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Norse in the North @norseinthenorth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We are happy to announce that University of Nottingham will be joining our cohort as the fourth and newest member of NitN! Nottingham is the home to @uoncsva.bsky.social and has been an active member of the Old Norse community! They will host the 2027 conference and we are so excited to have them!

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I had a fantastic time at the 10th International Symposium of Runes and Runic Inscriptions. It was held in Copenhagen, which meant I got to see these amazing early runic inscriptions! I gave a paper on the new runic finds from England.

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A #runic find in the Faroes, might be a medieval grave slab. A possible readable sequence on the photo looks like ‘huilir’, i.e. ‘hvílir’ (“rests”). But photos can deceive and are never sufficient in themselves. We can look forward to learning about this inscription from those inspecting the stone.

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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Oh god hold on is my hay fever getting less acute... because everything is dead

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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

As the Battle of Stamford Bridge is about to be refought, why not follow these lovely Vikingists! go.bsky.app/K7xLh7S

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Gildas the ferret was a wonderful companion in my life. Sadly he has passed away at the amazing old age of 7! Rest well and dook in peace, my boy ❤️

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I had the pleasure of presenting at @imc-leeds.bsky.social this year, with a paper that gave an overview of the runic inscriptions of Orkney. Here’s me with Tiffin the kestrel 🦅

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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🪨 Harald Bluetooth's runestone at Jelling was carved around AD 965. The inscription is both a memorial to his parents and a claim to have conquered Denmark and Norway and made the Danes Christians. One side features Christ standing in a cross shape, entwined in tendrils ⤵️ My 📷 Kongernes Jelling

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Norse Mythology @norsemythology.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Viking Age silver brooch with Norse futhark runes on reverse, found in Penrith (England).

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Life and Landscape Research Showcase held at the University of Nottingham on Saturday 13th June is now open for registration! We have a very exciting day of papers from nine Early Career Researchers and keynote lecture by @susan-kilby.bsky.social. Please share, this event is open to all!

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Come take a jaunt through a kirkyard with me… perhaps we’ll see some runes! open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi...

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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🏅 An exquisitely decorated gold pendant dating to the 6th century AD - originally found in a flowerbed on Gotland - has been presented to Gotland Museum. 📰 Read all about it in the latest A Whole Lot of History! open.substack.com/pub/historyh...

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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

🆕️ A ring with a runic inscription has been reported to the PAS. Dr @jaztherunologist.bsky.social told AWLOH: ‘This is an incredibly exciting find for runologists in Britain because it adds to our growing collection of runic inscriptions in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc'. open.substack.com/pub/historyh...

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The Vikingology Podcast @vikingologypodcast.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Wanna make sure you’re using the correct letters before you get that runic tattoo? Check out our chat with @jaztherunologist.bsky.social vikingology.substack.com/p/the-secret...

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The Secret Code of the Vikings

Watch now | Our chat with expert Jasmin Higgs about the complex and interesting history of runes

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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

💥 A Whole Lot of History 💥 📰 Lady Jane Grey - Reclaiming England’s Queen 📰 The Aberdeenshire village that once ruled a Pictish kingdom 📰 Lord of the Ring: Ultra-rare Old English runic finger-ring found open.substack.com/pub/historyh...

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Runes of the week! The Brandon Pin dates to the 8th or 9th century, and found in Suffolk. It is a pin, possibly a dress or hair accessory. It features a runic inscription which is a partial runic alphabet. It reads: fuþorcjwhnij|ïpxs. There are possibly more runes after this.

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Ny Björn Gustafsson @nybjorn.eurosky.social · 07/04/2026

A new (as in newly reported; the find was made decades ago...) Migration-period gold bracteate from Gotland has finally been publicly presented along with a button for a Merovingian-period dress clasp! 🏺 🥳 www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/fynd...

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Guldfyndet i rabatten: Unikt smycke från 500-talet | Sveriges Radio

Ett guldsmycke från 500-talet har hittats i Sjonhem på Gotland.

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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Send your #runic queries to @vikingologypodcast.bsky.social for @jaztherunologist.bsky.social to decipher them on the podcast! Great idea: open.substack.com/pub/vikingol... #runology #runes

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Runic mysteries

The art of deciphering ancient alphabets

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Had the pleasure of examining a new runic inscription yesterday in the beautiful city of Lincoln. I can’t say anything more but once the PAS entry is out, I’ll share it!

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Trix @trixranderson.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

It's Viking Camps #FindsFriday! I've had a few weeks away, with both the Jorvik Festival and half term, so we'll get back to it today... and in honour of yesterday's World Book Day (heavily norse-themed in this household) I thought we'd look at a find with some writing. This is Torksey DB 1620. /1

A find photograph of a small, rectangular lead plaque, Torksey find DB 1620, from the Great Army camp at Torksey, Lincolnshire.

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Here’s one of my favourite objects, the Harford Farm brooch. There’s a repair on the front, and the back has a runic inscription on it reading either ‘Luda repaired the brooch’ or ‘Luda makes amends by means of this brooch’. I was lucky enough to see this at Norwich Castle Museum in 2024. #runology

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Happy to say that my report for TOEBI is featured in the 2025 newsletter!

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Day to Þora, who owned this spindle-whorl sometime in the 14th century in Iceland. The inscription reads þo^ra:amig, ‘Þora owns me’. #runology #runes

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Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

"You wont find runes as interesting when you realise most inscriptions are thoroughly mundane or post conversion!" me looking at a comb that says comb:

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I have written a bit about how to use runes when writing modern languages (in Norwegian). Overall, my approach is flexible because modern runic uses are adaptations. But I do give some advice e.g. regarding the use of older vs. younger runes. sprakprat.no/2026/02/19/h...

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Hvordan skrive med runer på moderne språk?

Moderne runebruk er et spennende kapittel i runenes nyere historie. Navn og korte meldinger skrevet med runer er en populær og personlig uttrykksform for mange også i dag. Ved siden av tradisjonell…

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi... Why put runes on a little gaming piece? Come read to find out!

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Finally saw All Saints, Brixworth, one of the most complete early medieval buildings in England. It had a fabulous little book stall inside, too!

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Writing humorously about a brooch with runes on it open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi...

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Happy National Handwriting Day! open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi...

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NorseInCork @norseincork.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

OUP have published the first chapter of my Runes book (on the earliest period of runic writing) open access until 19 Feb. Do have a look if you're interested! academic.oup.com/book/61598/c...

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Inspired by a colleague saying she’d like a lesson on how to read a runic inscription, here’s a lesson! open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi...

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Over on Substack, I’ve written about this curious little runic inscription on a hanging bowl. Come read about it! open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi...

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

A replica of the Norwegian Alstad stone - a rune-stone and picture stone from the eleventh century - has been unveiled in Vytachiv in Ukraine. The copy was made by the well-known modern rune carver Erik Sandquist. www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new... #runology

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Minister Eide unveiled replica of rune stone in Ukraine

‘The Alstad stone is a symbol of the historic ties between the people of Norway and the people of Ukraine,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I got out of my comfort zone recently and gave an introductory short talk to the WI about women and runestones. I plan to follow it up soon with a foray into women and runic inscriptions on portable objects… come join me over on Substack to read about them ☺️ open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi...

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

One of the reasons I’ve done this is because there’s almost no actual runology on Substack, only nonsense magic-centred ‘information’ about runes… let’s hope I can change that!

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi... Moving my runes blog over to Substack to see if it’s a better platform. If you’ve got Substack and want to learn about runes, then go give me a follow!

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Reading runes in Orkney: the 36th Fieldrunologist Meeting

I had the pleasure of being invited to the 36th Field Runologists Meeting.

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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

SSNS recently supported a visit for Dr Jasmin Higgs to the 36th Field Runologist Meeting in Orkney. A report on the conference (by Dr Jasmin Higgs) is now on our website. www.ssns.org.uk/featured/ssn...

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SSNS Funding - Runologists Meeting, Orkney - Scottish Society for Northern Studies

A summary by Dr Jasmin Higgs on attending the 36th Field Runologists Meeting in Orkney (October 2025), a visit supported by SSNS.

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 02/01/2026

3D scan of the Jelling 2 Stone, a Viking runestone erected by Harald Bluetooth in honour of his mother, Queen Thyra. Research in Antiquity from 2023 suggested women held more power in Viking Denmark than previously believed 🏺 #Archaeology 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 📷 Laila Kitzler Åhfeldt

3D model of a stone engraved with a knotted design and four lines of runes. Runes analysed are marked with red lines.

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Pleased to say that my book review of ‘Runes Across the North Sea from the Migration Period and Beyond’ has finally been published in Futhark 14-15. You can read it here: uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record...

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

A while ago I had the pleasure of attending the 36th Field Runologists Meeting, held on the Orkney Islands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . It was good to be back in my favourite place doing my favourite activity… figuring out what those pesky runes say #runes #runology

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