Sub-Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, & Norman Periods
Historians, academics, historical novelists, independent scholars, translators, medievalists, and other enthusiasts and feeds focused on Britain and Northern Europe from c.400 to c.1200 AD. A celebration of history, myth, literature, art, & culture!
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@cmcevasco.bsky.social
@marginalviking.bsky.social
Erstwhile archaeologist and historian. Musings on Vikings/Norse, Greenland, archaeology of religion, mythology, and magic. Also on Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@MarginalViking
@pictishpasts.bsky.social
SGSAH-funded PhD researcher @ Glasgow Uni exploring the Picts in medieval, insular manuscripts. 📚 Outside of the office, you can usually find me in, on, or around Scotland's seas, rivers and watery places. 🐟 🌊 🛶
@souljaleonn.bsky.social
Archaeologist🏺/ Funerary Arch MSc, Uni of York/ Knaresborough Museum🏰/SASA🏛️/Human and Animal 💀🦴 Currently researching Climate Change, Environmental Stress and Skeletal Health in the Roman/early medieval period
@kijjohnson.bsky.social
Sometimes I write your dreams, but you knew that already. Some books, some awards, one cat. Novel-writing workshops: https://kijjohnson.com/teacher/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/kijjohnson Latest feat: RiverBank RPG! https://riverbankrpg.com
@cjadrien.bsky.social
Award-winning and bestselling author of Viking historical fiction novels. Learn more at cjadrien.com
@meganfoodhistorian.bsky.social
Food Historian and Cook. Medieval and Early Modern Britain and Europe. Archaeologist. Researcher. Writer. Organic Vegetarian. Experimental Archaeology | Historical Archaeology insta: @meganfoodhistorian
@alexharvv.bsky.social
Author, artist, Early Medievalist; my latest book is on the Viking Age https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forgotten-Vikings-New-Approaches-Viking/dp/1398122092?crid=BAU05AM2CB3E&keywords=forgotten+vikings&qid=1704124313&s=books&sprefix=forgotten+vikings%2Cstripbook
@trixranderson.bsky.social
Archaeologist at North Yorkshire Historic Environment Record: special interest in Viking-Age Britain and the Great Heathen Army
@birgitconstant.bsky.social
🏰 Historical tales, linguistic trails 🇬🇧🇫🇷 Historische Romane für Sprachbegeisterte 📚 Mittelalter und Sprachen / Medieval times and languages 🔏2024: Marie ist mein Name / Warrior of two Kings Impressum und Website: http://t1p.de/b1mkh
@insuhi.bsky.social
We are internationally renowned for our innovative undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research programmes in Culture and Heritage, Orkney and Shetland Studies, Highlands and Islands Literature, Scottish Heritage, Viking Studies and Island Studies.
@angusdonald.bsky.social
Historical novelist. Written about 20 novels, most trad. published, some self-pub. Outlaw Chronicles, Blood trilogy, Fire Born Viking series. And one King Arthur. New Mongol series out in 2025 – Templar Traitor: The Englishman who fought for Genghis Khan
@catjarman.bsky.social
@stebruhn.bsky.social
Medievalist; Early Middle Ages; Frankish World; Early Medieval England; Research Fellow @ghilondon; views my own
@moufridji.bsky.social
Leiden University. Aspiring Old English Professor. Interested in relations between Early Medieval England, Northern Africa, and Western Asia.
@oewordhord.bsky.social
Dr Hana Videen (she/her), author of THE WORDHORD: DAILY LIFE IN OLD ENGLISH & THE DEORHORD: AN OLD ENGLISH BESTIARY. Sharing the Old English Word of the Day since 2013. linktr.ee/wordhord
@toebi.bsky.social
Teachers of Old English in Britain & Ireland. We aim to promote and support teaching of OE in British & Irish Universities, & to raise the public profile of OE.
@catrinh.bsky.social
Medievalist and B2B copywriter | PhD candidate @Stanford | Old English, manuscript studies, DH, and UX approaches to textual cultures of the Insular world (they/she)
@emgallimore.bsky.social
PhD candidate at University of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social, studying early medieval literature, tithes, 19th C. medievalism, tithes, English church history, tithes, historiography, and tithes. p/t PS staff at the University of Manchester.
@dparrott.bsky.social
PhD student at Aarhus University using 3D modeling to track Viking Age brooches across Scandinavia 🇩🇰. All things animal art, early medieval, and archaeology
@ericasteiner.bsky.social
Celtic Studies PhD in progress @ Sydney Uni: ancient/medieval tattooing. Finds rabbit holes & side quests irresistible! Environmental humanities • Geomythology • Historical body modifications • Medieval mistranslations, misnomers & mysteries.
@seaxeducation.bsky.social
'The biggest fool that's ever hit the big time'. Onomaphile and award-losing historian: 'Enough of all this academic chatter, Back again to devilry!'
@jonathanfruoco.bsky.social
Medievalist | FRHistS | Professeur agrégé | Lone Chaucerian at Paris Nanterre University | Cat person | Dad | He/him
@domwass.bsky.social
Historian (Early Medieval) ❧ Bishops ❧ Church History ❧ Female Power ❧ England ❧ ‘Germany’ ❧ Scandinavia ❧ based @ University of Cologne ❧ @fobim.bsky.social ❧ @digitrip.bsky.social ❧ Header: Bamberg Msc.Lit.53, fol.2v ❧ opinions my own ❧ he/him
@helengittos.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Medieval History, University of Oxford; parent involved in the Independent Inquiry into Maternity Services at East Kent
@calthalas.bsky.social
Late antiquity, early Middle Ages, manuscripts, cities and monasticism. A bit of digital humanities and maps as well. Assistant Professor at the University of Erfurt
@eblueaxe.bsky.social
Archaeologist working in Northern England; specialist in the early medieval. Interested early medieval archaeology, board and PC gaming, miniature modelling, WW2, and most nerdy stuff
@rowane.bsky.social
Archaeologist, PhD in the ivory trade in late antiquity. Also interested in early medieval northwest Europe, circular economies, funerary archaeology, and long-distance interactions.
@judithjesch.bsky.social
Professor of Viking Studies, @UoNEnglish.bsky.social, @UniofNottingham.bsky.social, FBA. See also @RagnasIslands.bsky.social ORCID: 0000-0002-6020-0683
@sihonglin.bsky.social
Historian of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages @UofGlasgow. Writes on Byzantium, Britain, and everything in between.
@jtpmedieval.bsky.social
Restless medievalist • Professor at St Andrews, Scotland • Apocalypse/ Nature/ Science/ Medicine c. 500-c. 1000
@jcduncanauthor.bsky.social
Author, engineer and bladesmith. Writing historical fantasy and fiction, author of 'A Song of Steel' https://getbook.at/a_song_of_Steel
@rgeirsson.bsky.social
Promoting Leif Eriksson awareness and failing / Atrocities of the written word scattered around the world wound web / Translator of The Impudent Edda www.scandinavianaggression.com
@downham.bsky.social
Medievalist, Liverpool. She/Her. Author of ‘Medieval Ireland’ (Cambridge University Press) ‘Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland’ (Liverpool University Press) currently commissioned for a Penguin Classics volume on the Viking Age
@historymalc.bsky.social
Books & Writing. Co-author of Churches of Salisbury & District, June 2025. Once led mental health & addiction services - still cares about social justice. #kidneycancer www.Malcolm-Sinclair.com
@orcwriter.bsky.social
Author of whimsical tales disguised as found manuscripts. Specializing in mouse-run libraries, and gardens where magic blooms between dewdrops. The mushrooms insist they're 'philosophically inclined.' https://claudemoreausgarden.substack.com/
@northernstudies.bsky.social
The Scottish Society for Northern Studies (SSNS) was founded in 1968 to explore the inter-relationships between the Scandinavian, Celtic, and Scottish cultures. https://ssns.org.uk
@neilmcguigan.bsky.social
Historian aka dastardly re-writer of history, chiefly Britain/Ireland, focus on Scotland & n. England pre 1300 | Author of 500-page + award-winning monograph on the Age of Máel Coluim III | Disability parent | https://st-andrews.academia.edu/NeilMcGuigan
@fridanor.bsky.social
Archaeologist at Stockholm University, Viking Age, Early Medieval, burial practices
@dcrb.bsky.social
Viking Age/Early Medieval Scholar. Coordinator of Digital Engagement for ICMA. Editorial Assistant for Church Archaeology Journal. Co-Host of New Books in Irish Studies. Current MLIS Student.
@northerntapestry.bsky.social
Exploring the sagas and stories that link medieval Iceland, Scandinavia & the northern British isles https://northerntapestry.com/
@tcfairfax.bsky.social
Professional Orkneyinga saga enthusiast | Doctoral Researcher, University of Nottingham | Reviews Editor, Northern Studies
@jaema.bsky.social
JAEMA is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal specialising in the history of the early medieval period - from late antiquity to the early eleventh century. https://aema.org.au/journal/
@northernpicts.bsky.social
The bluesky social media channel for the University of Aberdeen Northern Picts project @northernpicts on Facebook All things Pictish/early medieval/Aberdeen/Scotland/Archaeology/Hilforts/Digital
@3dgroovanstones.bsky.social
She/her. Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the University of Glasgow for the Og(h)am project; researching Digital Imaging and Early Medieval Sculpture
@fortrenn.bsky.social
PhD student at the University of Glasgow, researching the early medieval Moray Firthlands in Scotland. Live in Penryn, Cornwall. FSAScot. Posts about early medieval Scottish history and archaeology. Blog: https://fortrenn.substack.com
@florencehrscott.bsky.social
Historian of queenship in early medieval England. Based in York UK. Antiracist. Disabled. Non-binary. Marxist. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Author of Ælfgif-who?, biographies of medieval women: florencehrs.substack.com Agent: @tomkillingbeck.bsky.social
@skrivafel.bsky.social
Runologist-for-hire, librarian, PhD in Scandinavian languages. Translator into Old Norse for Civ VI, God of War (but only the good runes), AC Valhalla. I infrequently make text games.
@lvhicks.bsky.social
Professor of medieval studies. Leverhulme major research fellow. Norman history and landscapes. Occasional gardening, knitting, cricket and Anglicanism https://normanlandscapes.wordpress.com/ 🗃⚱️📜
@jmharland.bsky.social
Late Roman & Medieval History & Archaeology @dependencybonn.de Exploring what happens when empires die. Book available at http://t.ly/LfaV http://jmharland.hcommons.org
@aboyarin.bsky.social
UVic prof, medievalist, Anglo-Jewish women, Early Middle English, etc
@jorvikviking.bsky.social
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@keithruiter.bsky.social
Medievalist | likes law, normativity, transgression, & other Viking Age oddities (also has a life outside work) | Senior Lecturer at University of Suffolk | Hon. Assistant Prof at Centre for the Study of the Viking Age | PhD | he/they
@hornesupremacy.bsky.social
Early medieval archaeologist | Viking trade PhD (Glas.) | MA (Oxon) Balliol, Oxford history | Author: A Viking Market Kingdom in Ireland and Britain | Co-Ed. / Author: The Viking Age in Scotland | Archaeology & Museum Comms | Govan Stones Museum Assistant
@ccooijmans.bsky.social
Viking Historian | Research Fellow @uio.no | Assoc. Researcher @livunihss.bsky.social | vikings in continental Europe | medieval(ism) | histor(iograph)y The Great Viking Survey - vikingsurvey.org https://hcommons.org/members/ccooijmans
@jeannecorviere.bsky.social
Medievalist, historian of Medieval Normandy, gender, masculinity, sexual violence, 600 years later time's up, author of "Negotiating Clerical Identities" (Palgrave, 2010) and the award-winning "The Manly Priest" (Penn Press, 2015). Rep'd by Chris Rogers
@kateweikert.bsky.social
Medievalist 900-1200ish England and Normandy most of the time. Immigrant and misplaced Hoosier in the south of England when not in Wales. Usually tired. She/her. Insta @katherineweikert
@hwaet.info
Translations of the first word of Beowulf. Created by @jesse.lansner.com. See more at https://hwaet.info.
@mariadahvana.bsky.social
NYT-bestselling, Hugo Award winning monster and myth maker. Most recently, VERGIL! A Mythological Musical (Audible) , Beowulf: A New Translation, The Mere Wife, & many other items in the wondertale category & beyond. https://linktr.ee/mariadahvanaheadley
@paulaloftingauthor.bsky.social
Here for the history! No politics! Author of historical fiction Sons of the Wolf Series set in the 11thcentury and writer for Pen and Sword. Currently working on Historical Biography of Harold Godwinson. website: www.threadstothepast.com
@thegns.bsky.social
Sending Britain back to the “Dark Ages”. A not-for-profit educational living-history group dedicated to promoting interest in, and celebrating the diverse cultures of late-antiquity / early medieval lowland Britain / the broadest-sense ‘Anglo-Saxon’ period
@michaellivingston.com
Conflict Analyst | Medievalist | Novelist | Professor | Talking Head | Host, Bow and Blade Podcast | Opinions my own | rep’d by Georgina Capel
@joshbakercox.bsky.social
PhD at Bangor researching rebellions and reprisals in 11th and early 12th century England, Normandy and Flanders. Lover of Norman (and Anglo-Norman) History, and general fan of Robert Curthose & Robert de Belleme. https://medievalhistory.home.blog/
@rhnnnwrrn.bsky.social
AHRC PhD student in ASNC at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, researching Icelandic Liturgical Manuscript Fragments • Soprano choral scholar • 23, proudly dyslexic ⁊ 🏳🌈 • she/her
@authorrochelle.bsky.social
Author of Medieval Historical Fiction, especially the 11th century and the Plantagenets. And France. And the rest of Europe!
@northages.bsky.social
Early medieval northern Britain, taking in Picts, Gaels, Britons, Angles and Norse. Feast days, on this day, place-names, archaeology news and book releases. Posts by Dundonian bookworm Craig. https://northages.wordpress.com/
@tyguson.bsky.social
PhD student at University of Bristol; RHS Marshall Fellow (2024-25) at Institute of Historical Research; 11th-century Normandy, maritime and riverine environments, the Norman invasion fleet. https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/rebecca-tyson
@stevenamckay.bsky.social
Author, Guitarist. Metal fan. Co-host of Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action & Adventure Podcast
@matthewharffy.bsky.social
Author of the BERNICIA CHRONICLES, the A TIME FOR SWORDS series, DARK FRONTIER, WOLF OF WESSEX. Co-host of Rock, Paper, Swords! The Historical Action and Adventure Podcast. https://linktr.ee/MatthewHarffy
@mjporterauthor.bsky.social
Author of historical fiction set in Saxon England & 20th century historical mysteries. A bit obsessed with the Saxon kingdom of Mercia. Pub by Boldwood Books, Pen & Sword and Indie. Infuriatingly prolific. Formula 1, 2, 3, E, Academy & Extreme E/H fan.
@marcmorris.bsky.social
Medieval historian. 'If it works for Marc Morris, it works for me.' (Scarlett Johansson)
@medievalists.bsky.social
Hello from Medievalists.net, where the Middle Ages begins - check out our website at www.medievalists.net
@nicolaz.bsky.social
PhD. Novelist (Hild, Spear, Menewood). All things Early Medieval. Here: Cats, crips, queers. Books, beauty, beers. MS ♿️🧪📚 AND NOW: FIGHTING 👊 nicolagriffith.com Banner ID: B&W image—pint of Guinness flanked by 2 books flanked by 2 tabby cat
@cmcevasco.bsky.social
Medievalist (Sub-Roman/Anglo-Saxon England) & author of historical fiction, specfic, & horror + bestselling D&D content at #DMsGuild & ENNIE-winning work for Kobold Press. #HNS2025 Program Chair. www.christophermcevasco.com