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Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🦊 🍁Need a cosy autumnal read? Why not buy a copy of my epic retelling of Reynard the Fox? Marina Warner called it "marvellously spirited and adroit storytelling" & the Wall Journal "a tour de force of storytelling." Buy here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... and here amazon.co.uk/dp/1851245553/

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Excited that we'll be welcoming a new member to the English Literature team. For more details and to apply see the link below. We're looking for a 0.5 colleague with a specialism in pre-1800s. www.winchester.ac.uk/About-Us/Wor...

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Work with us - University of Winchester

Explore the University of Winchester and discover your new career. We have a variety of positions in academic and professional services. Work with us.

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bei deinem Tempo so 2 Wochen? Vielleicht 2,5 mit Genji

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There is little on the early MA, but Lindquist argues for a great degree of continuity up into the 1800s. It looks like dolphins were not hunted by one person alone. Deliberately causing dolphins to beach ('drive hunting') appears to have been a hunting technique.

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There is a thesis I've cited in my own -- a work of German proportions (though written by a Scandinavian, Ole Lindquist, in Scotland) on whaling in medieval Scandinavia: research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023...

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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🧵 A reminder #OTD that 'Hardrada' makes no sense in any language. The Norwegian king who died at Stamford Bridge in #1066 was called Haraldr harðráði in Old Norse. Such bynames or nicknames can (and should) usually be translated. His means something like 'Hard Ruler' or 'Stern Ruler'.

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Came across this elsewhere today. Dverghold looks great, but it is made by far-right devs who previously put out literal neo nazi slop. Do not give them any money.

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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA. Learned a lot, watching this.

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

10 days left to submit your abstract for our @imc-leeds.bsky.social session on the communities of medieval Norway -- organised by @marycoconnor.bsky.social and me! Please share widely 🤗 #medievalsky #oldnorse

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

More medievalisms and less 'accuracy' too! No more Fechtbücher, make it weird and wonderful

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I'm not looking at possible modern explanations, though I've always assumed it may be some sort of calcification. Gerald of Wales seems to imply it's simple freezing.

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I'm writing quite a bit about these in my thesis, including Bartholomew! Petrifying springs are everywhere in classical & medieval wonder narratives, and there are a fair few medieval texts that end up locating them in Norway (though not Adam and Saxo IIRC)

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

THE END OF NATURE (1998) Acrylic on Gessoboard - 28” x 22” The first in what became a series of paintings about our relationship with nature. 1/2 #art

A woman in a plain dress with long billowing sleeves walks atop a high canopy of leaves. As she approaches the edge, she seems unaware of any danger. Her eyes are fixed indirectly off-panel. The warm glow of sunset washes over her and paints the sky in tranquil layers of peach and lavender. Absently the woman holds a ribbon strung between her hands. With the implied motion of her step, the ribbon brushes her thigh as a red glass heart dangles behind bobbing at the end of its loop. Sinuous trunks of thick textured wood support the flat-top of the canopy upon which she walks. Seeking perch, crows glide between the slithering tendrils that support her. The dichotomy of worlds is clear; the vantage above offers no perspective of below and what holds it all up.

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Hannah E @hspevans.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

@imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2027 CALL FOR PAPERS: “Communities and Connections between the Norse and Celtic Worlds” We want to hear all about your research on Norse and Celtic connections ☘️🌊 @irishinstitute.bsky.social

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Institute for Medieval Studies Leeds @leedsims.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Our PGR and ECR research seminar the Long Middle Ages calls for online papers for 2026-27. Friendly supportive conveners @nrhopwood.bsky.social and @saalehaiqbal.bsky.social look forward to reading your abstracts by 17 August #medievalsky #lateantiquesky #earlymodernsky

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Call for papers. Send an abstract of no more than 250 words and a short bio to thelongmiddleages@gmail.com for a paper to last 30 minutes on any late antique, medieval or early modern topic. Papers will be online only. For PGRs and ECRs.

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The Long Middle Ages @thelongmiddleages.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

But wait, there's more! We plan on sponsoring a series of panels at @imc-leeds.bsky.social next year on 'Communities in the Long Middle Ages'. If you are interested, please send an abstract, title, and bio to thelongmiddleages@gmail.com by 4th September! #medievalsky #thelongmiddleages

Communities in the Long Middle Ages call for papers

Following the success of the Long Middle Ages Seminar Series, hosted at the University of Leeds, we invite proposals for 20 minute papers at the Leeds International Medieval Congress (5-8 July 2027). This will be a space to establish connectivity between scholars working on a variety of disciplines within the traditional boundaries of the late antique, medieval and early modern periods. Considering the Long Middle Ages prompts us to think critically about the continuities and commonalities between historical periods and across disciplines.

We welcome a range of research approaches including traditional methods and interdisciplinary methodologies and frameworks. Speakers are welcome to present their work in any format on historical, literary, archaeological, art historical, linguistic, or any other specialisations under the remit of the Long Middle Ages. Accepted speakers may also be asked to join a roundtable on the topic.

Please send abstracts of c. 250 words, paper title and a short bio to thelongmiddleages@gmail.com by 4th September 2026.

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Perhaps my favourite fantasy trope. Such a vibe, and beautifully executed in this first example.

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Juliane Witte @julianewitte.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Now that everyone has returned from this year's @imc-leeds.bsky.social, I thought I'd share my CFP for next year's on female communities and networks again 😊 feel free to reach out with questions as well! #MedievalSky

In line with IMC’s thematic focus on communities, this series of sessions will explore female networks and communities in the Middle Ages from a variety of methodological, theoretical, and disciplinary angles. While many medieval sources focus expressly on men and male characters, relationships between women and female characters exist, even if they are sometimes hidden away at the margins. The goal of these sessions is to put female networks, communities, and relationships at the centre of our focus and thereby gain a more nuanced insight into the Middle Ages and our engagement with the time period and its various outputs.

In this context, both “network” and “community” are defined as broadly as possible, namely as relationships of any sort between medieval women, female characters in texts, and/or female audiences (both medieval and modern, both scholarly and popular). The aim of these sessions is to explore where and how such networks and communities can be located, how they are depicted, what effect they have upon their narratives or their historical surroundings, and how we connect to them now. The desire is for these sessions to be as broad and exploratory as possible, inviting scholars from a variety of disciplines.

Papers could address intersectional communities, religious networks, the performance of community, inclusion/exclusion, and much more in historical, literary, and/or material contexts. Doctoral Candidates, late-stage MA students, and Early Career Researchers are actively encouraged to send in proposals. I am planning an edited volume based on these sessions.

Please send an abstract (max. 300 words) and a short biography to juliane.witte@uni-tuebingen.de by the 31st of July 2026. Please do state whether you’d prefer to attend in person or online. Feel free to also reach out with any questions!

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Mary Catherine O'Connor @marycoconnor.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Leeds IMC 2027 CALL FOR PAPERS @jonasza4.bsky.social and I are organising more sessions for next year's Leeds IMC - Check out our CfP here on "Communities of the Realm: Shaping Thirteenth Century Norway"

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

It's important to spend a few years or decades on Beobachtung and evaluating if a long-standing solution can work in Germany (such as the division of PhD supervision and examination duties, a newfangled and untested concept)

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

It's a project combining a few of my passions, including medieval literature and old computers. If any of this seems interesting (and drawing maps on paper sounds like a fun time to you), there's an alpha version available for testing here: gawaingames.itch.io/witchery #gamedev #indiegame 2/2

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Witchery: Crypt of the Enchanter (Alpha) by Gawain Games

A PETSCII Dungeon Crawler

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Here's a wild pivot from IMC CfPs: I've been working on a video game called Witchery: Crypt of the Enchanter as a self-taught coder. It's a dungeon crawler in an Arthurian world, with graphics inspired by the Commodore 64 computer. The focus is on maze navigation, turn-based combat, & puzzles. 1/2

Screenshot of a computer game showing on the left a first-person view of a blocky wireframe dungeon with a large green toad sitting in it. The right displays various statistics of a character named Orlando, such as health and stamina values.

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Let's revisit medieval Norway at #IMC2027! @marycoconnor.bsky.social and I are back with another call for papers, this time on 'Communities of the Realm: Shaping Thirteenth-Century Norway'. #medievalsky @imc-leeds.bsky.social

CfP:
Communities of the Realm: Shaping Thirteenth-
Century Norway
In the wake of civil wars which racked Norway throughout much of the twelfth century, the monarchs of the ‘long thirteenth century’ strove to reshape and define the communities of the Norwegian realm. Their efforts ranged from defining the ranks of the king’s retainers, to reforming the laws circumscribing Norway as a distinct legal community, to transforming its literary landscapes and creating new
cultural values aimed at elite communities. Communities beyond the courts were affected by these movements or actively reshaped themselves independently.
This session seeks to explore such questions as: how were communities in thirteenth-century Norway imagined? How
did they change or remain static across this period? How effective were royal efforts in achieving changes in the political and
cultural communities of their realms?
We invite papers which address any aspect of community taking place in Norway during the thirteenth century, but also in Iceland as
its political status changed over the course of the century.

- Political change and legal reform
- Norwegian imperialism
- Foreign diplomacy
- The hirð
- Communities of elites
- Military communities
- Rebellion against new political communities
- Cultural communities
- Religious communities
- Literary communities
- Linguistic communities
- Indigenous communities
- Marginalised and excluded communities

Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words and a brief biography by Friday 18th September to Mary Catherine O’Connor (maryoconnor@balliol.ox.ac.uk) and Jonas Zeit-Altpeter (j.zeit-altpeter@student.uib.no).

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Natalie Hopwood @nrhopwood.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

For those already excited for #IMC2027, @marycoconnor.bsky.social and I are organizing sessions on 'The Literary Communities of Old Norse and Icelandic Romance'! 🌟If you would like to get involved, please submit a 250 word abstract and short bio by 18th September 🌟 #medievalsky

The Literary Communities of Old Norse and Icelandic Romance
Through the translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia regum Britannaie and the efforts of Hákon Hákonarson, king of Norway (r. 1217-1263), romance reached the Medieval North where it soon took hold of the Scandinavian imagination. Old Norse translations of Old French romances were copied and transmitted from Norway to Iceland. These romances soon inspired a wave of new literary creations, leading to the production of Icelandic chivalric romances and later ballads and rimur, alongside potentially influencing other literary genres. These narratives were amongst the most popular stories read and received amongst medieval and later Icelandic communities as the manuscript preservation attests. And yet they continue to be amongst the most understanded communities of texts within Old Norse literary studies. This session seeks to respond to this gap in scholarship and invite papers which investigate these texts, challenging former assumptions and opening up new avenues of scholarship on these texts.

Suggested themes and topics may include but are not limited to:

· Chivalric romances, fornaldarsögur
· Translation (Old Norse and Old Swedish)
· Literary communities
· Gender
· Emotions
· Genre
· Families/ genealogies
· Travel/ geography
· Marginalised identities
· Manuscript reception and transmission
· Society and hierarchy
· Ethnicity and religion
· Monsters
· Transgression
Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words and a brief biography by Friday 18th September to Mary Catherine O’Connor (mary.oconnor@balliol.ox.ac.uk) and Natalie Hopwood (ennrho@leeds.ac.uk)

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

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Jessie Summerhayes @jessiesummerhayes.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

IMC was wonderful… so wonderful that Sam Masters and I are excited to do it all again next year! Here is the CfP for next year on the theme of Communities. @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The glassholes, of course!

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I'm going to say Wizardry, though I could also have gone with Ultima -- which seems to be featured in the book!

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Harold Richer @haroldricher.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Listen to what nature have to say

A frog saying "eat the rich". This frog is very wise. We should listen to them.

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Natalie Hopwood @nrhopwood.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Happening at @imc-leeds.bsky.social next week: On Tuesday, I'm running two panels on Medieval Temporalities and Comics with six great speakers 🥳 On Wednesday, I'll be presenting at @marycoconnor.bsky.social and @jonasza4.bsky.social's panel AND chairing @necron-network.bsky.social's roundtable!

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NECRON - Network of Early Career Researchers in Old Norse @necron-network.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It’s that time of year again! Heading to #IMCLeeds2026 and work on the Medieval North? NECRON is back for another casual IMC social! 🗓️ Tues 7 July 🕗 20:00 📍 Terrace (LUU) PhDs, ECRs, and medieval North enthusiasts warmly welcome. Come hang out, meet people, and stay as long as you like!

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Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious @rachellense.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

And of course -- a reminder and invitation to come and say hi at our Viking Society-sponsored panels at @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026, 'Envisioning the Times' I and II! #MedievalSky #IMC2026

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Are you working on the history, culture, or literature of medieval Norway? If so, consider submitting an abstract for this upcoming volume edited by @marycoconnor.bsky.social and me! #MedievalSky #OldNorse

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jenny (phire) @phirephoenix.com · 27/05/2026

Wikimedia Foundation just fired a long time lead developer of MediaWiki as well as its entire community team for unionizing. If you’re a donor, email donate@wikimedia.org to protest this move. medium.com/@jakeorlowit...

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Big Tech’s Anti-Labor Playbook Has Come for Wikipedia

TLDR: In ten days last month, the Wikimedia Foundation fired the longtime lead developer of MediaWiki and disbanded the team whose entire…

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Big Hippo 🇮🇪 @bighippoart.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

The bears at the river. The winter is over 🐻

An illustration featuring two bears near the river.

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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Maria Danielsen, Knut Ørke og Holger Pötzsch har skrevet et opprop om KI i høyere utdanning som jeg nettopp har signert. Signér du også om du ønsker en mer faglig og kritisk diskusjon av innføring av KI på universiteter og høgskoler! Oppropet skal sendes til Khrono. nettskjema.no/a/602234#/pa...

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Opprop om KI i høyere utdanning - Nettskjema

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Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

To lighten up the timeline, some good news: I just donated the latest royalties from the CRPG Book, bringing us to a total of £37,901 raised for charity since 2019! Thanks everyone for the support! The book is back in stock @bitmapbooks.com if you also want one: www.bitmapbooks.com/products/the...

São Paulo, February 2026.

To Bitmap Books
Attn: Felipe Pepe

We are delighted to receive and appreciate Bitmap Books donation of £3,514.49 (Three thousand five hundred and fourteen pounds sterling and forty-nine pence), intended to support the social assistance
programs developed by Vocação.

We believe that every young person possesses talents and potential that can flourish when there is access to quality education and real opportunities for insertion into the world of work. The support of our
partners makes it possible to develop skills, achieve autonomy, and overcome the cycle of poverty, promoting lasting transformations in the lives of participants and their families.

Your financial support is fundamental to continuing to offer opportunities that generate impact and broaden horizons. Receive our sincere admiration and gratitude for believing in the strength of youth and the importance of investing in their future.

We reiterate our deep gratitude for the partnership, trust, and solidarity in walking alongside Vocação in this mission of social transformation.

Sincerely,

Josmael Castanho da Silva
Diretor Geral

A photo of the hardcover version of the CRPG Book

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

if you need another reason to delete your account

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Gotta post something beautiful against the aftertaste. It's Thulsa Doom, fools!

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Jonas ZA @jonasza4.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

This damaging nonsense was exhibited at Bonn as well. Utterly frustrating to see institutions just giving up.

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Simon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

DFG erlaubt Einsatz von KI in der Begutachtung. Wenn wir jetzt noch die AI dazu kriegen, die komplette Forschung zu machen, haben wir den Menschen komplett von der Last des Forschungsprozzeses befreit und er kann sich komplett auf wichtige Dinge wie Reisekostenerstattungsanträge konzentrieren.

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Künstliche Intelligenz in der Begutachtung

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Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Ok, since apparently I got nominated for @nyvgcc.bsky.social's award for game journalism based on this piece, I'll share it again: felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrifi... Happy that it resonated with so many people across the globe, it fits nicely in a year where Despelote united Latin America XD

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The Gentrification of Video Game History

We’re not all suburban kids who got a Nintendo 64 for Christmas

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