Dominik Waßenhoven
@domwass.bsky.social
Historian (Early Medieval) ❧ Bishops ❧ Church History ❧ Female Power ❧ Historiography ❧ England ❧ Scandinavia ❧ ‘Germany’ ❧ University of Cologne ❧ @fobim.bsky.social ❧ @digitrip.bsky.social ❧ Header: Bamberg Msc.Lit.53, fol.2v ❧ opinions my own ❧ he/him
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Dominik Waßenhoven
@domwass.bsky.social
· May 26
Wie erzählt man Geschichte, wenn Quellen fehlen?
Das Projekt „Mind the Gap / Mut zur Lücke“ untersucht, wie verschiedene Disziplinen mit Überlieferungslücken umgehen – am Beispiel von Schwarzrheindorf & Vilich bei Bonn.
Ein Thread 👇
🧵 1/6
#vfg_bonn #archaeologie #archaeology #interdisziplinär
Das Projekt „Mind the Gap / Mut zur Lücke“ untersucht, wie verschiedene Disziplinen mit Überlieferungslücken umgehen – am Beispiel von Schwarzrheindorf & Vilich bei Bonn.
Ein Thread 👇
🧵 1/6
#vfg_bonn #archaeologie #archaeology #interdisziplinär
An diesem Projekt 👇 arbeite ich mit zwei Bonner Kolleginnen (Valerie Palmowski, Archäologie, und Hanna Jacobs, Kunstgeschichte). Alles weitere im Thread. #medievalsky #Mediävistik
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I learn from this article that the Bayeux Tapestry was created by Anglo-Saxon artists 'according to one legend'.
‘A crime against our heritage’: French fury over moving the Bayeux tapestry trib.al/5QbLab4
‘A crime against our heritage’: French fury over moving Bayeux Tapestry
Art experts and local officials in France are horrified that the 1,000-year-old tapestry is being moved across the Channel
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I learn from this article that the Bayeux Tapestry was created by Anglo-Saxon artists 'according to one legend'.
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No wonder the orange toddler is unhinged once again.
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
No wonder the orange toddler is unhinged once again.
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
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This is a fascinating portrait of a brilliant scholar traversing a complicated world!
Turns out there's more to Felix Liebermann than just obsessiveness about manuscripts and a fondness for difficult German. ingridfiv.github.io/ingridsblog/...
Felix Liebermann’s life
What do we know about Felix Liebermann the man?
ingridfiv.github.io
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
This is a fascinating portrait of a brilliant scholar traversing a complicated world!
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Really hoping this will be available as a recording later. Friday impossible date for me, in person or remotely - but looks unmissable.
Our first RHS lecture of 2026 is '"Alike in Appearance but not in Scope": Queens and the Making of Medieval Europe', with Prof Charles West (Edinburgh) bit.ly/49GlmMR
6pm, Friday 6 February. In-person booking is now full but registration to attend this event online remains open #Skystorians
6pm, Friday 6 February. In-person booking is now full but registration to attend this event online remains open #Skystorians
'Queens and the Making of Medieval Europe': RHS Lecture, online
Royal Historical Society Lecture, 6 February 2026
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Really hoping this will be available as a recording later. Friday impossible date for me, in person or remotely - but looks unmissable.
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University is not a business, students are not customers, education is not a product, researchers are not salespeople.
February 4, 2026 at 7:20 PM
University is not a business, students are not customers, education is not a product, researchers are not salespeople.
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Looking forward to reading this new book by Conor O'Brien.
academic.oup.com/book/61836?l...
academic.oup.com/book/61836?l...
The Rise of Christian Kingship in the Early Medieval West
Abstract. This book investigates how Christianity changed politics and how politics changed Christianity over the course of the early Middle Ages. Early Ch
academic.oup.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Looking forward to reading this new book by Conor O'Brien.
academic.oup.com/book/61836?l...
academic.oup.com/book/61836?l...
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This is actually very interesting because that’s what people get wrong about the Middle Ages as well. Simply put: you might know how to build aqueducts from self healing concrete but you might lose the need *and* capability to do so. Three separate things. Many misunderstand how societies adapt. 1/
It’s so weird how this article in the weekend FT conflates knowledge and capability. We didn’t forget how to go to the moon.
February 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This is actually very interesting because that’s what people get wrong about the Middle Ages as well. Simply put: you might know how to build aqueducts from self healing concrete but you might lose the need *and* capability to do so. Three separate things. Many misunderstand how societies adapt. 1/
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Done with small batch craft ales and beard oil, Alice said goodbye to her hipster ex-boyfriend, who by now was ‘so 1170’s’ and moved on to someone much more 1180’s - 12th century, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 010, f. 268r
January 31, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Done with small batch craft ales and beard oil, Alice said goodbye to her hipster ex-boyfriend, who by now was ‘so 1170’s’ and moved on to someone much more 1180’s - 12th century, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 010, f. 268r
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Seit Oktober 25 komplett:
Von unbequemen Dominikanern, organisierten Handwerkern und gefertigten Dingen. Festschrift für Sabine von Heusinger zum 60. Geburtstag, hg. von Julia Bruch, Eva-Maria Cersovsky und Andreas Lehnertz.
doi.org/10.58079/12j23
#medievalsky
Von unbequemen Dominikanern, organisierten Handwerkern und gefertigten Dingen. Festschrift für Sabine von Heusinger zum 60. Geburtstag, hg. von Julia Bruch, Eva-Maria Cersovsky und Andreas Lehnertz.
doi.org/10.58079/12j23
#medievalsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Seit Oktober 25 komplett:
Von unbequemen Dominikanern, organisierten Handwerkern und gefertigten Dingen. Festschrift für Sabine von Heusinger zum 60. Geburtstag, hg. von Julia Bruch, Eva-Maria Cersovsky und Andreas Lehnertz.
doi.org/10.58079/12j23
#medievalsky
Von unbequemen Dominikanern, organisierten Handwerkern und gefertigten Dingen. Festschrift für Sabine von Heusinger zum 60. Geburtstag, hg. von Julia Bruch, Eva-Maria Cersovsky und Andreas Lehnertz.
doi.org/10.58079/12j23
#medievalsky
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I saw this and needed to share.
I apologize for nothing.
I apologize for nothing.
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I saw this and needed to share.
I apologize for nothing.
I apologize for nothing.
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Wonderful news from Birkbeck's School of Historical Studies. We're hiring not one but TWO open-ended, full-time roles: Medieval Studies, and History of Art! cis7.bbk.ac.uk/home.html#fi...
Current Vacancies - Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck
cis7.bbk.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Wonderful news from Birkbeck's School of Historical Studies. We're hiring not one but TWO open-ended, full-time roles: Medieval Studies, and History of Art! cis7.bbk.ac.uk/home.html#fi...
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Die Geschichte ist voll von Mythen um Personen, Ereignisse und Zusammenhänge, die sich als vermeintliche Fakten tarnen. Sie können Demokratien destabilisieren und eine demokratische Erinnerungskultur delegitimieren. Wir bei Hist4Dem stellen darum das Jahr 2026 unter das Thema ‚Geschichtsmythen‘.
January 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Die Geschichte ist voll von Mythen um Personen, Ereignisse und Zusammenhänge, die sich als vermeintliche Fakten tarnen. Sie können Demokratien destabilisieren und eine demokratische Erinnerungskultur delegitimieren. Wir bei Hist4Dem stellen darum das Jahr 2026 unter das Thema ‚Geschichtsmythen‘.
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Geschichtstheorie in der Lehre: Wie wird Geschichtstheorie in Studiengängen thematisiert? Wie kann sie gelehrt werden? Und welche Theorien sollten Studierende kennen? Dazu unterhalten sich Andreas Frings und @hist-theory.bsky.social in einem Blog meets Blog 👇
Geschichtstheorie in die Lehre bringen? (Teil 1)
Andreas Frings, Jana Kristin Hoffmann, Philipp McLean, Heidrun Ochs - Im Rahmen eines Austauschs zwischen dem „Geschichtswissenschaftsdidaktik-Blog“ und „Geschichtstheorie am Werk“ wurde die Frage diskutiert, wie Geschichtstheorie in geschichtswissenschaftlichen Studiengängen thematisiert wird, was darunter zu verstehen ist und wie sie gelehrt werden kann. Der Beitrag erscheint auf beiden Blogs parallel.
gtw.hypotheses.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Geschichtstheorie in der Lehre: Wie wird Geschichtstheorie in Studiengängen thematisiert? Wie kann sie gelehrt werden? Und welche Theorien sollten Studierende kennen? Dazu unterhalten sich Andreas Frings und @hist-theory.bsky.social in einem Blog meets Blog 👇
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Today is Charlemagne’s death day in 814 CE. In his honor, I give you the best depiction of professors writing in their offices while attempting not to socially interact with each other on any level. It’s from the Aachen Gospels. 📕
January 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Today is Charlemagne’s death day in 814 CE. In his honor, I give you the best depiction of professors writing in their offices while attempting not to socially interact with each other on any level. It’s from the Aachen Gospels. 📕
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Very exciting job announcement! Permanent early medieval (Britain and/or Europe) teaching post at KCL. I know first-hand that this is a great opportunity to work with amazing colleagues and students. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
Lecturer in Early Medieval History | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Very exciting job announcement! Permanent early medieval (Britain and/or Europe) teaching post at KCL. I know first-hand that this is a great opportunity to work with amazing colleagues and students. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
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Konf: Britisch-irisches Mittelalter
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-160170
Innsbruck, 19.03.2026-20.03.2026, Jörg Schwarz, Universität Innsbruck, Bewerbungsschluss: 17.03.2026 fobim - Forum zum britisch-irischen Mittelalter 2026
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-160170
Innsbruck, 19.03.2026-20.03.2026, Jörg Schwarz, Universität Innsbruck, Bewerbungsschluss: 17.03.2026 fobim - Forum zum britisch-irischen Mittelalter 2026
www.hsozkult.de
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Konf: Britisch-irisches Mittelalter
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-160170
Innsbruck, 19.03.2026-20.03.2026, Jörg Schwarz, Universität Innsbruck, Bewerbungsschluss: 17.03.2026 fobim - Forum zum britisch-irischen Mittelalter 2026
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-160170
Innsbruck, 19.03.2026-20.03.2026, Jörg Schwarz, Universität Innsbruck, Bewerbungsschluss: 17.03.2026 fobim - Forum zum britisch-irischen Mittelalter 2026
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New #openaccess title ➡️ Old English Biblical Prose by Francis Leneghan provides the first in-depth study of the earliest attempts to make the sacred words of the Bible available to English readers, clerical and lay, in prose writing. Find out more: buff.ly/vJhX4AA #medievalsky #skystorians
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM
New #openaccess title ➡️ Old English Biblical Prose by Francis Leneghan provides the first in-depth study of the earliest attempts to make the sacred words of the Bible available to English readers, clerical and lay, in prose writing. Find out more: buff.ly/vJhX4AA #medievalsky #skystorians
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New research indicates that one in four medieval soldiers were actually lovers, not fighters - 14th century, BLB Donaueschingen 79 Weltchronik, f. 196r
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 AM
New research indicates that one in four medieval soldiers were actually lovers, not fighters - 14th century, BLB Donaueschingen 79 Weltchronik, f. 196r
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The US has become a vast experiment in moral luck (am I a good person? I don't know; I haven't been tested). I don't know what I would do if the gestapo were at my door. I am overwhelmed with admiration at what thousands of Americans are doing.
January 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The US has become a vast experiment in moral luck (am I a good person? I don't know; I haven't been tested). I don't know what I would do if the gestapo were at my door. I am overwhelmed with admiration at what thousands of Americans are doing.
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Das Mittelalter der Extremisten des 21. Jahrhunderts: Geschichtsgebrauch im Internet und den Sozialen Medien
Vortragsankündigung im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung:
IDEALE UND IDEOLOGIEN:
FACH- UND REZEPTIONSGESCHICHTE
DER MEDIÄVISTIK
29.01.2026, 16-18 Uhr in S001. LMU München
Vortragsankündigung im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung:
IDEALE UND IDEOLOGIEN:
FACH- UND REZEPTIONSGESCHICHTE
DER MEDIÄVISTIK
29.01.2026, 16-18 Uhr in S001. LMU München
January 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Das Mittelalter der Extremisten des 21. Jahrhunderts: Geschichtsgebrauch im Internet und den Sozialen Medien
Vortragsankündigung im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung:
IDEALE UND IDEOLOGIEN:
FACH- UND REZEPTIONSGESCHICHTE
DER MEDIÄVISTIK
29.01.2026, 16-18 Uhr in S001. LMU München
Vortragsankündigung im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung:
IDEALE UND IDEOLOGIEN:
FACH- UND REZEPTIONSGESCHICHTE
DER MEDIÄVISTIK
29.01.2026, 16-18 Uhr in S001. LMU München
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CFP for a Special Issue of Gender & History on childhood and crises to be edited by Katie Barclay and Emily Ward. Abstracts due 31 May 2026; then hybrid workshop; full articles due 31 Jan. 2027. Please share widely.
#Skystorians #GenderHistory #HistChild 🗃️
#Skystorians #GenderHistory #HistChild 🗃️
Call for papers: Childhood, Gender and Crises: Living at the End of the World. for Gender & History
January 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
CFP for a Special Issue of Gender & History on childhood and crises to be edited by Katie Barclay and Emily Ward. Abstracts due 31 May 2026; then hybrid workshop; full articles due 31 Jan. 2027. Please share widely.
#Skystorians #GenderHistory #HistChild 🗃️
#Skystorians #GenderHistory #HistChild 🗃️
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It me! Online attendance also available; book on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It me! Online attendance also available; book on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...
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Can anyone recommend any nice Old Norse kennings for the sea (and also if there are different kennings for different seas)? Recommended reading also appreciated!! Thanks in advance #medievalsky #vikingsky
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Can anyone recommend any nice Old Norse kennings for the sea (and also if there are different kennings for different seas)? Recommended reading also appreciated!! Thanks in advance #medievalsky #vikingsky
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Looks like essential reading for Carolingianists, gonna need to carve out time to read this! #medievalsky
Annals in Carolingian Europe
In the 8th-9th centuries annals became the predominant genre of Frankish historiography, displaying a remarkable variety of texts. Yet for a long time scholarly appreciation of this variety has been l...
www.degruyterbrill.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Looks like essential reading for Carolingianists, gonna need to carve out time to read this! #medievalsky
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Let's talk about the Aylesbury tunnels.
January 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Let's talk about the Aylesbury tunnels.