Reposted by Trevor WileyLisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis.bsky.social · 1hWe are thrilled to be supporting the publication of these books! MAA first-book Subvention awarded to Jessica Hines, and the MAA Inclusivity & Diversity Subvention awarded to Matthew Delvaux. Congratulations! 062
Reposted by Trevor WileyNPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 10hSuper pleased to see this out (and open access!). Moluag was clearly an important figure in Pictland, here we got to help the team who made such important discoveries at Moluag's monastery get the word on the street about the importance of Lismore and the new findings! tinyurl.com/5cb9vf3ptinyurl.comA major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain | Antiquity | Cambridge CoreA major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain - Volume 100 Issue 413 06025
Reposted by Trevor WileyNorth Ages @northages.bsky.social · 19h‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.com‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of ChristianityCommunity-funded archaeological excavations of ‘really important’ sixth-century monastery also rewrite story of Lismore 2416
Reposted by Trevor WileyJournal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026For the Blog, Alexander Aerts interviews Isabel Jacobs and Jacob Saliba about their edited volume, "Authority, History, and Political Theology" (Bloomsbury, 2026), which documents the relationship between philosopher Alexandre Kojève and theologian Gaston Fessard. @jacobsaliba.bsky.socialweb.sas.upenn.eduKojève and Fessard on Political Theology: An Interview with Isabel Jacobs and Jacob SalibaAlexander Aerts interviews Isabel Jacobs and Jacob Saliba about their edited volume, "Authority, History, and Political Theology," which documents the relationship between philosopher Alexandre Kojève... 072
Reposted by Trevor WileyDr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 28/09/20261. #MedievalSky, grab a lifejacket and a seasickness bag, we’re casting off on a thread about the Norman invasion fleet in 1066! 960 years ago, the Normans landed at Pevensey and established a base at the Roman shore fort which was already succumbing to erosion from the sea on its south side. 1/20 6257105
Reposted by Trevor WileySimon @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 14611
Reposted by Trevor WileyMatt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 23/09/2026the article lives in this great volume (mostly in German) on "political medievalism." all the articles are open access though, so go download it! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... 1172
Reposted by Trevor WileyIrish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We're now accepting applications for the Hachey Professorship of Irish & Irish-American History! This is a tenured position in the History Department and the Irish Studies Program. Apply here apply.interfolio.com/194167 by November 13. 01714
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Today in "dissertation footnotes I hope no one encourages me to remove": 1131
Reposted by Trevor WileyTrevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Want to learn how early medieval people living on the coast in Scotland hunted seals and seabirds? Or how collecting sea snails on the beach was part of new Christian practice? You should check out my new article in Water History! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #medievalskylink.springer.comWild animals, small practices, and the formation of an early medieval coastal landscape on the Firth of Forth - Water HistoryThe large-scale landscape changes that occurred in northern Britain from roughly 400–800 C.E. were built on a vast array of smaller shifting practices which reflected the realities of local environmen... 510345
Reposted by Trevor WileyEuan Healey @euanhealey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Edinburgh University created the first ever Chair in Celtic in Scotland in 1882 (Donald Mackinnon of Colonsay). This is a cultural retreat happening before our eyes where there was once leadership. 4181100
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In a perfect world, all academic books in all disciplines would end with fish weirs, but alas, where we dwell is imperfect indeed 080
Reposted by Trevor WileyFrancesca Tinti @francescatinti.bsky.social · 17/09/2026At long last, my article on Languages, Identities and Communication in the Age of Bede has come out in the EHR. And it is open access! academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...academic.oup.comLanguages, Identities and Communication in the Age of Bede*Abstract. This article seeks to address the underexplored role of language as a marker of identity in the early medieval period by focusing on England in t 26326
Reposted by Trevor WileyMateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026How do we think about the "Fall" of Rome today? What can we do to frame it in a more productive way? Our new open access article tries to tackle these questions and offer a new view of the scholarly narrative of the end of Rome. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgTowards and beyond the ‘Fall’: rethinking Rome’s end | The Journal of Roman Studies | Cambridge CoreTowards and beyond the ‘Fall’: rethinking Rome’s end 415460
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Noooooo! Joseph-Beth was such a revelation when I was an undergrad there and this feels all sorts of wrong 130
Reposted by Trevor WileyJonathan Last @johnnythin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Nash saw Maiden Castle as "a landscape of chance", exemplifying the "poetical" character of otherwise trivial "stones, bones, empty fields, demolished houses and back gardens". To discover "the landscape of bleached objects is to open up endless possibilities of fresh adventure…". 031
Reposted by Trevor WileyJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The fallacy that University leaders pushing AI are falling into is thinking that the point of undergraduate research is to find things out. It isn't. What students find out is typically already generally known. The point of undergraduate research is to learn how to find things out. 351442412
Reposted by Trevor WileyThe Pictish Arts Society @pictishartssociety.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The full agenda is now up for our 2026 conference, held online from 3-4 October. Join us to learn about the Pictishness of Pictish art, as well as the latest archaeological research from Pictland. Plus: the inside track on the making of Carved in Stone, a stunning Pictland-set TTRPG. #MedievalSkythepictishartssociety.org.ukConf | The PAS 0219
Reposted by Trevor WileyDr Florence H R Scott @florencehrscott.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I wrote this brief guide to the six women on the Bazzy Tap - three of whom have their bits outflorencehrs.substack.comÆlfgif-who’s who? Bayeux Tapestry editionSix women appear on the Bayeaux Tapestry - who are they? 39441
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Happy Monday! Why not start the week reading about seals? 161
Reposted by Trevor WileyThe Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 12/09/2026 LIVE ARCHAEOLOGY on SUNDAY! Come see some VERY exciting finds from the early medieval to early modern period in our 1,500-year-old churchyard. We're open 11am to 4pm, and entry to Govan Old kirkyard and the Govan Stones museum is always free! 03715
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Want to learn how early medieval people living on the coast in Scotland hunted seals and seabirds? Or how collecting sea snails on the beach was part of new Christian practice? You should check out my new article in Water History! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #medievalskylink.springer.comWild animals, small practices, and the formation of an early medieval coastal landscape on the Firth of Forth - Water HistoryThe large-scale landscape changes that occurred in northern Britain from roughly 400–800 C.E. were built on a vast array of smaller shifting practices which reflected the realities of local environmen... 510345
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Love to learn the library purchases I requested have come in and are available... looking forward to getting stuck in! Libraries rock. 080
Reposted by Trevor WileyShane Kiely @shanekse85.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Imagining all the horrific stuff this cat did during the Desmond Rebellion 0283
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Go listen to my friend and colleague @dalisera.bsky.social chat about caves - it's great stuff! 060
Reposted by Trevor WileyDig It! @digitscotland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026One of Scotland's finest Pictish stones, the Hilton of Cadboll cross slab was erected in the Highlands some 1,200 years ago ⚒️ Now archaeologists have returned to the original site to explore new evidence of Pictish activity and you're invited to take a peek: www.digitscotland.com/events/cadbo... 06516
Reposted by Trevor WileyThe Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🏺 The excavations are underway at Govan Old! Why not make a day of it! Explore the archaeology then join us at 4:30 on Saturday 12 Sept for: BISHOPS, BUTTER & BEER CELLARS 🍺 Stephen Barnaby explores Caithness & the demise of the Northern Jarldoms. 🎟️ Free tickets via Eventbrite — link in comments 152
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It's been four years since ChatGPT was released. During this time I have been unable to complete any work as I wander from one piece of tech to another, in a brutal state of constant alteration of my understanding of self as I make eye contact with every coffee machine, car, or calculator 0211
Reposted by Trevor WileyNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 06/09/2026An absolutely fantastic #Roman barge, "De Meern 1", lenght 25m. It was wrecked in a winding tributary of the Rhine around the year 190 AD, possibly due to navigational error. Much of the barge's interior and the captain's personal belongings were preserved in...🧵1/2 📷 me 🏺 #Archaeology 13555124
Reposted by Trevor WileyDr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026With good academic news from my friends so rare these days, I want to shout about Claire Burridge's exciting new ERC project even though she's not on here! How cool is this?! Congrats Claire!hf.uio.noResearching food and pharmacy in medieval Northern Europe - Faculty of HumanitiesHow did people in the Middle Ages think about the relationship between food and health? With funding from the EU, Claire Burridge will shed new light on this question. 44817
Reposted by Trevor WileyJon Dell Isola @medievaljon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026You can see an update about the Database of Medieval Digital Resources here, reach out if you are interested in helping out or want to submit a project! It's a great resource you should all check out: mdr-maa.org #medievalskymdr-maa.orgMedieval Digital Resources – Created by the Medieval Academy of AmericaCreated by the Medieval Academy of America 12315
Reposted by Trevor WileyVirginia Reinburg @vreinburg.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Our tribute to Natalie Zemon Davis, in the Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte. Please share widely! www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...degruyterbrill.comArchiv für Reformationsgeschichte - Archive for Reformation History Volume 116 Issue 1Volume 116, issue 1 of the journal Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte - Archive for Reformation History was published in 2025. 25533
Reposted by Trevor WileyHelen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Congratulations Helena, Mark and the Feedsax team @blmedieval.bsky.social! 25210
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Obligatory first day of classes (for me) selfie 190
Reposted by Trevor WileyLexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 01/09/2026Wendell Berry championed small farms, agrarianism and conservation for decades.bit.ly‘Another great light gone out.’ Kentucky author, activist Wendell Berry dies at 92.Wendell Berry championed small farms, agrarianism and conservation for decades. 15419
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The work that needs to be done today: final bits of article revisions The work my brain has been obsessing over for two days: why the issues with narrativizing long-distance travel in D&D are a great comparison and analogy for how landscape is constructed and can be studied 190
Reposted by Trevor WileyMateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Wrote this four years ago about Putin but it is just as fitting for Trump: Yet maps have always been projections of power. When looking at maps, we should focus more on seeing them as narratives, particular versions of a story. Maps are more novels than photos. foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/07/r...foreignpolicy.comIn Putin’s War, the Map Is Not the TerritoryDepictions of territory supposedly occupied by Russia are misleading. 3166
Reposted by Trevor WileyVicky McAlister @vickymcalister.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Seeking submissions for Eolas vol 20 (2027) until Oct 16! Eolas publishes articles, short reports, DH reviews, and book reviews and we're happy to receive submissions in any of these so long as it relates to medieval Ireland! More info asims.org/Eolas #medievalsky #digitalhumanities 1116
Reposted by Trevor WileyVictoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Support our project in Essex on 26 September by joining VCH Essex for an exciting in-person afternoon event exploring research about the Essex landscape and its history (£). Including talks from Prof. Steve Rippon, Ken Crowe, Emma Cannell and Ken Worpole - along with copious supplies of cake. 🗃️eventbrite.co.ukExploring Essex History: Essex LandscapeThe annual VCH Essex conference 0117
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This is absolutely huge, and is going to be such a major boon to this field and our understanding of southern Scotland - congratulations @celticist.bsky.social ! 081
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Been nearly two years to the day since I last did a pinned post about who I am and what I do, and given that starter packs appear to be having a resurgence and two years is a lot in PhD-land, let's have another go: My name's Trevor, and I'm a Ph.D. candidate at Boston College in my final year! 190
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I grew up in a town in eastern Kentucky that is entirely built inside a meteor crater, and when there was a lot of fog it would fill up like a big bowl, and flow over the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee like a waterfall, clearly visible from the road as I went to school in the morning. I miss that. 1493
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Sunday's for a bit of cleaning, a bit of writing, and a couple hours spent in the kitchen on a massive pot of gumbo. 1100
Reposted by Trevor WileyNPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Absolutely incredible find today- a very substantial mortar stone from the floor layer of a building found next to the middle rampart of the fort at Burghead. Likely to be from an early phase of the fort- 7th century AD perhaps!! 717515
Reposted by Trevor WileyClaire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Today I'm with the original and it's as stunning as expected. I can also now appreciate it's position in the landscape overlooking the Moray Firth 😍 #StandingStoneSunday #Archaeology #Picts 🏺 39219
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Alright, a little over a week until the beginning of the last year of my PhD, a very daunting milestone! Any tips from those already happily finished for surviving the last few hurdles? 3171
Reposted by Trevor WileyTrinity College Library, Cambridge @trincolllibcam.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Fancy a trip round Anglo Saxon England? A wonderful collection of hand drawn maps have been digitised and are available here:https://archives.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php/maps-of-anglo-saxon-england #anglosaxon #maps #england 110029
Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Set the scene: maps done for the article revisions, Tyler Childers on the speakers, a curry bubbling on the stove, D&D in an hour and a half. Ideal hours in the Wiley home. 190