The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern...

I’m delighted to see ‘The Caliph and the Falcons’ take to the skies at Early Medieval Europe! I had a blast writing this with @medivalist.bsky.social as we followed the extraordinary journey of falcons from Scandinavia all the way to Baghdad. #medievalsky

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The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern...

"The Caliph and the Falcons": just out, by @medivalist.bsky.social and @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social
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Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History at University of Oxford Explore an exciting academic career as a Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History. Don't miss out on other academic jobs....

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Because John Nightingale is retiring...
for a Tutorial Fellowship in European History 400-1000...

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This has been a slog but I’m pleased to day that I’m currently checking the proofs, which means this book will soon be out in the wild!

Lecturer in Early Medieval History | King's College London

Very exciting job announcement! Permanent early medieval (Britain and/or Europe) teaching post at KCL. I know first-hand that this is a great opportunity to work with amazing colleagues and students. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...

Asimov and Pirenne Spoilers for the first three Foundation books below. And the Pirenne thesis, I guess. Exactly when and how Isaac Asimov (c.1920-1992) encountered Henri Pirenne (1862-1935) is unknown. That the Amer…

Today on the blog - was Pirenne a psychohistorian and what influence did he have on Asimov’s classic SF Foundation series? #medievalsky #SF #Asimov

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Getting excited over the proofs for a little something @graemeyward.bsky.social and I have been editing, coming out later this year with @manchesterup.bsky.social and featuring a whole host of wonderful contributors! #medievalsky

Excellent news - @monumenta.bsky.social to the rescue of online access to Deutsches Archiv!

The e-book version is already available, including my chapter on dodgy Carolingian priests, Simon on Carolingian coins and many other great things: brill.com/display/titl...

Name in Print XVII This one is a little late to the party, although in my defence that’s because it’s one of the oddest publication experiences I’ve ever had. Still, I am pleased to announce that my…

New Name In Print post on the blog: my latest article is an important study of tenth-century Normandy and the micropolities it came from; but shepherding it into print was a bit of a weird time:

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Can't get enough of local priests? I hope not, because my book 'Pastoral Works. Priests, Books, and Compilatory Practices in the Carolingian Period' has just been published by Brepols (doi.org/10.1484/M.US...). You can read the book's introduction on my website (libripendis.eu/posts/26past...).

Sad to see that the DigiZeitschriften is shutting down at the end of this year. I've used this for many years for journals such as Deutsches Archiv... will DA be available anywhere else online? @monumenta.bsky.social

👉 The fourth volume of PRIN2017, ‘Ruling in Hard Times’, has been published by Firenze University Press!

This means that you can read my essay on the Lombard aristocracy of Benevento and many more free and #openaccess 🌶️

books.fupress.com/catalogue/ar... #medievalsky

The Special Issue of the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Orosius Through the Ages, is out!!

Co-edited with Elisabeth Manzo & Cameron Wachowich, on the boil since 2019, we're so pleased with the final output. Both Dr M. & Dr W. have completed their PhDs since then too!

Local Priests in the Latin West, 900–1050 Cambridge Core - European Studies - Local Priests in the Latin West, 900–1050

Five years, four authors, one book. Out now (fully open access), our new book on local priests in the tenth century 🌟 www.cambridge.org/core/books/l... @jbwaagmeester.bsky.social

Hard Times and Trial Approaches: Old Norse-Icelandic Studies Between Precarity and the Future Dr Rebecca Merkelbach reflects on her keynote speech at the most recent Saga Conference. Held every three years, Saga Con is the most important meeting of Old Norse scholars, bringing together acad…

My blog post with the ADAM network has now been published. It's about precarity, the future of small subjects, and communal approaches to academic work. I hope it will resonate with some. #IchBinHanna #KleineFaecher #SkandiRetten
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Beyond migrations: travel and mobility in the early Middle Ages: Early Medieval Europe Early Medieval Europe is an interdisciplinary medieval studies journal covering European history from the fall of the Roman Empire up until the 11th century.

A new Early Medieval Europe virtual issue on Travel and Mobility in the Early Middle Ages, featuring five brilliant articles published over the past 20 years by Andy Merrills, Paul Dutton, Frank Riess, Ben Allport and Rebecca Thomas: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

A delightfully niche award (clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_25/)

New in open access #medievalsky: Bede's Medical Books!

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Keepin' it Old School this time

Sure you wonder (like me) what the bishops were doing/thinking in 829. - Well, here's the answer! publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle...

Tenure-track assistant professor "Early medieval history" (Univ. of Copenhagen) www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-1...

This is a problem.

Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate Are you passionate about early medieval Britain?  Do you have advanced knowledge of Medieval Latin and interested in the analysis of Latin letter-writing?  If yes, then you may be interested in this f...

Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Hi #Medievalsky,

Michaela and I have decided to put together a last minute #IMC2026 session proposal: *Dead Reckoning in the early medieval [?world]"

If you've anything on interactions with the dead (literary, historical, legal, etc.) and are looking for an (unfunded) session to join, let us know!

Rethinking rebellion in early Capetian Burgundy (1002–1016) Abstract. This article examines the civil conflict which took place in Burgundy after the death of Duke Henry (r. 965–1002), normally understood as a strug

"Rethinking rebellion in early Capetian Burgundy (1002–1016)" doi.org/10.1093/fh/c... Just out, by @ralphtorta.bsky.social

Publication – Robert A.H. Evans, « God and History in the Early Medieval West. The Theology of Carolingian Historians » While virtually all early medieval historians wrote about God, they did not do so in the same way. Rather than taking their comments about God at face value then, as has been the case in much work …

Publication – Robert A.H. Evans, « God and History in the Early Medieval West. The Theology of Carolingian Historians »

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Collectio CCCC capitulorum, The Collection in 400 Chapters - CUAPress Surviving in three ninth-century manuscripts, the collection of canon law known as the Collectio 400 capitulorum is a remarkable and understudied witness to...

I have yet to see the book myself, but the
‪@cua-press.bsky.social‬ website assures me that my edition of the Collectio CCCC capitulorum is now out! This early medieval collection of canon law has been with me for a very long and I am happy to see it published www.cuapress.org/978081323847... 1/2

Frechulf! There's an example in his Histories and one in a letter he sent to Hrabanus Maurus (see nn. 42 and 43 in screenshot from my book)

Widows, Orphans and Churches: Protection and Virtue Signalling in the Carolingian World* Abstract. This article fundamentally reassesses the interpretation of grants of protection within the Carolingian world. The established view of such grant

A very interesting new article out in @enghistrev.bsky.social from Ingrid Rembold on the discourse around orphans, widows and protection in the Carolingian World. academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

If early medieval Aquitaine or Carolingian political culture is your jam, please do give this a read (also on Open Access thanks to @livunihss.bsky.social @livunilibrary.bsky.social)!