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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ medieval cultural history, esp. Norse. wake up. brush teeth. sagas. rinse. repeat. not necessarily in that order.

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โ€œAI resistance is just luddism. same as resistance to calculators or typewriters or ballpoint pens orโ€ฆโ€

yea

14.03.2026 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man wearing sunglasses says that he truly feels like the jackpot hit him . ALT: a man wearing sunglasses says that he truly feels like the jackpot hit him .

ืื™ื–ื” ืฉึผื‚ื™ื—ื•ืง ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ ืื”

12.03.2026 23:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

sure, but then theyโ€™ll eat your face off

12.03.2026 21:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

allegedly shot by one of his own men. just sayin

12.03.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

a gentleman, my daughter says, is someone

who can play the bagpipes

but chooses not to.

kids these days. sheesh.

reupping this from @duncanchisholm.bsky.social. happy #InternationalBagPipeDay!

itโ€™s from the bad place (3 years ago) but too grand for it to be lost.

x.com/duncanwchish...

10.03.2026 13:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ื”ืฉืคื™ืฅ ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ

10.03.2026 13:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

or, even more explicitly,

m.youtube.com/watch?v=NcWG...

07.03.2026 20:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

also proof that i should be able to delete other peopleโ€™s postings b/c this hits tooo friggin close to home right now

07.03.2026 02:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ื‘ื”ื™ื ืชืŸ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืžืžืฉื™ืช ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืืช ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื”ื–ืืช โ€” ื”ื›ืœื™ื ื”ืงืœืืกื™ื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื, ื›ืœื™ื ื—ืœื•ืคื™ื™ื ื˜ืจื ื”ื•ืžืฆืื•/ื ืžืฆืื•/ื ื•ืกื•, ื•ื’ื ืื ืชื•ื—ืœืฃ ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžืŸ ื”ืกืชื ืขืดื™ ืชืื•ืžืชื” ืžื™ืžื™ืŸ (ื‘ื ื˜ืœืคื™ื“ื’ื ืฅ ื•ืฉื•ืชืณ) ืื• ืžื™ืžื™ืŸ ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ โ€” ืื™ื–ื” agency ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืœื‘ื“ืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ืžื”ื?

ื’ื ื–ื” ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ืณืœื ื ื—ืณ ืื‘ืœ ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ืคื—ื•ืช ื“ื—ื•ืฃ

04.03.2026 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

100%

ื•ื‘ื”ืชืืžื”, ื‘ื™ื‘ื™ ื•ื”ืฆื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื ื™ืฆื™ืช (ื•ื”ืฆื™ื ื™ืช; ืžื—ื–ื™ืง ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื™ื ืœื ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืฆื™ื•ื ืืฆื™ื) ื›ื•ืคื™ื ื–ื”ื•ืช ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช ื‘ื™ื ื ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืณื™ืฉืจืืœืณ (ื›ื•ืœืœ ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœืฉืจืฉื•ืจ ืฉืœืš), ื›ืš ืฉื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืขืœ ื”ืชื ื”ืœื•ืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืชื—ืช ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื”ื–ืืช ื ืชืคืฉืช, ื’ื ืขืดื™ ืจื‘ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ ื•ื’ื ืขืดื™ ื”ืžื‘ืงืจื™ื ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ, ื›ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช/ื”ืืฉืžื”/ื”ืชืงืคื” ืขืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ

04.03.2026 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ืžืขื•ืœื” (ื•ืžื“ื›ื)

04.03.2026 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ื™ืจื•ืง ืขื“

โ€œAll I know is that we have no input โ€ฆ public opinion means nothing at this point. Haven't you heard? Ours is not to reason why.โ€

28.02.2026 17:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ha thatโ€™s really interesting! not sure how they havenโ€™t thrown that funding at you already many times over

[iโ€™m guessing that lebanese bodega in รฅrhus was operated by *checks notes* immigrants from wisconsin?]

28.02.2026 17:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ืฉืื’ืช ื”ืืจื™ ืคื•ื˜ืจ

28.02.2026 17:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Northern Medieval World: On the Margins of Europe | Medieval Institute Publications | Western Michigan University

congrats!

just gonna put this out here:

Northern Medieval World series
wmich.edu/medievalpubl...
book proposals welcome!

28.02.2026 04:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

having one time in denmark been subjected to the hate crime of falafel with MAYONNAISE i donโ€™t think i could stomach any more scandi-middle-eastern cuisine. this whole globalising the intifada schtick has gone waaaay too far.

ha det bra with your proposal though!

28.02.2026 02:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

not sure whether this is a โ€˜??โ€™, a โ€˜?!โ€™, or just a โ€˜sigh whateverโ€™. not sure i care deeply about finding out either.

guess ill play it safe & go w โ€˜wtf wrong w youโ€™ then.

27.02.2026 01:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Allister Heath
The tragic
irony of
Haraldr
harรฐrรกรฐi is that
it destroys the
very people it
claims to help

ALLISTER HEATH
The Telegraph

Allister Heath The tragic irony of Haraldr harรฐrรกรฐi is that it destroys the very people it claims to help ALLISTER HEATH The Telegraph

i meanโ€ฆ

26.02.2026 15:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

not a ministry, foreign or otherwise, just s citizen of israel (& the us). could i sign on as well?

21.02.2026 23:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

judy you are trolling now. everyone knows that danes are just norwegians w very bad laryngitis

20.02.2026 17:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

no no no please donโ€™t. iโ€™m completely underwater w all of the reading i already have to do and every time you casually toss together some of your thoughts i end up w a new reading list (or worse: a to-ponder list. aaaagh) as long as my dragonโ€™s tail.

have an idea? keep it to yourself. thx v much

19.02.2026 22:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

had precisely the same sensation w precisely the same collection just the other day. the doctor in whose waiting room i was reading was disappointed to see me reading for work but i assured him it was pure pleasure

17.02.2026 17:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
one way signs point in opposite directions
broadway & w 40th

one way signs point in opposite directions broadway & w 40th

ืžื” ื‘ืœื’ื™ ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง

15.02.2026 21:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

reading this alongside christopher crockerโ€™s โ€œwhat we talk about when we talk about vรญnlandโ€ (2020) makes for both head-spinning and heart-aching

12.02.2026 14:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
some old phd notes on teresa de lauretisโ€™s works

some old phd notes on teresa de lauretisโ€™s works

never interacted w her in person but spent many a productive hour w her in the toronto library โ€” enough to splurge some of my grad student budget on actually buying the book. a higher compliment has neer been dreamt up.

RIP

11.02.2026 03:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
romani ite domum

romani ite domum

the nw hook of that swastika is just precious. like, you can practically *see* the twerp realise heโ€™d got it wrong, pause to consider, then decide ahh canโ€™t be arsed, theyโ€™ll just have to figure it out.

ACAB > AZAB is a nice touch tho. z stands for โ€˜zealotsโ€™ iโ€™m sure, right?

11.02.2026 02:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

heads up @greenleejw.bsky.social

10.02.2026 16:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Strange Case of Thomas of Eldersfield

i may know the answer to this jeopardy question (by my late great senior colleague)

www.historytoday.com/archive/stra...

10.02.2026 13:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ah yes. another โ€œtoo many frickin jews aroundโ€ voice from the โ€˜leftโ€™

08.02.2026 19:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

nicely done bloch family

08.02.2026 19:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0