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@trixranderson.bsky.social

Archaeologist at North Yorkshire Historic Environment Record: special interest in Viking-Age Britain and the Great Heathen Army

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Clare Downham@downham.bsky.social · 7h ago

Online seminar free and open to all #medievalsky #herstory #textiles #history #ireland #celtic www.ssns.org.uk/events/ssns-...

SSNS Seminar - Hannah Evans - 'For every woman who is an embroideress deserves more profit than even queens': gender, status, and textiles in medieval Ireland. - Scottish Society for Northern Studies ...

Stephen will explore why so many of the crucial incidents leading to the downfall of the Norse line of northern Scottish jarls in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries.

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North Ages@northages.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Wharton Hoard was discovered by a detectorist at Wharton, near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, #OTD in 2017. It comprises 37 copper pennies, known as stycas, from 9thC Northumbria. 📸British Museum

Some of the coins from the hoard against a black background.
Spencer Carter@microburin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 Saturday 18th July 2026 (Pls re-post) Come and find out more about Thornborough’s remarkable Neolithic and Bronze Age landscape on Saturday 18th July 2026. West Tanfield, North Yorkshire, HG4 5JU. www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../festival....

Three henge monuments, each 250m diameter, now under the guardianship of English Heritage, free access. The three henges are not in a perfectly straight line but form a distinct dogleg. This deliberate layout mirrors the exact arrangement of the three stars in Orion's Belt. The Thornborough alignment is part of a broader 17.7 km ceremonial route. One of the alignments connects the henges to the Devil's Arrows standing stones in Boroughbridge, via the Nunwick henge.
Trix@trixranderson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yet more brilliant finds from Woodstown :) I've own a little handled bowl made of soapstone, maybe I need to get myself a bigger one...?

Neil Jackman@neiljackman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

An incredible opening week for the research excavation at the Woodstown Viking Site! In today's tale from the trench we meet Hilde Fyllingen as she uncovers a little glimpse of daily life in this enormous Viking settlement. #ireland #archaeology 🏺 #vikings #irishhistory

@socmedarch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Bedale Hoard was discovered #OnThisDay in 2012. Dating to the late 9th/early 10th century, the hoard contained 48 items of silver and gold, including ingots, neck rings and a beautiful sword pommel inlaid with gold foil (pictured), (Image: York Museums Trust CC BY-SA 4.0).

Close-up of a crescent-shaped sword pommel inlaid with gold foil that is decorated with intertwined patterns.
Adam@eblueaxe.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I helped pop together a little blog about some of our emerging archaeological finds on the A66. Long term there is a lot of potential to put some more pieces in the jigsaw puzzle with this site! In the short term; check out the links below to book a slot on the site tour this Saturday #archaeology

Oxford Archaeology @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New rare discoveries at Kirkby Thore are transforming our understanding of early medieval Cumbria Read Our Latest Blog: 👉🔗 tr.ee/EyFFnP These discoveries represent some of the first evidence of post-Roman life — the so called 'Dark-Ages' in Cumbrian history.

Oxford Archaeology @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Step onto a Live Archaeology Excavation at Kirkby Thore, Cumbria! 📅 Saturday 16 May 2026 📍 Kirkby Thore, Cumbria. 🕛 10am-4pm For More Information: tr.ee/R5aRZ2 💬 Chat with archaeologists 🤝 Meet early medieval reenactors 👩‍👦 Family friendly activities 💷 Free guided tours - Book Now tr.ee/9SOfr9

Kirkby Thore Archaeology Open Day

Join us on site for a rare opportunity to step onto a live excavation, explore early medieval discoveries, and meet the people bringing this period to life. From archaeology in action to reenactors…

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Trix@trixranderson.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm slow sharing this - tripped up by the end of the Easter holidays and by reading it myself - but this is a smashing piece of work, and a wonderfully comprehensive study for a finds geek like me -

Simon Coupland@scoupland.bsky.social · 4mo ago

VERY excited to see this out- truly interdisciplinary research bringing together numismatist/ historian, archaeologist/ archival detective, wood & leather specialists and tireless researcher to fully examine a 9C coin hoard and its containers discovered 150 years ago ugp.rug.nl/Palaeohistor...

Trix@trixranderson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence: "Memories of the smoke-filled timber hall where he ate, slept, and listened to tales told and songs sung around the central hearth - as well as the sounds of relationships enacted in the dark of communal spaces - would have...

Dr Jo Kershaw@mthrjo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence: "As for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved."

Trix@trixranderson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

An instant pre-prder for this book for me, as with anything Tom's been involved in. VERY much looking forward to this coming out... :)

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

📚 Treasures of the Vikings - My new book is out on May 19th! A Bifröst of a book that bridges Marvel, VIKINGS, The Northman, and academia, it pairs beautiful photos with the latest thinking on the Viking world, all written in an engaging and accessible style. 🛒 Pre-order now! 📖

North Ages@northages.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Gilling Sword was discovered #OTD in 1976. It is named after Gilling Beck, North Yorkshire, where it was found by a nine-year-old Garry Fridd while playing in the stream. It is one of the finest surviving Anglian weapons. 📸York Museums Trust

The Gilling Sword with its tapering fullered blade and opposing curved upper and lower hilt guards.
North Ages@northages.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Cuthbert was consecrated as bishop of Lindisfarne by Theodore, archbishop of Canterbury, and six other bishops at York #OTD in 685. He would spend almost two years ministering and preaching across his diocese before dying from illness at his former Inner Farne hermitage. #medievalsky

A 12th-century wall painting of Cuthbert depicted as a bishop of that time at Durham Cathedral.
North Ages@northages.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Ælle, king of the Northumbrians, and Osberht, whom he had supplanted, died in a clash with Danes at York #OTD in 867. Either the two men had buried the hatchet to retake the city or Osberht had joined with the Great Army in a bid to reclaim the throne. 📸York Archaeological Trust #medievalsky

Thatched wooden houses huddled together in an artist's impression of 10th-century York.
@socmedarch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Cuthbert of Lindisfarne died #OnThisDay in 687. He was a popular saint in northern England both during his life and after death, with a cult of worship centred on his tomb in Durham Cathedral. Pictured is a 12th century wall-painting of St Cuthbert in Durham Cathedral (image: Durham Cathedral).

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Ny Björn Gustafsson@nybjorn.eurosky.social · 5mo ago

In 2013, the Swedish version of ”Antiques Roadshow” visited Visby. A man brought this large, unprovenanced pseudo-penannular brooch from the Viking Period for evaluation and after a bit of a debacle it was bought by the state and is now kept by Gotland Museum. #FindsFriday 🏺

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Trix@trixranderson.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm late in hearing about this, and so late in re-posting - but tonight's talk looks absolutely fascinating! It's going to be well worth tuning in.

Yorkshire Numismatic Society@yorkshirenumsoc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

On Monday, the YNS welcomes Lucy Moore talking about her new research: ‘Reconsidering Northumbrian coinage in light of finds from Viking Great Army camps’. Meeting at 7pm via Zoom - for joining instructions, please see tinyurl.com/ynsprogram

Trix@trixranderson.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I haven't got any little runes like we had for last week's Viking camps #FindsFriday, so instead I thought we'd look at another small and beautiful object. This is DB1137 from the Great Army camp at Torksey. It's a tiny cast piece, barely 25mm long, originally part of an Irish horse harness. /1

A finds photograph of a small piece of decorated metalwork, TDB 1137, from the site of the Great Army camp at Torksey, Lincolnshire. Two sides of a flat, roughly rectangular piece of metal are shown against a white background. The back is plain and rough, but the front is decotated by a very fine, small knotwork design of interlaced lines.
Trix@trixranderson.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I haven't got any little runes like we had for last week's Viking camps #FindsFriday, so instead I thought we'd look at another small and beautiful object. This is DB1137 from the Great Army camp at Torksey. It's a tiny cast piece, barely 25mm long, originally part of an Irish horse harness. /1

A finds photograph of a small piece of decorated metalwork, TDB 1137, from the site of the Great Army camp at Torksey, Lincolnshire. Two sides of a flat, roughly rectangular piece of metal are shown against a white background. The back is plain and rough, but the front is decotated by a very fine, small knotwork design of interlaced lines.