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Jake Stattel

@jakestattel.bsky.social

Medieval Historian, Postdoc Fellow at Cambridge | Vikings, the Danelaw, Legal History | https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-jake-stattel

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Exeter Cathedral@exetercathedral.bsky.social · 2w ago

Announcement: A selection of The Exeter Book’s famous riddles are now on display for the first time since the opening of the Treasures Exhibition in 2025. The Exeter Book is a treasured item listed on the UK UNESCO Memory of the World Register, preserving nearly all surviving Anglo-Saxon riddles.

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Mark Walters@mark-walters.bsky.social · 2w ago

Good to see the small early medieval defended site at Porth Trefadog, Anglesey has recently had access improved with signage & an excellent info board. Good conservation work too to prevent erosion. A circa 1050-1150 hall & lookout over the landing area or perhaps a settled Irish Viking family unit.

Judith Jesch@judithjesch.bsky.social · 2w ago

🧵 A reminder #OTD that 'Hardrada' makes no sense in any language. The Norwegian king who died at Stamford Bridge in #1066 was called Haraldr harðráði in Old Norse. Such bynames or nicknames can (and should) usually be translated. His means something like 'Hard Ruler' or 'Stern Ruler'.

Dr Matt Firth@mattfirth.bsky.social · 2w ago

What was the Danegeld, and what legacy did the English payments to the Vikings leave? I'm in The Conversation discussing exactly that (in under 800 words!). #medieval #medievalsky

The English paid off the Vikings for almost a century. But was the Danegeld such a bad idea?

It’s easy to say now that paying the Vikings to go away ‘didn’t work’. But this obscures the fact paying off one Viking band didn’t ensure another would stop coming.

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Mateusz Fafinski@calthalas.bsky.social · 3w ago

"In some places Rome does not fall at all. In others, such as Italy, there are multiple, sometimes repeated farewell parties, where the guests do not want to leave and the host does not switch the music off." How do we think about the Fall of Rome today? www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Towards and beyond the ‘Fall’: rethinking Rome’s end | The Journal of Roman Studies | Cambridge Core

Towards and beyond the ‘Fall’: rethinking Rome’s end

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Jake Stattel@jakestattel.bsky.social · 4w ago

More exciting #Medievalsky discoveries coming out of @girtoncollege.bsky.social's medieval hub: girtonmedieval.hcommons.org

University of Cambridge@cam.ac.uk · 4w ago

Nearly 500 years ago, Henry VIII’s dissolution enforcer saved a dangerous Catholic manuscript from likely destruction. Now its lost pages have been rediscovered! 📜 New Cambridge research exposes the split loyalties of one of Tudor England’s great survivors. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4y1neJW

A historical-themed poster featuring two individuals with a handwritten manuscript displayed on a stand. The text above reads, "New Cambridge research: Henry VIII’s dissolution enforcer stashed a dangerous Catholic manuscript." Behind them is an illustrated map with an inset of a historical figure in period attire.
Sam Ottewill-Soulsby@samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I very much enjoyed listening to this excellent episode of the Early Medieval Europe podcast, in which @michaelajaneruth.bsky.social interviews @ana0dias.bsky.social on medieval relics! #medievalsky rss.com/podcasts/ear...

Whose bones are these? Labelling relics in early medieval Francia | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

Everyone knows the importance of relics for early medieval Christianity. But a relic is only valuable if it's identifiable, otherwise it's just a fragment of bone, cloth or stone. In other words, ever...

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Internet Archaeology@intarcheditor.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New in IA71: Inset Lead Weights: #Trade and #Identity in 9th- and 10th-century #Viking armies in #Britain and #Ireland by Dawn Hadley, Julian D. Richards, Mark Randerson and Rebekah Hiett doi.org/10.11141/ia.... with accompanying illustrated digital archive

Inset Lead Weights: Trade and Identity in 9th- and 10th-century Viking armies in Britain and Ireland

Viking armies introduced a bullion economy to 9th-century Britain and Ireland in which transactions were facilitated through the use of balances and weights. This paper presents the first comprehensiv...

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology@maacambridge.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Conservator Ayesha has been working on a pair of Early Medieval brooches to remove glue residue and sticky tape, the result of historic display methods. Ayesha needs full dexterity whilst using a scalpel, so she isn't wearing gloves, but the surfaces of the objects were cleaned once she finished.

Alex Harvey@alexharvv.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A (belated) cfp for #IMC2027 FORGET THE VIKINGS: Other raids, raiders, & raiding practises of the Early Medieval Period Read below for details, and if you're interested (or know anyone who might be), please submit your proposal of 150 words to the attached e-mail (also in alt text) before 1/9/26

A Call-for-papers for IMC 2027 which reads: 'Forget the Vikings! CFP: Other raids, raiders, and raiding practises of the Early Medieval Period There are good reasons why Scandinavian raiders - or ‘Vikings’ - occupy a much-coveted space in popular perceptions of early medieval warfare. But enough about them. What about everyone else? This CFP is seeking submissions from scholars interested in exploring other, non-Viking raiding groups from c. 400 - 1100. This could include (but is not limited to): Avars, Huns, Hungarians, Slavs, Frisians, Saxon and Frankish pirates, Saracens, Welsh and Irish cattle-rustlers, Balts, Oesellians, Narentanians, Dál Riatans, as well as the military activities of major hegemonies such as the Carolingians, Ottonians, West Saxons, Byzantines, even Normans, and so on. Chiefly, this is to fashion some new notions of how identity, political practice, and belonging were fostered within raiding communities. Of particular interest would be any papers keen to explore how other, non-Viking groups used raiding as part of regular military affairs. Analogies and comparisons with Viking studies are also welcome, if they are used to shine a light on lesser-known groups. Like the Vikings, many other communities engaged in more than just raiding, so explorations of trade, exchange, and other political dynamics alongside raids, would be ideal. Please send proposals (150 words or less) to: alexharvv@gmail.com before 1/9/26'
Hilbert Vinkenoog (History with)@history-w-hilbert.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Another thought-provoking blogpost by my favourite sparring partner on pre-Christian beliefs in early medieval Frisia: longhairedkingsblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/i...

IMC 2026 Debrief Part 1: Pre-Christian Beliefs in Early Medieval Frisia

This year I (properly) attended the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds again. By “properly attended”, I mean I presented a paper and went to other sessions like …

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