Irina Manea
@shieldofskuld.bsky.social
Viking historian navigating the seas between precarious academia and public engagement. Uni Signum | Uni Chester
Drinking together was a deeply social act in ancient Scandinavia too, used to affirm and shape bonds of friendship and allegiance. The impact was even more impressive if the drink was poured from an imported Roman jug or horn.
Photo: horn from Östergötland ca. 0-400 AD. Historiska museet
Photo: horn from Östergötland ca. 0-400 AD. Historiska museet
December 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Drinking together was a deeply social act in ancient Scandinavia too, used to affirm and shape bonds of friendship and allegiance. The impact was even more impressive if the drink was poured from an imported Roman jug or horn.
Photo: horn from Östergötland ca. 0-400 AD. Historiska museet
Photo: horn from Östergötland ca. 0-400 AD. Historiska museet
Bronze Age bling! youtu.be/AgMD9vHOliU
How Bronze Age elites got filthy rich (and showed it off)
YouTube video by SKULD
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December 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Bronze Age bling! youtu.be/AgMD9vHOliU
Mounds & memory: the Christianisation of Viking Iceland.
In this episode, Howard and I tackled the many facets of Christianisation, from Ari's description to the identification of Egil's grave, a process that was much more dynamic and convoluted than thought.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN67...
In this episode, Howard and I tackled the many facets of Christianisation, from Ari's description to the identification of Egil's grave, a process that was much more dynamic and convoluted than thought.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN67...
December 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Mounds & memory: the Christianisation of Viking Iceland.
In this episode, Howard and I tackled the many facets of Christianisation, from Ari's description to the identification of Egil's grave, a process that was much more dynamic and convoluted than thought.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN67...
In this episode, Howard and I tackled the many facets of Christianisation, from Ari's description to the identification of Egil's grave, a process that was much more dynamic and convoluted than thought.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN67...
Timidly diving into some captivating bits of prehistory!
youtu.be/9vM4nG3Rj78
youtu.be/9vM4nG3Rj78
December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Timidly diving into some captivating bits of prehistory!
youtu.be/9vM4nG3Rj78
youtu.be/9vM4nG3Rj78
Thinking about the age of AI and how we're being forced out of intellectual existence by the tech psychopaths.
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Thinking about the age of AI and how we're being forced out of intellectual existence by the tech psychopaths.
Public lecture about Viking metal! Many thanks to the Universidade Federal de Paraiba!
www.youtube.com/live/ZyCNi-a...
www.youtube.com/live/ZyCNi-a...
Conferência 3: Northern Chaos Gods: Eddas and Sagas in Heavy Metal Music
YouTube video by NEVE: Núcleo de Estudos Vikings e Escandinavos
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November 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Public lecture about Viking metal! Many thanks to the Universidade Federal de Paraiba!
www.youtube.com/live/ZyCNi-a...
www.youtube.com/live/ZyCNi-a...
My study “The Monstrous agency: the social life of the Icelandic restless dead” has been published!
First academic article in four years sadly, perhaps one of the reasons I like these Icelandic characters so much, very much feeling like a revenant myself. periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/sc...
First academic article in four years sadly, perhaps one of the reasons I like these Icelandic characters so much, very much feeling like a revenant myself. periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/sc...
periodicos.ufpb.br
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My study “The Monstrous agency: the social life of the Icelandic restless dead” has been published!
First academic article in four years sadly, perhaps one of the reasons I like these Icelandic characters so much, very much feeling like a revenant myself. periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/sc...
First academic article in four years sadly, perhaps one of the reasons I like these Icelandic characters so much, very much feeling like a revenant myself. periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/sc...
Portuguese event about the reception of Old Norse literature, organized by Nucleo de Estudos Vikings e Escandinavos (Paraiba, Brazil)! The topic of my PhD (Norse myth in extreme metal) has gotten a second life in a way, although today I feel quite disconnected from it.
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Portuguese event about the reception of Old Norse literature, organized by Nucleo de Estudos Vikings e Escandinavos (Paraiba, Brazil)! The topic of my PhD (Norse myth in extreme metal) has gotten a second life in a way, although today I feel quite disconnected from it.
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We’re digital peasants. We don’t own anything, and our landlords want us toiling in the digital field. You can’t just opt out and go live like a hermit (enticing though). You depend on the banking app, the public transportation app, all kinds of apps your employer requires and so on.
November 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We’re digital peasants. We don’t own anything, and our landlords want us toiling in the digital field. You can’t just opt out and go live like a hermit (enticing though). You depend on the banking app, the public transportation app, all kinds of apps your employer requires and so on.
Substack essay shieldofskuld.substack.com/p/the-true-o... #monsters
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Substack essay shieldofskuld.substack.com/p/the-true-o... #monsters
Decoding ancient funerals (Halloween special) with @saveancientstudies.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/iWIu2tb...
www.youtube.com/live/iWIu2tb...
October 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Decoding ancient funerals (Halloween special) with @saveancientstudies.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/iWIu2tb...
www.youtube.com/live/iWIu2tb...
Reposted by Irina Manea
Did a new one
August 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Did a new one
Reposted by Irina Manea
Icelandic Mortuary Practices of the Viking Age www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDg4... @shieldofskuld.bsky.social
Icelandic Mortuary Practices of the Viking Age
YouTube video by Archaeodeath
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October 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Icelandic Mortuary Practices of the Viking Age www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDg4... @shieldofskuld.bsky.social
Just good business.
October 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Just good business.
Exciting stuff with @saveancientstudies.bsky.social at the Halloween Bash!
I'll be taking part in the "Banquet for the dead" panel exploring how offerings link the dead and the living and holding a masterclass on the fantastic and fantastical Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss. Let's get spooky! #medievalsky
I'll be taking part in the "Banquet for the dead" panel exploring how offerings link the dead and the living and holding a masterclass on the fantastic and fantastical Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss. Let's get spooky! #medievalsky
October 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Exciting stuff with @saveancientstudies.bsky.social at the Halloween Bash!
I'll be taking part in the "Banquet for the dead" panel exploring how offerings link the dead and the living and holding a masterclass on the fantastic and fantastical Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss. Let's get spooky! #medievalsky
I'll be taking part in the "Banquet for the dead" panel exploring how offerings link the dead and the living and holding a masterclass on the fantastic and fantastical Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss. Let's get spooky! #medievalsky
Howard @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social and I have developed a cute little series on the archaeology and history of death and burial in the Viking age. I simply love these sessions and hope more people will discover us :D #vikingsky #medievalsky youtu.be/hi2MQG6ChXM
October 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Howard @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social and I have developed a cute little series on the archaeology and history of death and burial in the Viking age. I simply love these sessions and hope more people will discover us :D #vikingsky #medievalsky youtu.be/hi2MQG6ChXM
September 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hoping to be able to run this class in November!
If you know anyone interested in pre-Christian religions, please do share :D blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module...
If you know anyone interested in pre-Christian religions, please do share :D blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module...
September 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Hoping to be able to run this class in November!
If you know anyone interested in pre-Christian religions, please do share :D blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module...
If you know anyone interested in pre-Christian religions, please do share :D blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module...
Here's academia.edu for you, folks. Quite sure this rubbish does not comply with the European GDPR.
Gonna download all my papers and move to Knowledge Commons hcommons.org #medievalsky #academia
Gonna download all my papers and move to Knowledge Commons hcommons.org #medievalsky #academia
September 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Here's academia.edu for you, folks. Quite sure this rubbish does not comply with the European GDPR.
Gonna download all my papers and move to Knowledge Commons hcommons.org #medievalsky #academia
Gonna download all my papers and move to Knowledge Commons hcommons.org #medievalsky #academia
Had the pleasure of chatting about Viking music with Jens, a reenactor at the Ribe Viking centre who crafted some lovely pieces based on archaeological finds. #vikingsky #medievalsky youtu.be/jTrILHMjRyE
What Did Viking Music Really Sound Like?
YouTube video by Shield of Skuld
youtu.be
September 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Had the pleasure of chatting about Viking music with Jens, a reenactor at the Ribe Viking centre who crafted some lovely pieces based on archaeological finds. #vikingsky #medievalsky youtu.be/jTrILHMjRyE
The marvellous objects made manifest a new elite, one that mediated between gods, ancestors, and living communities. Traditionally, they’ve been called amulets, but they may equally have served as regalia, diplomatic gifts, or even flashy status symbols. shieldofskuld.substack.com/p/stamped-fo...
Stamped for power: the golden bracteates of the North
How Roman-inspired gold pendants shaped a new political identity in the Migration Age
shieldofskuld.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The marvellous objects made manifest a new elite, one that mediated between gods, ancestors, and living communities. Traditionally, they’ve been called amulets, but they may equally have served as regalia, diplomatic gifts, or even flashy status symbols. shieldofskuld.substack.com/p/stamped-fo...
New methods such as lead isotope analysis are now being deployed to figure out where Viking age silver came from. Made an explanatory video about the results of the study done on the Bedale hoard (Yorkshire). youtu.be/UJ8nSwLZzbQ
Massive Viking Silver Hoard Reveals Far-Reaching Trade Links
YouTube video by Shield of Skuld
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
New methods such as lead isotope analysis are now being deployed to figure out where Viking age silver came from. Made an explanatory video about the results of the study done on the Bedale hoard (Yorkshire). youtu.be/UJ8nSwLZzbQ
August 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Intertwined shapes, overcoming the borders of the natural.
Bronze mount from Romerike, Akershus, Norway, 800–1100
my short explanatory video about Germanic animal art: youtu.be/nR0PCsCUgPw
Bronze mount from Romerike, Akershus, Norway, 800–1100
my short explanatory video about Germanic animal art: youtu.be/nR0PCsCUgPw
August 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Intertwined shapes, overcoming the borders of the natural.
Bronze mount from Romerike, Akershus, Norway, 800–1100
my short explanatory video about Germanic animal art: youtu.be/nR0PCsCUgPw
Bronze mount from Romerike, Akershus, Norway, 800–1100
my short explanatory video about Germanic animal art: youtu.be/nR0PCsCUgPw