the same passion for ON lit!

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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

I think all airports should have a Varangian Runestone. This Arlanda example is a commemoration of one of the many lost on the infamous Ingvar expedition to 'the east' (probably the Caspian Sea) in c. 1041-2. My 📷

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Quick layover in Mannheim in route to Düsseldorf. Checked out the Wasserturm and Kunsthalle Mannheim before my next bus(which of course was delayed and I could have spent more time in the museum)! Really enjoyed viewing the works of Tavares Strachen and seeing some photos of Marlene Dietrich!

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

A few pictures from my trip to Stuttgart’s beautiful library 📚 a few days ago!

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Excited to announce that my first book chapter 'Frá Birni er nær allt stórmenni komit á Íslandi: A Social Network Analysis of Bjǫrn buna’s Descendants in Landnámabók (The Book of Settlements)' has been published in Social Network Analysis and Medieval History! Let me know if you would like a copy!

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Clare Rainsford @littlebonelady.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Whoever was responsible for designing the Historic Scotland information board at Wideford Hill Cairn deserves a medal for it.

An excerpt from a signboard. The critical feature is an illustration showing two Neolithic farmers, which is clearly a take-off of American Gothic by Grant Wood.

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Excited to receive my physical copy of Storyworlds and Worldbuilding in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature edited by @beccamerkelbach.bsky.social! Looking forward to digging into some of these articles! Plus, a beautiful cover to boot!

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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Super excited that the Proceedings of the Viking Congress for Wales and NW England has just gone to press (Liverpool University Press). David Griffiths, Nancy Edwards, Fiona Edmonds and myself as co-editors. Our cover image is to be of the lovely Viking Age cross of Maen Achwyfan #medieval

Maen Achwyfan Viking Age carved cross. Image from Wikipedia by Andrew - Creative Commons license

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

This Tuesday, I gave a lecture on ‘Social Network Analysis and the Old Norse Landnámabók’ as part of the Digital Humanities series ‘Anwendungsbereiche, Möglichkeiten, Werkzeuge’ @unituebingen.bsky.social in Neue Aula! Students were very engaged and I’m looking forward to other lectures!

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Day trip to Sigmaringen to see Hohenzollern Schloss! Also wandered into a beautiful church and tried Hohenzollern Torte! #Hohenzollern #Germany

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

The only library too beautiful to work in. Kloster Wiblingen just outside of Ulm!

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Went to Rottenburg am Neckar today to see some Roman ruins including the oldest Roman latrine this side of the Alps! Parts of Roman town Summlocenna were uncovered when a new parking lot was being built! Also wandered around the town and stopped in a few churches!

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Living the medievalist’s dream of only having a forty minute walk to a monastery (granted almost 700 ft of elevation change)! When I arrived mass was still in session so I got to hear the bell and some hymns!Some shots of Bebenhausen from this weekend!

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Narri, Narro! Had a great time at the 100th year celebration of Narrenzunft Rottenburg am Neckar, which brought together 45 Fool’s guilds from Swabia and beyond. There were over 7000 individuals in the parade and the procession lasted several hours with plenty of witches, confetti, and music!

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Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Had a great day with friends in Stuttgart! We spent four hours in the Mercedes-Benz museum looking at some amazing automobiles🚗 !

Cassidy Croci @cassidycroci.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Just completed my first application for the New Year! Only four more apps to finish before mid-January and some paper corrections! Already looking to be a busy year, but some fun things coming up so stayed tuned!