Caitlin Ellis
@medivalist.bsky.social
Medievalist - Vikings, Normans, Britain, Ireland, the North Atlantic and beyond. Reception & Medievalism. Associate Professor, University of Oslo
"The Irish Soldier: In Peacetime and in War, At Home and Abroad, From Earliest Times to the Present" is now available for Pre-Order ed. Thomas Bartlett www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2026/t...
Four Courts Press | The Irish Soldier
In Peacetime and at War, at Home and Abroad, from Earliest Times to the Present by Thomas Bartlett, editor
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What a lovely, thoughtful review of the book informally known as 'Normans at Sea'
The English Historical Review@enghistrev.bsky.social · yesterdaySusan Raich Sequeira reviews 'Maritime Exchange and the Making of Norman Worlds', ed. Philippa Byrne and Caitlin Ellis @medivalist.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @brepols.net
With good academic news from my friends so rare these days, I want to shout about Claire Burridge's exciting new ERC project even though she's not on here! How cool is this?! Congrats Claire!
Researching food and pharmacy in medieval Northern Europe - Faculty of Humanities
How did people in the Middle Ages think about the relationship between food and health? With funding from the EU, Claire Burridge will shed new light on this question.
hf.uio.no
It's almost like not doing the assignments that are supposed to help you understand and master the material interferes with your ability to understand and master the material. Curious.
Henry Mance@henrymance.ft.com · 3w agoWoah.
And if that isn’t enough medieval falcon content for you, you can also listen to us on the @mmapod.bsky.social podcast www.multiculturalmiddleages.com/post/the-glo...
The Global Gyrfalcon (Ellis, Ottewill-Soulsby, Bandlien, Orten Lie)
This episode of The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast takes a bird’s eye view of the global medieval world, following the trade and giving of arctic gyrfalcons across vast distances. Caitlin, Sam, Bjø...
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You can also read our original research here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq
In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern...
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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby@samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social · 4w agoDelighted to see that my copies of Archaeology magazine have arrived, featuring @medivalist.bsky.social and myself talking about our recent article on arctic falcons in ninth-century Baghdad! #medievalsky #archaeology #vikings @archaeologymag.bsky.social
Delighted to see that my copies of Archaeology magazine have arrived, featuring @medivalist.bsky.social and myself talking about our recent article on arctic falcons in ninth-century Baghdad! #medievalsky #archaeology #vikings @archaeologymag.bsky.social
Here a compilation of stupid things library consultants have said to me in solidarity with library pals at Lambeth Libraries where genius consultants has decided that a qualified head of library service post isn't really essential.
Is it some sort of record to be asked by three separate journals to review the same book? 🤔
Still 3 weeks left to apply for a PhD position in runic & Latin epigraphy and for two postdocs, one in Latin and one in Old Norse on Alessandro Palumbo’s ERC project in Oslo www.hf.uio.no/iln/english/...
Vacancies - Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
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“Education will set us free … and that’s why I’m slashing Strategic Priorities Grant funding by £100m this year, cutting funding for nursing, computing and history courses, and creative arts, performing arts, archaeology and geography courses.”
Bridget Phillipson MP@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 2mo agoChildhood is changing, and so must education. Today I spoke about how in a world transformed, education is what will truly set us free. www.gov.uk/government/s...
Just appalling what is being proposed at Exeter: please sign and circulate. c.org/NvFWPSKhQb
Sign the Petition
Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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'What is perhaps remarkable about the Exeter cuts is that they are targeted at some of the university’s most successful departments, many of which turn over a profit even after they have made enormous and increasing contributions to the central university budget.' Read, rage and weep.
The Crisis in Britain’s Universities
The cuts that have been proposed at the University of Exeter demonstrates the crisis of purpose in Britain’s universities. Should not universities also be places to prepare for "eternal dwellings"?
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The value of the humanities is more than just what people are willing to pay for it — it can’t just be a business decision. The arts and humanities are fundamental to the flourishing of our society; knowledge gathering, critical thinking, and creativity should be defended as sacred things
So many UK universities are hugely threatened by financial pressure. Most of them are perhaps not as renowned as the high profile institution above, but they all do vital teaching and research work which fosters knowledge, learning and societal development. They’re also key local employers…
Here's the link to MMA podcast webpage: www.multiculturalmiddleages.com/post/the-glo.... I'm looking forward to listening to this, b/c the trade in & lore about hunting birds offers a super opportunity to explore #GlobalMiddleAges questions. #MedievalSky
The Global Gyrfalcon (Ellis, Ottewill-Soulsby, Bandlien, Orten Lie)
This episode of The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast takes a bird’s eye view of the global medieval world, following the trade and giving of arctic gyrfalcons across vast distances. Caitlin, Sam, Bjø...
multiculturalmiddleages.com
The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast@mmapod.bsky.social · 3mo agoCalling all birds and birders! 🦅 check out our latest episode on gyrfalcons! #medievalsky
I’m delighted to see that the latest episode of the Multicultural Middle Ages podcast on ‘The Global Gyrfalcon’, hosted by @medivalist.bsky.social and myself, is now out! #medievalsky @mmapod.bsky.social www.multiculturalmiddleages.com/post/the-glo...
The Global Gyrfalcon (Ellis, Ottewill-Soulsby, Bandlien, Orten Lie)
This episode of The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast takes a bird’s eye view of the global medieval world, following the trade and giving of arctic gyrfalcons across vast distances. Caitlin, Sam, Bjø...
multiculturalmiddleages.com
Looking forward to seeing this wide-ranging volume! Featuring a wee contribution from yours truly on the Irish Sea in the Norse sagas.
Liverpool University Press@livunipress.bsky.social · 3mo agoNew in Viking Europe | Viking Connections is the latest volume in the new series, a milestone publication from the most important and prestigious academic conference on the Viking Age. Find out more here ⬇️ www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Rosamond McKitterick, my doctoral supervisor, has died. It is deeply unfair that someone so healthy should have been taken before her due time. But although I am sad, it is heartening to to think not just about the legacy left by her body of work...
I was never a student of Rosamond's, but her support and encouragement on so many occasions were invaluable for developing my confidence as a young historian. A profound loss for our field, but what a wonderful legacy she has left.
Fraser McNair@ralphtorta.bsky.social · 3mo agoRosamond McKitterick, my doctoral supervisor, has died. It is deeply unfair that someone so healthy should have been taken before her due time. But although I am sad, it is heartening to to think not just about the legacy left by her body of work...
The planned gas-fired capacity **JUST FOR DATA CENTRE ON-SITE USE** in the US is the same as *all* planned gas capacity in India, Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea and China *combined*.
Great to see this in paperback! Thanks again to the editors for assembling this cool volume on borders across the Norman world incl. my article on “Ireland and the Anglo-Normans within the Irish Sea World: Rebels, Mercenaries, Allies 1066–1169”
Charlie Rozier@rozierhistorian.bsky.social · 3mo agoPaperback ‘Borders and the Norman World’ edited with @historydan1066.bsky.social @lvhicks.bsky.social , and I even wrote some political history! Available from @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/borders...
Gleder meg til å bidra til dette arrangementet om kvinnene i kongesagaene i kveld. www.uio.no/forskning/sc... Det er fullbooket!
Kvinnene i kongesagaene - Universitetet i Oslo
Kongesagaene rommer sterke, spennende og komplekse kvinneskikkelser som var aktive aktører i vikingtidens harde maktkamper. Her løftes kvinnene frem som handlet, påvirket og formet historien.
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A great showing from Oslo at the Societas Celtologica Nordica conference in Helsinki last week incl. keynote from Kristen Mills. Thanks to @sfennica.bsky.social @metamedievalist.bsky.social and the organisers! Cool to see your students present
I'm hiring for a funded PhD in 'global' medieval history or trans-Mediterranean entanglements at my chair in Bochum, Germany, from 1 Oct 2026 — 3 yrs, your own project, 3 hrs/week teaching in the History Department, at 65 %of TVL-13 (~€2050/month after tax). Apply by 31 May — or please share 👇
Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d)
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Vikings Traded Falcons with Medieval Baghdad, Study Finds www.medievalists.net/2026/05/viki... great research by @medivalist.bsky.social and @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social #medieval #Vikings #Abbasids
Vikings Traded Falcons with Medieval Baghdad, Study Finds - Medievalists.net
A remarkable new study argues that Vikings may have supplied rare Arctic falcons to the rulers of the ʿAbbāsid Caliphate, creating a trade network that stretched from Iceland to Baghdad in the ninth…
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I’m delighted to see this write-up of our article on vikings and the sudden appearance of arctic falcons in medieval Baghdad! #medievalsky
Medievalist.net@medievalists.bsky.social · 4mo agoVikings Traded Falcons with Medieval Baghdad, Study Finds www.medievalists.net/2026/05/viki... great research by @medivalist.bsky.social and @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social #medieval #Vikings #Abbasids
It takes time to learn things. This isn't the Matrix, humans are not LLMs, you don't just upload knowledge into your brain. It comes with time and experience and, crucially, a chance for your brain to rest and process what it's learned.
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 4mo agoNo, they are not. And instead of faffing about pretending that they are, we need a proper policy or failing that comprehensive review that encompasses HEI finances, teaching, research (including innovation) and civic functions.
