Emeritus Professor of Viking Studies @UoNEnglish.bsky.social. Visiting Professor @insuhi.bsky.social, FBA. The Saga of the Earls of Orkney: https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-saga-of-the-earls-of-orkney/ See https://uonenglish.substack.com/s/ragnas-islands .. more
Emeritus Professor of Viking Studies @UoNEnglish.bsky.social. Visiting Professor @insuhi.bsky.social, FBA. The Saga of the Earls of Orkney: https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-saga-of-the-earls-of-orkney/ See https://uonenglish.substack.com/s/ragnas-islands
Judith Jesch is a British scholar of Old Norse language and literature, runology, and the Viking Age. She was Professor of Viking Age Studies at the University of Nottingham until 2025. Jesch is chair of the international Runic Advisory Group and president of the English Place-Name Society. .. more
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— hlíf raufsk fyr gram — lífi,
auðn at Engla stríði
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
Ǫr brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan.
Sigv ErfÓl 19
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— hlíf raufsk fyr gram — lífi,
auðn at Engla stríði
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
Ǫr brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan.
Sigv ErfÓl 19
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📚 The Earl's Bu, Orphir. Feasting, Farming and Commerce at the Heart of the Orkney Norse Earldom
C E Batey with R Barrowman and I Mainland - The Orcadian on behalf of HES
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#OrkneyBirding
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For a better 2026, check out (or repost) this short thread on a free resource for UK-based SHAPE PhDs within 10 years (excluding career breaks) of the doctorate. 1/3
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2025 was definitely the year of the Great auk for me.
Enjoy your Hogmanay wherever you are and see you on the other side.
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mun þú, einkason,
þau er ek hefi í kvæði kent;
fræði þessi
láttu fylgja þér
alt til endadags.
Anon Hsv 148
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