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Rory Naismith
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Early medievalist, etc., at the University of Cambridge.

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Rory Naismith, FRHistS is a British academic, medieval numismatist and historian of Anglo-Saxon England, specialising in economic and monetary history. He is Professor of Early Medieval English History and Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. .. more

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Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · 2h
For those who want a short, sharp shock of early medieval coinage and what it can tell the historian: youtube.com/shorts/6iOzs...
Why historians love (real) money
YouTube video by Cambridge University
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · 15d
The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Are you passionate about early medieval Britain?  Do you have advanced knowledge of Old English and proficiency in Medieval Latin?  If yes, then you may be interested in this fixed term full time post...
jobs.kent.ac.uk

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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 18d
On advance access: "Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii"

by @profbernard.bsky.social (@uoft.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...
Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii*
Abstract. Historians of premodern economies, in contrast to modern ones, have only infrequently contemplated the economic contribution of slavery. Here, I
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Reposted by Rory Naismith, Pauline Stafford

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 21d
Enmeshed in marking, but just thought I'd point out that this article is now out, open access: Simon MacLean, arguing that the Astronomer's Life of Louis the Pious could be rather later than historians have assumed: might 'the Astronomer' be Jonas of Orleans?
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The date and context of the Astronomer's Life of Louis the Pious
The Astronomer's Life of the emperor Louis the Pious (814–40) is a canonical source for scholars of Frankish history. It sits at the centre of recent debates about the nature and tone of Carolingian ....
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Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · 22d
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

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Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · 23d
Glad you all enjoyed it and found so much to talk about!

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Vanessa Oakden @voakden.bsky.social · 27d
54 years and a day apart this week two Early Medieval hoards were discovered in Cheshire.

The Castle Esplanade hoard of Viking silver & Anglo-Saxon pennies, AD900-950 found #OTD in 1950 & the lovely Huxley Hoard of Viking arm rings, an ingot & lead fragments found in 2004, AD850-950
📸 me & NML
Pieces of Viking silver, coins and hack silver laid out on steppers mounts with a black base and a white top. The pot sits in the centre of the image on a higher mount. Folder silver Viking arm rings, with a variety of stamped decoration lying in a pile on a white background.

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Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · 29d
Probably not, I’m afraid.

Reposted by Judith Jesch, Aidan O’Sullivan

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Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · 29d
For anyone interested in vikings: a symposium on the impact of the viking Great Army, to be held at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge on 24 April 2026.

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Dept of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, Univ of Cambridge @department-asnc.bsky.social · Nov 25
Third-year ASNC students visiting the Wren Library (@trincolllibcam.bsky.social) to look at medieval manuscripts with @rorynaismith.bsky.social - many thanks indeed for being such gracious hosts!

Reposted by Charles West, Rory Naismith

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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · Nov 25
Publication – « Aristocratic networks. Elites and social dynamics in Italy in the age of Lothar I », éd. Giuseppe Albertoni, Manuel Fauliri, Leonardo Sernagiotto

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Publication – « Aristocratic networks. Elites and social dynamics in Italy in the age of Lothar I », éd. Giuseppe Albertoni, Manuel Fauliri, Leonardo Sernagiotto
This volume collects the proceedings of a conference held at the Department of Humanities of the University of Trento from 13 to 15 October 2022, as part of the initiatives of the PRIN 2017 project…
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Simon Coupland @scoupland.bsky.social · Nov 17
Interested in early medieval history? Read the proceedings of the latest Dorestad conference online FREE here, including my chapter about gold and silver in Frisia after Dorestad's disappearance in the 850s. For a .pdf of my chapter, DM/email me. #medievalsky
www.sidestone.com/books/dorest...
Dorestad and Everything After @ Sidestone Press
Dorestad was the largest town of the Low Countries in the Carolingian era. As an inland port on the edge of the Frankish Empire, it functioned as an international hub, connecting the North Sea World w...
www.sidestone.com

Reposted by Rory Naismith, Pauline Stafford

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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · Nov 14
On advance access: "Economic Change, Silver, and the Plague of 664-687 in England"

by @rorynaismith.bsky.social (University of Cambridge)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...
Economic Change, Silver, and the Plague of 664–687 in England*
Abstract. Bede and other authors describe a destructive wave of plague sweeping across Britain and Ireland in the period 664–87. In the decades around and
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Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · Nov 14
Looks good, but says forbidden when I click the link ...

Reposted by Rory Naismith, Jussi T. Eronen, Dolly Jørgensen

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · Nov 3
Oh wow, major work of interest to #MedievalSky #GlobalMiddleAges #EnvironmentalHistory. A new special issue devoted to "Environmental Challenges in Premodern Eurasian and Mediterranean Narratives": journals.uio.no/JAIS/article.... Kudos to the editors for bringing this work so quickly into print!
The titlepage for a special issue of the Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies. The title of the collection is "Environmental Challenges in Premodern Eurasian and Medi-terranean Narratives." Cover image: Illuminated Manuscript, Book of kings (Shāhnāma), Rustam kills a dragon (the third feat), Walters Art Museum Ms. W.602, fol. 76b,by Walters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts.