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Carol Barbon

@childoflions.bsky.social
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Uvic student majoring in Medieval Studies, future Medievalist, a fan of paleontology, and a mother of three. (she/her).

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Samantha Katz Seal @samanthalkseal.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Medieval England was never an "essentially homogenous country, with little diversity", and a certain anti-immigrant twitter thread is an example of why we need to expand definitions of "diversity" when thinking about the medieval past before it's coopted to exclude people in present. #medievalsky
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
I've started a 'Sword or Battle Hammer' savings jar to either buy a functional sword or a battle hammer. I feel as if this is taking me one step closer to becoming an actual medievalist.
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Dr. Rachel Schine @rachelschine.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
I confess I don’t understand the “dearth of sources is why it was the Dark Ages” argument. Where was the lack? Certainly not in Byzantium, or anywhere with Orthodox Christians for that matter. Certainly not in Romance. Arabic. Slavonic. Norse. Archaeology exists. What am I missing here? Saxon shit?
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Looks like I will finish the semester with an A average. Not bad considering I bawled my eyes out in the second week of the semester because I realized I had bitten off far too much and feared I would crash and burn.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
What is the point of striking it your employer will just force you and your co-workers back to work? Canadians should be disgusted and worried at this violation of the collective bargaining process. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Disgusted Canada Post strikers maintain picket line until the last minute before returning to work | CBC News
Angry Canada Post employees in St. John's maintained their picket line Tuesday morning until precisely the moment they were ordered to return to work.
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Medieval Studies @uvic-medi.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Congratulations to Campbell Dowler for the research, writing and oral defense of your honours essay: Ekphrasis and Chivalry in Middle English Literature!
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H S Purtymun @hspurtymun.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Has anyone taken the IES Introduction to Latin Palaeography short course online? I need a refresher and am trying to decide if that’s the best option. #medievalsky
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Check out this awesome in person and virtual (Zoom) medieval conference that is hosted by @uvic-medi.bsky.social.
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Χοδαδαδίος Ρεζαχανίδης, PhD, KRT, Duc de Téhéran @sasanianshah.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Testing BlueSky’s capacity for historical threads! A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy. Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
Cover of Richard Frye's translation of the Rihlah of Ibn Fadlan
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
As of 35 minutes ago, my semester has come to a close. I've survived.
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Medieval Studies @uvic-medi.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Archaeology work on Notre Dame Cathedral during the restoration process (16 inches beneath the 900 year old floor) have lead to some amazing discoveries. 13th-century rood screen, fragments of limestone statues, iron clamps, pillars connected by long beams to distribute weight, and more.
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News - Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Allows Archaeologists to Unearth Historic Artworks - Archaeology Magazine
PARIS, FRANCE—According to an ARTNews report, archaeologists have uncovered some 1,035 fragments of historic artworks […]
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I just sent the first article I will publish to my prof to give it a once over. This is a building he is familiar with... and deals with a field he specializes in... so now I get to spend the day freaking out over all the errors he will spot. It's 500 words, and it is not academic, but it is a start
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Not as epic as last year's photo, but still pretty good, lol.
Three kids are sitting with Santa. Left to right: one kid with a purple long sleeves shirt, jeans, and black boot, Santa with a screaming toddler wearing a red plaid shirt, jeans, and fire truck boots, and the last kid is wearing a maroon shirt with black sweat pants and black boots.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Laptop: We need to update Firefox. Me: Sure, I can afford to lose my 30+ tabs. Laptop: Good news, Firefox is updated, bad news I can't run Firefox because of a bad download, and I won't let you re-install it...
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a window on the side of a house with a white shutter on it
Alt: A man is tossing a laptop out of a second story window. The laptop shatters as it hits the ground.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
My program @uvic-medi.bsky.social has finally made it onto Bluesky! #MedievalSky
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Norselass @norselass.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
If you are interested in Old English, Old Norse and Viking Studies at MA level, please come and join us tomorrow at 7pm GMT for a virtual information event. More here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/pros...
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MA Viking and Early Medieval English Studies - The University of Nottingham
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
#Medievalsky
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Come in person or on Zoom on Feb 1st, 2025 to learn about Medieval Utopias from all across the medieval world! The conference is hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program in Victoria, BC, Canada.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
After going full tilt for weeks it feels soo odd not to have to do anything but go to class. I... I don't know what to do with myself, lol.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Yup. Just scheduled the email asking everyone whose email I have for a donation. Giving Tuesday is the great nonprofit battle royale. Many nonprofits have staff dedicated to getting donations, our donor management team is a 13 year old cat named Rupert. He’s no use at all. givebutter.com/uA8ubg
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Monthly Skype a Scientist Support Squad
Help us increase our monthly donations by $1000/month
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The final exam for my one class is done. I was a little cheeky with a couple answers, but it is done. My term essay for my other course is done. I think it's shit, but struggled with it and my head hurts, so I'm going to submit and let the dice fall where they fall. Only 1 final exam left to go.
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Rutger K. 🟥 @anotheraspirin.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Hey kids! Feel like contributing to ongoing research while also spending a couple of minutes thinking about Vikings for a change? How about you fill out the GREAT VIKING SURVEY? nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa... #MedievalSky
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The Great Viking Survey - Nettskjema
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Out of the many ways I would like to start my morning... falling out of a bus ranks very low. I'm ok. My laptop is ok. My glasses are ok. Though my pride is hurt.
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Sarah M @lore.house · 29/11/2024
At a conference last weekend James Tauber announced the new Digital Tolkien Linked Open Data project with its nascent website here: lod.digitaltolkien.com I am truly looking forward to the possibilities this project has for academia and fandom, and in fields beyond Tolkien studies.
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Tolkien Linked Open Data Project
Referencing, indexing, and linking between Tolkien-related texts, people, places, and events in both the primary and secondary world across online projects, scholarly works, archives, media, and more.
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Fiona Campbell-Howes @fortrenn.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
This promises to be a fab pair of hybrid lectures next Tuesday - @3dgroovanstones.bsky.social on reconstructing the Govan Stones from 3D imagery, and @neilmcguigan.bsky.social on finding the early medieval Kingdom of Strathclyde and charting its demise. Well worth signing up for. #MedievalSky
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Medieval Scotlands Seminar Series: Megan Kasten and Neil McGuigan
A hybrid seminar with presentations by Dr Megan Kasten (University of Glasgow) and Dr Neil McGuigan on the 'Govan School' of stone carving and its context.
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James D'Emilio @demiliopics2.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
1/Verse epitaph of Elias, abbot of San Nicola and archbishop of Bari He is compared to Solomon for the praise of his wisdom and building and to the prophet Elijah for his pious life. He died in 1105 and was buried in a Roman sarcophagus. #EpigraphyTuesday #MedievalSky #Spolia #Puglia
The 12 line inscription of the epitaph in a square panel.Part of the surviving fragment of the sarcophagus: two standing philosophers between fluted columns with ornate capitals and foliate decoration in the spandrels. The columns support an arcade with a scalloped niche between each philosopher's head. These two have face types like the traditional ones for Sts Peter and Paul. 11th century viewers would have noticed.
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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
This is a few years old, and I did get some annoyed commentary from white supremacists, so I am happy to share it again now uk.news.yahoo.com/vikings-were... #vikingsky #medievalsky
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Vikings were never the pure-bred master race white supremacists like to portray
Early Vikings wouldn't understand nationalism – the secret to their success was to embrace other cultures.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I am reaching out in an act of desperation to see if anyone knows of a source, primary or secondary, that shows the Roman elite taking slave attendants with them out in public and to public events. #ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Best one yet! Lmao!
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
The Middle Ages were not all grey and drab. People loved colour, and would use it to the fullest extent they could.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Reposting this for all the new folk. The episode is less than 30 minutes and is well worth a listen.
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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 24/11/2024
⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed. If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath. 👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
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Storyville Books Bookshop UK
Nestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
That the Ottonians, Carolingians, and Byzantines, all claimed to be the inheriters of Rome's power, and both the Carolingians and Ottonians used art and architecture in an attempt to discredit the Byzantines.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I am utterly in love with this song. It is soo beautiful, and in my highly biased opinion, much better than the original: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHsp...
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Running up that hill Cover in Early Middle English BARDCORE/MEDIEVAL version. Original by Kate Bush.
YouTube video by the_miracle_aligner
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
#Medievalsky
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I am dragging my tired and worn out brain kicking and screaming through a field of thorn covered brambles to get this paper done.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
My program's professor was recently on a podcast talking about post secondary education, and how both the humanities and the sciences need to have more interaction. The Venerable Dr. Reed is a treasure to our program and I hope you will listen to what he has to say: open.spotify.com/episode/6kA9...
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Bridging Science and the Humanities with Dr. Michael Reed
Inspire-d at UVic · Episode
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I am reaching out to see if anyone on #medievalsky would be interested, or know someone who would be interested, in leading an online medieval illumination workshop for a bunch of students this coming April or sometime next fall?
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I might *actually* finish this essay when I want to rather than leaving it to the last minute. Wow.... For context, I don't like the topic I chose and I am battling my brain's non-interest in it.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Savlete! This is a reminder, one that I will be posting about often, about the Medieval Conference happening in Victoria, British Columbia, on Feb 1st, 2025. It's hosted by the University of Victoria's Medieval Studies program, and the theme this year is Medieval Utopias. www.uvic.ca/humanities/m...
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Victoria Medieval Conference - University of Victoria
The program of Medieval Studies invites you to the Victoria Medieval Conference, a day of talks, music and conversations with the members of the program and their guests....
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
We are in the middle of a bomb cyclone... it has been very cold (for here), blistery, and windy.... Last nights drive home from coding club was interesting to say the least.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Fuck... it's cold enough outside for me to consider wearing actual shoes instead of sandals...
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
So #Medievalsky, what are the architectural differences between the Romanesque and Gothic revivals in relation to secular buildings?
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
This sounds like an amazing book! I've put it on my list for when I eventually have time and brain power to recreationally read.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
It is my hope that the study of medieval history moves away from being Eurocentric to a more global perspective. It really does the field no favours to keep inside an European bubble.
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I was all excited thinking I finished the last abstract and that I could just put all my attention next week into the essay and the week after into studying for a final exam... until... I found another abstract in the syllabus that has yet to be uploaded to the Brightspace page... fuck!
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Richard Fitch @tudorcook.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
"this is fine" British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
A medieval manuscript illustration from the British Library royal ms 20 a ii f3r.
Image shows a medieval king in a green gown and wearing a crown. He is stood within a burning castle with arms in the air and a look of 'oh dear' on his face
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Carol Barbon @childoflions.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Time to bang off the final abstract for my Greek and Roman Studies class so I can move to the essay. I'm kinda pissed the absolute max word count for the essay is 2000 words... The end of this semester is barreling down.
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