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Review of A. Seiler, C. Benati & S. M. Ponz-Sans (eds.), 'Medieval Glossaries from North-Western Europe: Tradition and Innovation'

Just published in Studia Celtica Fennica is Alderik Blom's review of 'Medieval Glossaries from North-Western Europe: Tradition and Innovation', eds., A. Seiler, C. Benati & S. M. Ponz-Sans. Available, open access, here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

About this. I've just received an email from a friend and associate of Maartje Draak saying Maartje would have been 'highly satisfied' with this article, and I'm, just, I can't even, what. This is probably the best peer review I'll ever get in my life.

My eyes are still watering from trying to read a lot of incredibly faded ink, but this is compensated by the immense joy it was to work with @helsinhashtags.bsky.social, #CatherineAlbersMorris and #GregoryHeyworth! We retrieved text, and discovered two new marginalia in the process 😍

I am so excited that this is live! @naoicea.bsky.social ’s article for which Dr. Katie Albers-Morris and I did the image processing and tech write up for is now live! Nike did an incredible pain-staking job with the translation and transcription. I am in awe of the effort she put into this edition.

Excellent work by all involved!

A publication out of Utrecht fresh in @sfennica.bsky.social !

It's included in the text, but here's the link to the digitised manuscript: digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/view/item/42...

Reading the end of Fled Bricrenn: : Multispectral Imaging applied to f. 9v of Leiden MS VLQ 7 This contribution discusses the multi-spectral investigation of the previously illegible final page of Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek MS VLQ 7. The technical specifications of the images and the pos...

The first article in our 2025 volume is @naoicea.bsky.social et al's edition and translation of the previously illegible pages of the Leiden University Library Fled Bricrenn and the process by which they made them visible, available open access here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

It's included in the text, but here's the link to the newly digitised Leiden Fled Bricrenn: digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/view/item/42...

The article also includes a fascinating insight into the process to make the pages visible.

Textual Structure, Dialogue and the Layout of the Manuscripts of Acallam na Senórach In the medieval Irish frame narrative Acallam na Senórach ‘The Colloquy of the Ancients’, ancient Irish warriors Caílte and Oisín meet Saint Patrick and take him on a tour of Ireland, telling him hund...

Finally, @ninacnock.bsky.social's article examines the textual structure, dialogue, and layout of the manuscripts of Acallam na Senórach. @scs-dias.bsky.social Available here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

Intersections in Early Irish and Japanese Nature Poetry: Seasons and Place Names This article examines similar poetic conventions in Early Irish and Japanese nature poetry. The first section focuses on associations of the seasons, often used in both literatures to explore cycles o...

Also published is Mellisa Pascale's comparison of seasons and place names in early Irish and Japanese poetry: journal.fi/scf/article/...

‘My only friend is my charioteer’: Láeg mac Riangabra in Táin Bó Cúailnge This paper explores how Cú Chulainn’s charioteer, Láeg mac Riangabra, is portrayed across the three recensions of Táin Bó Cúailnge. I will demonstrate how each recension contains at least one unique L...

Three new articles to finish our 2024 volume were published this afternoon. First up is @finnlongman.com's article on Láeg mac Riangabra, available here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

Lawyers and Lawbooks: Compiling the Law in Medieval Wales We are delighted to welcome Sara Elin Roberts, Honorary Professor at the School of Welsh, Bangor University for her online guest lecture on medieval Welsh lawbooks.

Our next lecture in the series is on 12th March at 15.00 CET by Sara Elin Roberts on the compilation of the law in medieval Wales. For more information and to register for the Zoom link, click here: www.uib.no/en/rg/lawand...

Review of Coşkun, A. (ed.): Galatian Victories and Other Studies into the Agency and Identity of the Galatians in the Hellenistic and Early Roman Period

And the third is Antti Lampinen's review of A. Coşkun (ed.): 'Galatian Victories and Other Studies into the Agency and Identity of the Galatians in the Hellenistic and Early Roman Period'. Available here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

Review of Keay, A. The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

The second is Andrew Lind's review of Anna Keay's 'The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown'. Available here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

Review of Ó Fionnagáin, A. and Ó Riain, G (eds.): Léann na Sionainne

Three new reviews have just been published in this year's volume: first is Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha's review of 'Léann na Sionainne', available here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

The Department of Celtic Studies (IAAK, Uni Bonn) will host the Fourth European Symposium in Celtic Studies from 27th to 30th August 2025.
The deadline for abstracts is 28th February.
Any questions can be addressed to escs4@uni-bonn.de.
We look forward to receiving your contributions!

Review of Cleary, C. and C. Kobel. (eds.): Essays in Memory of Eleanor Knott

Just published in Studia Celtica Fennica is Greg Darwin's review of Christina Cleary and @chantalkobel.bsky.social's 'Essays in Memory of Eleanor
Knott'. Review is available, open access, here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

Review of N. Petrovskaia, This is not a Grail Romance. Understanding Historia Peredur vab Efrawg

Just published in Studia Celtica Fennica is Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan's review of Natalia Petrovskaia's 'This is not a Grail Romance. Understanding Historia Peredur vab Efrawg'. Available, open access, here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

Review of M. Smyth The ‘Liber de ordine creaturarum’

Now published in Studia Celtica Fennica is Daniel watson's review of Marina Smyth's The ‘Liber de ordine creaturarum’. Available, open access, here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

Also published today in Studia Celtica Fennica is Corinna Salomon's article 'Cisalpine Celtic Varia III'. Available, open access, here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

Middle Welsh dihynnyon ‘fragments, bits of meat’ and Breton dienn, Cornish dehen ‘cream’ This paper argues for an interpretation of Middle Welsh dihynnion as ‘skimmings’, i.e. ‘scum and fat skimmed from the cooking-pot’, rather than the traditional ‘fragments, bits of meat’. With this int...

Just published in Studia Celtica Fennica (2024) is Anders Jørgensen's article 'Middle Welsh dihynnyon ‘fragments, bits of meat’ and Breton dienn, Cornish dehen ‘cream’'. Available, open access, here: journal.fi/scf/article/...

In addition to our normal volume next year, we will also be hosting a special issue edited by Joanne Findon on gender and theory in medieval Celtic literature. Please see the attached call for papers for more details. Abstracts are due by 31st December 2024.

Reminder of this exciting event next week!

As a reminder, we have a rolling submission, so it’s not too late to submit an article or review to us for this volume!

In the second, Nina Cnockaert-Guillou reviews J. Carey (ed.), 'Táin Bó Cúalnge from the Book of Leinster. Reassessments'.

Vol. 20 (2024): Studia Celtica Fennica Volume XX

Volume XX (2024) is launched with two reviews and is available open access here: journal.fi/scf/issue/vi... In the first review, Luciana Cordo Rosso reviews P. Riggs (ed.) 'The Wars of Charlemagne: Reassessments'.

Just published in Studia Celtica Fennica Volume 19 is Elín Ingibjörg Eyjólfsdóttir's review of 'Keltar: áhrif á íslenska tungu og menningu'. Available, open access, here: journal.fi/scf/article/...