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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

September 17, 1939

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Ott Heinapuu @ohpuu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

miski pole tõsi ja kõik on võimalik, kui klassikuid tsiteerida; oeh

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Someone needs to monetise this research finding by setting up an essay-mill in the back room of a pub where students are getting shitfaced and drag them in to write random essays for strangers when they're on their seventh pint

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Peter Sjökvist @sjokvist.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Keynote lecture by Meelis Friedenthal @friedenthal.bsky.social at the University of Helsinki this morning

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Elizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

"Tartu University is analysing other historic artefacts ... including an 800-year-old cross depicting genitalia that makes a sound when worn. The metal cross has a hinged piece in the shape of a vulva that covers and knocks against an engraved penis design when moved around." #MedievalSky

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DNA reveals stone age teenager as chewer of 10,500-year-old ‘gum’

The prehistoric birch tar found in Estonia contained traces of saliva that were analysed by genetics experts

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Franziska Davies @efdavies.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Heute hatte ich Gelegenheit auf einen Text von vier russischen Historikern (based in USA) zu antworten, der letzte Woche in der FAZ erschienen ist. Der Text der vier war eine zutiefst persönliche Attacke auf mich, weil ich es gewagt hatte, Teile (!) der Imperiumsforschung zu 🇷🇺 zu kritisieren. 1/8

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Ott Heinapuu @ohpuu.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Kurmo Konsa ja Meelis Friedenthali „Alkeemia ajaloost” täidab eestikeelses mõtte-, teadus- ja tehnikaloos olulise lünga, kirjutab Raul Veede: keeljakirjandus.ee/ee/archives/...

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

*Confused historians of early modern medicine wake up to find themselves experts on current affairs*

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Just in case if you missed this printing event in #Mainz: they publically printed a giant page of the Gutenberg bible in the format 5 x 7,20 meter. #bookhistory #skystorians

A photo of the printing event in Mainz (from April 26-27th, 2025) showing a moment of the printing process: two men are lifting the paper from the woodblock. Copyrights from Markus Kohz.

A photo of the printing event in Mainz (from April 26-27th, 2025) showing the giant woodblick, and the giant printed paper open air. Copyrights from Markus Kohz.

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Happy birthday to Vilnius University, which is 446 years old today

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

"Philosophi definiunt vocem esse aerem tenuissimum ictum vel suum sensibile aurium, id est quod proprie auribus accidit." St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 904; Prisciani grammatica; 851 CE; Ireland (Bangor?, Nendrum?); p.3 (www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

My haul from that Finnish book sale

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ML Brennan @brennanml.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Looked at another way, the Baltic is a Mediterranean of the north - with Sweden as North Africa, Finland as Iberia, Estonia as Italy, Latvia as the Balkans, Lithuania as Greece and Poland as Turkey. Gotland is Crete…

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Fjóla @fjolagud.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

This is a sewing pattern. It is also a page from a late 14th century manuscript that is one of two primary sources for an important Icelandic saga (Sturlunga saga), but that was probably not important to the 17th century person who really needed a sewing pattern. #upcycling

Sewing pattern for part of a shirt. It is clearly made from a dark brown manuscript page with small lettering written in two columns.

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Professor Claire Jowitt @clairejowitt.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Early example, c1550s, of Sebastian Munster's Sea Monsters showing perils of the sea with fantastic sea beasties eating humans, attacking ships etc; hand coloured (later) ... lovely #seafever image ... maphouse.co.uk/antique-prin... 🦞🦈🦐🐳🪼🐟🏊

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