Carolyne Larrington

@profcarolyne.bsky.social

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medievalist, medievalism-is, lover of things Norse and northern. #author

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Carolyne Larrington is an emeritus research fellow in English Literature of St John's College at the University of Oxford.

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Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · 9d

Indeed! Fairies coming up!

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Owen Davies @odavies9.bsky.social · 9d

Excellent piece of journalism here. Puts the mainstream media to shame. The findings are what you might expect, and here's the proof.

www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...

The men who raised the flags

Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found

www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk

Reposted by Howard Williams, Lesley A. Hall, Carolyne Larrington , and 1 more Howard Williams, Lesley A. Hall, Carolyne Larrington, Duncan Bell

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10d

Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student

Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place An A-level pupil found the lost grave of the Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano’s daughter, revealing a story of love and solidarity in 18th-century rural England. Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), also known as Gustavus Vassa, escaped enslavement to become a celebrated author and campaigner in Georgian England. His memoir, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, was a bestseller. Continue reading...

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Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · 10d

Come and hear me talk Trolls and Dragons next Tuesday!

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Trolls and Dragons — A Long History with Carolyne Larrington - Caper

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ana valdivia @anavaldi.bsky.social · 19d

After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:

- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Christian Odendahl, Steve Peers , and 9 more Ben H. Ansell, Christian Odendahl, Steve Peers, Cathy N. Davidson, Carolyne Larrington, Scott A. Imberman, David Rosnick, Henry Jones, Nicole Guenther Discenza, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Southern Africa, David Darmofal

Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 20d

Oh man, the New York Young Republicans implicated in the Nazi groupchat scandal ran up a $23,000 tab eating filet mignon and drinking at a hotel in Syracuse -- a city with one of the highest child poverty rates *in the nation* -- and then refused to pay the bill.

Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · 21d

Trolls and Dragons in Frankfurt!

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 21d

Worth saying that despite asking for more than 12 hours we’ve had nothing back from Labour on this

Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 21d

A Conservative MP tipped as a future party leader has been condemned for saying large numbers of legally settled families must be deported, in order to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Tory MP criticised after demanding legally settled families be deported

Katie Lam said move would make UK ‘culturally coherent’ and that a large number of people ‘need to go home’

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 21d

Our OWC/English Faculty #Shakespeare webinar series continues! Next up, Henry VIII on 3 Nov at 6pm.

Join @oldfortunatus.bsky.social and @laurajaynewright.bsky.social to explore the play & how we might approach it differently in the twenty-first century.

All welcome! FREE but registration required

English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: King Henry VIII

In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of King Henry VIII from Oxford World's Classics.

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Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · 27d

Absolutely!

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks @goingmedieval.bsky.social, @mattlewishistory.bsky.social and @profcarolyne.bsky.social for the norse myth eps of Gone Medieval. Perfect listening for drawing pictures of Loki. On the qu of "is loki a drinker", I think Lokasenna at least proves he's a MEAN drunk, whatever his liquid capacity

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Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 23

The Bloomsbury Oxford Summer School in Fantasy is in full swing. A wonderful first day with exploration of fantasy past. Tomorrow the present and Thursday is fantasy future. Livestreamed and recorded too.

Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 16

The Vestmannaeyjar in glorious weather. Spot the sheep who must have been wearing crampons. And a pufflingur awaiting a launch out to sea.

Reposted by Charles West, Carolyne Larrington

Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · Sep 12

Coming next spring ... yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Offa

An authoritative biography of Offa of Mercia, revealing his importance as the king who stood at the turning point of Anglo-Saxon history Offa ruled the Merci...

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Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 11

The west fjords looking particularly splendid today

Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 10

The trolls are in Reykjavík!

Reposted by Charles West, Kris Inwood, Carolyne Larrington , and 1 more Charles West, Kris Inwood, Carolyne Larrington, Judith Jesch

Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · Sep 9

I morgen skjer det! #Osebergskipet skal ut på sin (foreløpig) siste ferd. Flyttingen av skipet inn i det nye museumsbygget strømmes direkte av NRK. Så følg med på den historiske ferden. #Vikingtidsmuseet

Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 8

No shooting under any circumstances!

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · Sep 8

“The chances of my first three books (all of which are out of print anyway) going into profit are roughly akin to my marrying Taylor Swift, or Travis Kelce for that matter.”

@alexlarman.bsky.social on the grim economics of publishing:

The grim economics of publishing

How it's increasingly hard to make any money out of writing books

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Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 8

Off to Iceland tomorrow there to circumnavigate the island with #RoadScholars floating campus in the good ship Ocean Albatros. Looking forward to it immensely— if it’s half as much fun as last year I am in for a terrific time.

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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · Sep 8

Step through the gates of St John’s this weekend!

From 10am to 5pm, explore our stunning quads, gardens, and historic buildings, attend expert lectures, and see a whole new side of college life.

Free entry, no booking required.

#OxfordOpenDoors

Visitors and student ambassadors in Canterbury Quad, viewed through a stained-glass window with the college crest.

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Sep 8

You might assume “Anglo-Saxons” is a simple phrase with a simple meaning, but it’s meant various things during the past centuries. This is a brilliant open-access summary of those evolutions by Prof Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Anglo-Saxons: Myth and History | Early Medieval England and its Neighbours | Cambridge Core

The Anglo-Saxons: Myth and History - Volume 51

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Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 8

The dragon should have stuck with eating cows and maidens and not eaten a church. That’s when things really broke down ..,

Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 6

It’s even more annoying …but quite clever in places.

Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 6

Netflix pulled the series so they had to wind it up. Cop out, but I was so glad it wasn’t RR per se. Have you seen Zack Snyder’s Twilight of the Gods?

Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 4

Me too ...

Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 4

me too. though it's worth hunting down the Marlene Dietrich version -- Puff der Zauberdrache ....

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