“Surt comes from the south with branches-ruin, the slaughter-gods’ sun glances from his sword; rocky cliffs clash together, and the troll-women are abroad, heroes tread the hell-road and the sky splits apart.” Völuspá 51, transl. C. Larrington
Irina Manea
@shieldofskuld.bsky.social
Viking historian navigating the seas between precarious academia and public engagement. Uni Signum | Uni Chester
A compilation of fascinating Viking discoveries 2023-2025! youtu.be/oWz-fWwyr5g
Three years of stunning Viking discoveries | Full series 2023-2025
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The Odyssey is notoriously difficult to put on screen because of its structure and scope youtu.be/0VEC7HfSnYU?... #ancientsky
You need to know this about the Odyssey before you watch Nolan's movie
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Medieval football was not for the faint-hearted substack.com/@shieldofsku... #medievalsky
Medieval football could get you killed
Not a game for the faint-hearted
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Yes, I know the comparison between the discoveries is relatively inadequate because there were different groups in different times, but I was aiming for a more generalist view of Celtic presence. Now I have to do at least two follow-ups :))) youtu.be/cbnsMgbGVeM #ancientsky #medievalsky
Sensational Celtic burial uncovered in central Germany!
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Can't get used to posting here. The amount of socials is too overwhelming and I keep forgetting :( #medievalsky youtu.be/3fIrfmlCY0Y
The incredible Carolingian history hidden in plain sight
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Horses may have been domesticated much earlier than we thought! I discuss the latest research in this video: #prehistory youtu.be/izDejGnKq4k
Starting June 10th: Norse Myth and Legend in The Saga of the Volsungs, taught by @shieldofskuld.bsky.social - sign up at medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/vols... #norse #vikingsky #medievalsky
Norse Myth and Legend in the Saga of the Volsungs
Trace the rise and ruin of a legendary family line in The Saga of the Volsungs in this interactive course. Through chapter reading and discussion each week, explore one of the most powerful and…
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6th-century drinking horn mounts found at Taplow, Buckinghamshire. This is what they would have looked like on a large drinking horn. The silver-gilt and niello mounts consist of a bird head terminal with ribbing, and a rim band with human and rosette motifs. #medievalsky
Also started putting together a brief documentation about the historical sites I visit in my region! Here you have one of the best-preserved castles in Germany (and Europe) that you've probably never heard of #medievalsky youtu.be/JGFhaq5ZpZI
A hiker found this richly decorated 1,500-year-old gold sword scabbard in southwest Norway! It once adorned the sword of an elite warrior and is worn, a clear sign it was used many times before. #vikingsky #medievalsky
Worn out by Viking raids, King Aethelred attempted at the beginning of the 11th century to mobilise society by minting some very special and extremely rare coins with Christian motifs. Two of them have been found in Jutland, Denmark.
Two magnificent gold brooches from Hornelund, southwestern Jutland, Denmark, about 9 cm in diameter. The imagery is definitely intriguing: on the left, vines and leaves, which are quite common in Christian art, on the right, very Norse-looking animal heads. #medievalsky
Animals and face masks intertwined. Morphing into one another. Artistic and spiritual union. Silver-gilt square-headed brooch from Grave 22, early 6th century, Chessell Down, Early Anglo-Saxon, Isle of Wight #medievalsky
Are sunstones a wee bit overrated? If they existed at all in the Viking age. shieldofskuld.substack.com/p/how-did-th...
A 7th-century horse-shaped fibula from the Uppåkra site in Sweden. Symmetry seems to have played a central part in ornamentation. Notice the doubled animal that tends to shape an eight form. #medievalsky
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.
The greater fibula of the 5th-century Gothic hoard found at Pietroasele (Buzau county, Romania). #medievalsky
Celebrating Easter with pre-Christian content I guess :)) #vikingsky #medievalsky shieldofskuld.substack.com/p/ritual-dri...
Shieldmaidens and cursed swords: the Saga of Hervor and Heidrek #norsesky #vikingsky youtu.be/MhRMs6QOfFE
Shieldmaidens and cursed swords: the Saga of Hervor and Heidrek
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Scandinavia's largest mound is not a burial, yet the story of its emergence and subsequent interpretations is a truly fascinating one! All about it in this episode of "Mounds & Memory". As usual with @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social #medievalsky #ancientsky youtu.be/H3IaMPFKCrY
On 23rd March, I'll be hosting a roundtable with the Folk Union on 'The Myth of the Vikings' along with @shieldofskuld.bsky.social and Adam Parsons (Oxford Archaeology)! Hope to see many of you there! You can buy tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thefo... #medievalsky #oldnorse #vikings
Mounds & Memory, a project most dear to me, with @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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The flabbergasting series dedicated to in-depth explorations of the archaeology and cultural history of death and burial in Northern Europe! With Dr. Irina M...
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