We are super excited to announce that NorseMap will be officially launched with a performance from the legendary Einar Selvik on 05 Sept in the heart of Hiberno-Norse Cork. We have a small number of public tickets available: send us a DM to claim one! #ERC #Vikings #NorseMap #Performance #LaunchDay

🚨Viking heritage alert🚨 We are looking for people to test our brand new Viking mobile app. If you have Norse-themed photos, or live in an area with lots of Viking heritage, we'd love you to help test our app before we release it publicly. Comment below, and we'll send you a link 😎 #ERC #vikings #UCC

Giving a talk on the Vikings at an event with An Taoiseach, the minister for education and the ERC Scientific Council in a sweltering Dublin today. No pressure, right? 🥵

It isn't mentioned here, but the the Department of English (where we are based) rose to 82nd in QS rankings, making it the second ranking discipline in the university 🎉 www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...

UCC leaps up university rankings for fourth year in a row

Up 53 places in only two years

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The project team was privileged to visit the new excavation of the Viking settlement at Woodstown near Waterford at the invite of Neil Jackman, and to see the finds that are already coming to light from this Irish/Norwegian dig. Big ideas for the site, which would be such a boost to the region.

The first publication arising from the NorseMap Project is now available open-access via Boydell & Brewer. It looks at the recent use of the Vikings in and around the MAGA movement. openaccess.boydellandbrewercms.com?fileid=-47834 #Vikings #ERC #FrontierResearch

Nice to see NorseMap represented at the Future Humanities Institute Launch at UCC by this historical 'Viking' cat photo from the Library of Congress archives (even if we are not, in fact, a climate services project!) #medievalsky

Really cool new runic find from England (surely something for the second edition of my runes book...!)

Dr Tom Horne@hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🆕️ A ring with a runic inscription has been reported to the PAS. Dr @jaztherunologist.bsky.social told AWLOH: ‘This is an incredibly exciting find for runologists in Britain because it adds to our growing collection of runic inscriptions in the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc'. open.substack.com/pub/historyh...

Did some readings for this little BBC piece on extinct English pronouns www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Wit, unker, git: The lost medieval pronouns of English intimacy

Tales of love and adventure from 1,000 years ago reveal a dazzling range of now-extinct English pronouns. They capture something unique about how people once thought about "two-ness".

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One from the archives: on this day in 1936, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin ran a story with the headline 'Remains Of Viking Longship Found In Waimanalo Quarry'... hoaxes.org/af_database/...

🚨 Job Alert 🚨 Excited to announce a vacancy for a 3‑year postdoc researcher with expertise in Old Norse–Viking Studies and/or Cultural Economics. More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru.... Question? Email us on norsemap@ucc.ie #ucc #vacancy #postdoc #culturaleconomics #oldnorse #viking #erc #norsemap

My review of the new book 'Runes: A Concise History' is out in the latest edition of the @historytoday.com magazine! The review in brief: runes are great, so is this book, and it does a good job separating runic fact from runic fiction.

OUP have published the first chapter of my Runes book (on the earliest period of runic writing) open access until 19 Feb. Do have a look if you're interested! academic.oup.com/book/61598/c...

Delighted that my runes book has been published in the US, and is available on OUP's 'Oxford Academic' platform - European publishing date is in the new year! 🥳 academic.oup.com/book/61598

Enjoyed this workshop very much indeed - great hosts, and a high quality of papers on runes in vodeo games, branding, sub-cultures and much more.

🚨 Job alert 🚨 NorseMap is recruiting for a new team member: a 3-year postdoctoral researcher with a background in Politics OR Old Norse Viking Studies to lead the 'Politics & Identity' strand of the project. Come and work with us at UCC! my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru...

A reminder that there are still a few days left to apply for this funded PhD, working on literary and cultural reception of the Vikings. University fees and a budget for conference attendance included in addition to the stipend: it's a great opportunity for someone! www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...

Research Vacancies | University College Cork

Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

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Presenting on the use of Viking imagery in terrorist manifestos at this conference on online extremism in Bilbao. Lovely venue, heavy subject matter.

Published a short piece in 'The Conversation' about Kash Patel's use of the white-supremacist dog whistle 'see you in Valhalla'. For my uncensored feelings on the subject, please just see the image below. theconversation.com/see-you-in-v...

4-year funded PhD in Old Norse-Viking Studies at UCC, working on the Literature & Art strand of the NorseMap Project. www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...

Just for the removal of any doubt, this reference to Valhalla is a clarion call to neo-Nazis. From the director of the FBI.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11mo ago

Kash Patel: "To my friend Charlie Kirk. Rest now, brother. We have the watch. And I'll see you at Valhalla"

I'm excited to see that my book 'Runes: A Concise History' is now up on the OUP website, and carries an endorsement by the amazing @joannechocolat.bsky.social, among others. What a lovely thing to find out at the end of the week! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Wrote the forward to this collection of short stories about Loki. It's a handsome book!

Not sure how geared towards humanities this scheme is, but it is very generously funded and will be of interest to colleagues wanting to relocate to Ireland. www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...

Reminder: as #ISSEME wraps up, there are still a few days left to apply for the Old English job at UCC. Deadline is 12 noon on Tuesday 8 July. www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu... #medievalsky #earlymedieval

Lecturer in Old English | University College Cork

UCC wishes to appoint a scholar with a proven commitment to excellence in teaching and research to the role of Lecturer in Old English.

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♦️ Job opportunity at UCC! ♦️ 5-year Lecturer in Old English position, commencing in September. This will be a great opportunity for someone to join a thriving department, and to really put their own mark on the discipline. Please share widely! www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...

Lecturer in Old English | University College Cork

UCC wishes to appoint a scholar with a proven commitment to excellence in teaching and research to the role of Lecturer in Old English.

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Bright and early 5am start for the first official day of NorseMap... with the helpful assistance of a sick 10-month old! 😅

Really delighted to receive UCC's Researcher of the Year award at the Glucksman Gallery yesterday evening, surrounded by such talented people!

In addition to a DH postdoc, NorseMap is also looking to recruit a 5-year Research Assistant to help with project administration (part time role). Details here: my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru...