Thanks, always interesting to look at cross cultural comparisons!
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Thanks, always interesting to look at cross cultural comparisons!
Brilliant!
It would be reductive to presume only one story and also new stories keep being invented. Any attempt to interpret the intended meanings is provisional. The way that certain symbols appear on numerous stones invites continued speculation like a mystery to be unlocked.
Thanks for that! ’Grooving with the Picts’ sounds a great title for another blog post
The theme tune is already playing through my head
"However people choose to interpret it, a visit to Shandwick feels like taking a moment away from mundane considerations.
Such sites help us reflect on the natural world, human creativity and the innate desire for meaning and permanence." 🤔😌
I certainly can use some moments away!
It's a great place
Keir Starmer faces one of his biggest rebellions over jury trial cuts and rightly so.
Labour MPs must see through his outrageously dishonest propaganda pieces and VOTE AGAINST this shameful constitutional vandalism
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Is there no end to podcasts with me rabbiting on about the #SagaoftheEarlsofOrkney? Well, I'm not good at saying no and I particularly enjoyed this one with Natalie of @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social - she asked some good questions! shows.acast.com/if-it-aint-b...
Thurs 26 March, Prof. Fiona Edmonds will deliver the 2026 John Bannerman Memorial Lecture (in-person and online), on a topic close to Bannerman's own work: 'Dál Riata and Northumbria, c. 700‒1000: Connections and comparisons'.
Tuilleadh fiosrachaidh | More info 👇
hca.ed.ac.uk/john-bannerm...
New Irish Studies blogpost about a Pictish stone published today www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie... #scotland #picts #medievalsky #archaeology
Relatable
The AI push clearly exposes how beholden governments are to business. Govs love it because it looks like they're getting billions injected into the economy and that's great marketing, but none of it is real.
Chris is an excellent scholar and also an excellent colleague. We were very lucky to work with him in Liverpool for a few years!
Forthcoming lecture in London (and live on YouTube apparently) on 1st April at the British Archaeological Association thebaa.org/events/lectu... #medievalsky #archaeology
Books on medieval and modern France for rehoming. Cost of postage and packing only (please comment on post if interested, DMs do not work) #medievalsky #history
April Ashley born in Liverpool in 1935 model, author, and LGBT rights activist #iwd
Celebrating some of the trailblazing women of Liverpool on International Women’s Day #iwd
Revisiting the Irish Studies blog today and reflecting on the opportunities our students have to handle Viking Age artefacts from Aldwark in Yorkshire, thanks to our collaboration with North West Heritage CIC www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie... #medievalsky
From my dear friend Maria, and to all my sisters
NEW BLOGPOST: Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty
For any MP unsure of how to vote on the government’s proposals to restrict trial by jury.
Excellent lecture by Alex Sanmark yesterday! The Viking Society for Northern Research runs events all year round and membership includes the annual journal Sagabook. Founded in 1892 and still running #medievalsky #sweden
Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026
Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists.
STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern History, ANU #medieval #earlymodern anzamems.org/lecture...
The 2026 Viking Society for Northern Research student conference takes place at the University of Liverpool on 11 April. Includes student lectures, launch of the paperback 'Embers of the Hands' by Dr Eleanor Barraclough & plenary lecture by Prof Howard Williams @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social
There are worse downfalls!
