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Cat Jarman

@catjarman.bsky.social

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Delighted you enjoyed River Kings!

21.01.2026 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back-to-back Viking goodness. I loved @judithjesch.bsky.social’s new reworking of the Orkneyinga Saga - a great Introduction, excellent references, and very readable! Then @catjarman.bsky.social’s amazing River Kings - what a ride, what a journey! That little carnelian bead has my heart. πŸ₯°

11.01.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Read #TheBoneChests by @catjarman.bsky.social

10.01.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Reading River Kings by @catjarman.bsky.social and very much enjoying the picture of 200 Vikings trying to raid Paris for wine and being unsuccessful. NEVER GET BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND THEIR WINE, lads!

07.11.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Offa An authoritative biography of Offa of Mercia, revealing his importance as the king who stood at the turning point of Anglo-Saxon history Offa ruled the Merci...

Coming next spring ... yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

12.09.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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The Relocation of the Oseberg Ship Is Underway - Museum of the Viking Age Finally, the day has come for Norway's most spectacular moving project: The Oseberg Ship is entering the new museum building.Β This article will be updated regularly throughout the day.

At a breakneck speed of 0.008 knots (or 25cm/min), the Oseberg ship is once again on the move today, for the first time in almost a century.

10.09.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They seem to love it here!

26.06.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An alpaca looking at the camera

An alpaca looking at the camera

Completely obsessed with these incredible animals. This is Andora, the most inquisitive of the four. There’s a lot going on in that little head! She’s food obsessed, but still a little too shy to eat from my hand. Getting there!

You can see our alpacas if you visit Althorp this summer!

23.06.2025 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I know!! 😍

08.06.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!! πŸ™πŸ»

08.06.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was the most incredible birthday present - a complete surprise!! Thank you @charlesspencer.bsky.social, I love them! 😍

07.06.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So pleased to hear that β€” I hope we can campaign to make sure everyone gets access to the right medication and advice quickly, it’s so important!

04.05.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m exceptionally lucky to have a wonderful network around me and especially Charles, who is the most supportive partner I could possibly hope for. β™₯️

The topic of this year’s awareness week is #msconversations β€” it should always be your choice how and when you want to talk about your condition.

03.05.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was lucky to be diagnosed at a time when hard-hitting drugs had become available, meaning disease progression can usually be halted. But it’s still an extremely challenging illness to live with.

03.05.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s MS awareness week and recently, @charlesspencer.bsky.social and I attended an event at the Houses of Parliament arranged by the MS Society. We were there to speak to over 140 MPs, Lords and MPs’ staff about the realities of the 150 000 people living with this devastating condition in the UK.

03.05.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜† love this!

18.04.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Student 1: β€œI’m only on chapter 1 and there’s a mass grave, a guy missing his *you know* and four kids that might have been human sacrifices .”

Student 2: β€œYou ARE taking a class with Amy.”

(They’re talking about chapter 1 of River Kings by Cat Jarman)

09.04.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is lovely to be at Althorp literary festival listening to fantastic writers including Cat Jarman talking about β€˜The Bone Chests’ reviewed for the journal β€˜Γ“enach: Reviews’ here #medievalsky oenach.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

13.04.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’ll all be there!

08.04.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Really excited for the Althorp Literature Festival 11-13 April. We have some fantastic speakers: my favourite is the wonderful Bernard Cornwell, who is coming over from the US especially for this.
There are still a few tickets available - please help spread the word!

althorp.com/book-tickets...

28.03.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unsolicited writing advice, no: 73:
Stop calling yourself an "aspiring writer."
Just write.
Now, you're a writer.
Keep writing, reading, observing, learning.
Soon, you'll be a better writer.

27.03.2025 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2147    πŸ” 254    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 22

Delighted to hear the German edition of River Kings came out well - thank you for this lovely review @domwass.bsky.social!

21.03.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😬 If only they had remembered to show it to me before they sent it to print….

21.03.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, delighted you enjoyed it!

21.03.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜„ Morsomt!

21.03.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#AmReading #WorldBookDay

#RiverKings @catjarman.bsky.social

06.03.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, delighted you enjoyed it!

22.02.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excellent book by @catjarman.bsky.social - some really interesting facts in here about dating objects and also a nice narrative style. Will definitely be reading Bone Chests soon #history #vikings

20.02.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, I left last year!

11.02.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0