M. von Weissenberg
@mvonw.bsky.social
Historian of medieval Europe, saints, masculinity; living life between Finland, USA, and Canada; knitter; tea drinker; indentured servant to a cat with zero patience for social media.
The days are getting shorter. I may not be able to read outside in natural light until 11 pm much longer. 🇫🇮💙🇫🇮
June 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The days are getting shorter. I may not be able to read outside in natural light until 11 pm much longer. 🇫🇮💙🇫🇮
My husband commenting on the 7 years I was in grad school: "You wouldn't believe the number of workaholic friends you can have at the same time!" Actually, my love, I can. And I survived and our marriage survived because of them. And you, because you're wonderful (and cook 95% of all our meals.) ♥️
June 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
My husband commenting on the 7 years I was in grad school: "You wouldn't believe the number of workaholic friends you can have at the same time!" Actually, my love, I can. And I survived and our marriage survived because of them. And you, because you're wonderful (and cook 95% of all our meals.) ♥️
This image is beautiful and terrifying, fascinating and panic inducing. I have thalassophobia but am fascinated by the terrors of the deep. As long as they're fictional, in writing, images, or calmingly narrated documentaries, preferably by James Earl Jones or Morgan Freeman.
May 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This image is beautiful and terrifying, fascinating and panic inducing. I have thalassophobia but am fascinated by the terrors of the deep. As long as they're fictional, in writing, images, or calmingly narrated documentaries, preferably by James Earl Jones or Morgan Freeman.
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Cincinnati! My fave chant: no kings in the Queen City!
April 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Cincinnati! My fave chant: no kings in the Queen City!
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Excuse me internet person, have you heard the good word of Carolingian civil wars? www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
Oathbreakers
The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that wou...
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December 18, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Excuse me internet person, have you heard the good word of Carolingian civil wars? www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
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For the last several days I have been working on this special piece about the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral. I hope you find it an interesting read.
https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/rebuilding-notre-dame-medievalists/ #NotreDame #NotreDamedeParis #medievalsky #medievalists #historysky
https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/rebuilding-notre-dame-medievalists/ #NotreDame #NotreDamedeParis #medievalsky #medievalists #historysky
Rebuilding Notre-Dame: What Medievalists Need to Know About the Restoration - Medievalists.net
For medievalists and historians, the rebuilding of Notre-Dame offers a unique lens to explore the intersection of medieval craftsmanship, modern science, and cutting-edge research.
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December 10, 2024 at 3:05 PM
For the last several days I have been working on this special piece about the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral. I hope you find it an interesting read.
https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/rebuilding-notre-dame-medievalists/ #NotreDame #NotreDamedeParis #medievalsky #medievalists #historysky
https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/rebuilding-notre-dame-medievalists/ #NotreDame #NotreDamedeParis #medievalsky #medievalists #historysky
There goes that strategy for recognizing AI images out the door...
An archer (with two right hands) from the 13th-century Percy Hours
December 7, 2024 at 8:32 PM
There goes that strategy for recognizing AI images out the door...
Coolest holiday doors on campus! @xavieruniversity.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Coolest holiday doors on campus! @xavieruniversity.bsky.social
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I've shared this before. Seems like a good time to share it again.
November 29, 2024 at 6:48 PM
I've shared this before. Seems like a good time to share it again.
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Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
November 19, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
Please don't! 😂
every academic you meet is fighting their own battle. Make it worse by asking them how the writing is going
November 14, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Please don't! 😂
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The Stirrup Thesis: A transformative technology that wasn’t https://www.medievalists.net/2022/11/stirrup-thesis/ #MiddleAges
The Stirrup Thesis: A transformative technology that wasn’t - Medievalists.net
Sometimes there is a story that’s just so simple and explanatory that it just must be true … even when it isn’t.
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November 14, 2024 at 9:10 AM
The Stirrup Thesis: A transformative technology that wasn’t https://www.medievalists.net/2022/11/stirrup-thesis/ #MiddleAges