Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026check it out everyone im making more depressing disco elysium fan art 060
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"I NEED YOU. YOU CAN KEEP ME ON THIS EARTH. BE VIGILANT. I LOVE YOU." 02611
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026favourite bit from the MR James biography so far is finding out he discovered a random manuscript from Yorkshire with 12 medieval ghost stories in it 051
Reposted by SimonSimon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This amazing find inspired me to make this wee illustration, I found it very evocative to imagine the early medieval churchyard at Govan could be a hive of activity and craft workers. Not just stone carving but jewellery as well 15112
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I dont know if its because most of my patreons have been following me on social media since the guid auld days but I'm always in awe when i dont lose any when I have a depression gap 001
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Since yer aw dying tae know my top ten tv shows ... I Claudius, the Sopranos, Edge of Darkness, Twin Peaks, Granada TV Sherlock Holmes, Deadwood, The Singing Detective, Sapphire and Steel, Cadfael, Tinker tailor Soldier Spy 060
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026bought a new biography about MR James, all the stuff about upper class Victorian era boarding schools is a hard read tbh felt like some kind of From Hell incantation where the spirit of jimmy savile flows through everything in this country for century after century 190
Reposted by SimonDr Edward Stewart @eddiecstewart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Out digging in Glasgow’s East End where we have now uncovered the lost East wall of Harvie’s Dykes - the site of some radical history! We’ve been getting some great finds, there’s still time to visit the excavations - before lunchtime today! @archscot.bsky.social #GBPT @glasgowcc.bsky.social 0115
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This amazing find inspired me to make this wee illustration, I found it very evocative to imagine the early medieval churchyard at Govan could be a hive of activity and craft workers. Not just stone carving but jewellery as well 15112
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Here's a drawing I made of one of my favourite saga characters the warrior-poet Egill Skallagrimsson 070
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026that Ocarina of time remake looks hideous ... actually made me think about it in the context of that redundant silent hill 2 remake where the limitations of technology in the original game actually led to much stronger art design and atmosphere over fidelity to "realism" 030
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026fascinated by this Sigurd legend Stave Church portal from Mæl where it looks like Sigurd is duel wielding 060
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026sort of hypocritical since I do like wearing historical replicas of pendants but it does my nut in trying to look up research on historical items and art and all the results are just modern merchandise 110
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I don't even speak Spanish but I still feel an innate need for this one ... 110
Reposted by SimonChristian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Probably would have been drier to swim, but the site of the viking burial mound at Kingscross Point, overlooking Lamlash Bay on Arran, is worth the trek. A furnished cremation grave was excavated here in 1909, and has been dated to the mid/late ninth century 1335
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026being at work and having someone randomly whispering at me about someone astral projecting into an eagle to mate with another eagle and how this was wrong made me feel like i was in game of thrones and also added onto the time I needed to recharge to be amongst people again considerably 040
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026My man is still moulting but he started singing after I gave him some extra cheese 0101
Reposted by SimonAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25/08/2026Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour, giant of resistance art, dies aged 79 aje.news/2xzmvt 2404212
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Bird report: cheered me up to see this Song Thrush sitting nicely for me 090
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026@downham.bsky.social Hey there I was working on a wee talk about Strathclyde and was trying to check, do you think the mention of the king of the Norwegians raiding Strathclyde in the Fragmentary Annals of Ireland is a Norse king from the Irish sea zone rather than the literal king of Norway? 100
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026@phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social I made some art inspired by the tale of Thorstein Shiver that I thought you might like ... 151
Reposted by SimonThe Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Great promo artwork for tomorrow's event by the very talented Simon Dickie. You can virtually taste the malicious intent of the poison-pen letter writer! The 1820's in Govan must have been something else! Join us to discover the Vinegar Letters scandal. 🎟 FREE tickets on Eventbrite 🔗 LINK below ⤵️ 111
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026biggest dilemma for giving a talk that touches on Norse myth for the sake of clarity and simplicity do I just refer to the Jotnar as giants even though I disagree with that interpretation in general 020
Reposted by SimonSimon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026New illustration by me, a tenth century Icelander vs a cludgie demon come check it out on my patreon! www.patreon.com/malkydungeon...patreon.comThorstein Shiver | Simon DickieI’ve been enjoying getting back into making illustrations with procreate again so here’s one inspired by the tale of Thorstein Shiver, a ten 021
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026still finding it tricky to sum up kennings in a succinct and clear manner, I don't know it would be best just presenting a couple of simple examples before moving on ... 100
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026New illustration by me, a tenth century Icelander vs a cludgie demon come check it out on my patreon! www.patreon.com/malkydungeon...patreon.comThorstein Shiver | Simon DickieI’ve been enjoying getting back into making illustrations with procreate again so here’s one inspired by the tale of Thorstein Shiver, a ten 021
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026@archaeonado.bsky.social Mission accomplished! On sale at the cathedral, cash only. The stones themselves appear to now only be seen via a booked appointment 160
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It's been a busy few months for me so I'm glad I still managed to slip in time for a few wee bits of art, which you can check out on my patreon for free! www.patreon.com/malkydungeon...patreon.comGovan Stones promo art | Simon DickieI've been busier than normal the past couple of months so most of the art I've made was wee quick pieces helping with promo for the Govan St 010
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026words can't express how disgusted I am that the concept of a search engine that actually works seems to have collapsed everywhere online 1110
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Thinking about trying to finish the cancelled talk i was going to give and then promptly getting excited at the prospect of working on a completely new talk about the fall of Strathclyde and its weird second life thanks to the Bishops of Glasgow and how it relates to Scottish identity 120
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Hadnae seen Robin fella in a wee while so was nice to see him pop up this morning for some cheese 0172
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026A bit of old art from me, depicting a cool scene from the Volsung Saga 091
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026you should join my patreon if you want to see coming up soon a drawing of a tenth century Icelander watching a demon climb out a cludgie 110
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 02/08/2026spending the first day off work trying to remember what the fuck I was actually doing last time I had time off ... like loading up an old save file for an assassins creed game 030
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 02/08/2026nice of this Warbler to so deftly pose for me in between shooting about the reeds 090
Reposted by SimonHugh Harrop @hughharrop.bsky.social · 31/07/2026PUFFLING!!! Some great views of 'Pufflings' at Sumburgh Head this week including this individual taking its first wing stretches outside its burrow yesterday evening watched by mum or dad! #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #Birds #UKWildlife 113421
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026weird to me the patter that the gods werenae present in nolans odyssey, the rumbling of thunder at dramatic moments made Zeus feel omnipresent in a way that if it just cut to just a fella with a thunderbolt would have fell short in its emphasis 010
Reposted by SimonSimon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I think this is my favourite Pictish carving, the utter confidence in the line with what its depicting, a close breathing familiarity to the natural world. Is it a tribal marker? Showing where these animals are found bountiful? Just a sheer joy of expression, a gratitude to these beings existing? 0135
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026It was a pleasant surprise to me that Nolan had that kinda juice for the getting turned into pigs scene tbh 110
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I know I may be biased here but I couldn't help see the way the sack of Troy was depicted here and not see it through the prism of all the footage coming from Gaza ... 020
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 26/07/2026As someone that was Nolan neutral I had a great time watching fellas go to various islands, get fucked up and then run back to their boats couldnae ask for a better cinematic experience 191
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026after a 12 hour shift the last modelo in the fridge hit like Thor's fuckin hammer man 040
Reposted by SimonAlex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 22/07/2026A great paper from a great man Thank you also to our fellow speakers and @history-w-hilbert.bsky.social for co-organising the panels with me 173
Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Was funny thinking back to the Vikings tv series and the influence it had in presenting a certain sexy image of the Vikings when initially what I was most impressed with was them depicting how pathetic and disturbing the Lindisfarne raid actually was with defenceless old men being killed/enslaved 140