Robert Feldacker

I've enjoyed all of them very much but my favorite has been the episode on St. Nicholas with Rutger Kramer!

MAA 2026 Publication Prizes

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Medieval Academy of America Publication Prizes:

The Haskins Medal: Travis Zadeh, Wonders and Rarities: The Marvelous Book That Traveled the World and Mapped the
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Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.

That "battle against the evil trees" fable doing a LOT of work not explaining political change...

Front and Rear views of a 25mm painted miniature of a fighter with sword, conical helmet, and round shield against a stonework/dungeon background. Made by Heritage Miniatures in the early 1980's

#Miniatures This is one of the first miniatures I ever purchased. Missing his torch and repainted except for his shield which is off a Kingmaker tile. Heritage Dungeon Dwellers 1215c Henchman 3 by M. Carr. Because of the dungeon base pattern I had to make a new dungeon themed background to photo it

I am very excited to report that a project I have been working on for 3+ years is finally seeing the light of day! Along with @byzcapp.bsky.social and Jesse Torgerson, we debut a new annual section in Digital Philology that proposes the dataset as a new genre of publication. odfms.hcommons.org

Incredible art of gritty playing fiddle on the roof of a west Philadelphia row home. In Yiddish it says Fidler Oyfn Fakh פֿידלער אױפֿן דאַך)

We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was

That would be a great headline to that article! I mean, whom amongst us wants to be ignorant about ski jumpers but…

Great looking figure! Who makes that one? The helmet/head looks really good.

Whom amongst us has not gotten swept away by Oman's epic retelling of how this hero got his ass (and eventually his head) handed to him in three successive battles and not immediately wanted to commemorate him in paint?!

The Great Palace Cambridge Core - Middle East History - The Great Palace

Free for download until Feb. 12: Calahorra Bartoloma, The Great Palace. #MedievalSky #MedievalMiddleEast #GlobalMiddleAges #Byzantium www.cambridge.org/core/element... Thanks to Pasts Imperfect for the notice!

do you have a "chainmail guy?" @amanda.omg.lol does (or used to)

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Yes, the use of nuclear power is a complicated issue for me, but it becomes way less complicated if health and safety gets rolled back.

Come sing with me Friday Feb 6 at the Sidetrack Bar & Lounge in Chapel Hill. 7-9:15 p.m. Two sets!

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25mm figure from Grenadier, “female elf ranger” from their 1980’s Woodland Adventurers box set. Rear view

25mm figure from Grenadier, “female elf ranger” from their 1980’s Woodland Adventurers box set. Front view

25mm Warrior of Rohan on foot in mail and equipped with spear and shield. Figure is slightly modified from Essex Miniatures. Front view

25mm Warrior of Rohan on foot in mail and equipped with spear and shield. Figure is slightly modified from Essex Miniatures. Rear view

#Miniatures Two more completed this week Rohirric foot and Elf Ranger

Damn.

Just…damn.

28mm miniature of a dwarf warrior with axe and Sheild mounted on a moose. The figures base depicts snow and a severed troll head. Front view

28mm miniature of a dwarf warrior with axe and Sheild mounted on a moose. The figures base depicts snow and a severed troll head. Rear view

28mm miniature of a dwarf warrior with axe and Sheild mounted on a moose. The figures base depicts snow and a severed troll head. Shield side view

28mm miniature of a dwarf warrior with axe and Sheild mounted on a moose. The figures base depicts snow and a severed troll head. Axe side view

Made (and given) as a gift for the host of my Tuesday night DnD game, who plays a dwarf warrior and collects moose statues etc. #Miniatures

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) ⭐ 7.4 | Documentary, History 1h 30m | G

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams was really interesting!

That's why the David Lynch adaptation was so hollow, lack of dune footage. It was like you didn't know what you were even watching

Still from the animated show "Archer" depicting an office machine which makes toast

Someone bought one of these for your office?

Some got a ton of messaging from Reagan on down in the 80's telling them that their wealth (if any) was deserved and came with no responsibilities. Any later messages that contradicted that were received...poorly

As someone who went to every damn year of middle school and high school with them (and sigh, a member myself) I remain utterly unsurprised by how much we suck.

Bilbo B. somewhat of a champion in this regard- confirmed gentleman bachelor at 50, even massive adventures and acquisition of wealth didn't prevent him from joyously celebrating his 111th birthday still single (even if he did feel a bit like butter spread over too much toast...)

It will almost certainly be a better day than if you hadn't petted Turbo #pettingdogsisawesome

Thank you, I feel seen.

Thank you for sharing, it was very interesting. I'm also going to have to find a way to call something "cobblers" asap

That is sad to hear! I enjoyed his writing on Sicily and Frederick II so much.

Its not as big as his health care, but Obama also presided over a presidency with very few corrupt officials or any personal scandal, which was a big contrast and welcome relief.