B. A. Bertrand
@errantmedieval.bsky.social
Medievalist. Bard who thinks he’s a Paladin. Studies Henry of Blois, but don’t ask me to pronounce that
Hey look at that, sheer unmitigated rage
June 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hey look at that, sheer unmitigated rage
Francois Truffaut said that there was no such thing as an “anti-war film” because the audience would always glorify it.
I think in the same way you can’t create medieval media that doesn’t engage in medievalism because as critical as you might try to be, someone will always revel in it
I think in the same way you can’t create medieval media that doesn’t engage in medievalism because as critical as you might try to be, someone will always revel in it
May 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Francois Truffaut said that there was no such thing as an “anti-war film” because the audience would always glorify it.
I think in the same way you can’t create medieval media that doesn’t engage in medievalism because as critical as you might try to be, someone will always revel in it
I think in the same way you can’t create medieval media that doesn’t engage in medievalism because as critical as you might try to be, someone will always revel in it
Remy is visiting us this weekend and insists that he can help with my dissertation
May 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Remy is visiting us this weekend and insists that he can help with my dissertation
I love that I wasn’t even that far off with what the White House posted
May 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I love that I wasn’t even that far off with what the White House posted
Times are tough here in the states but I got another stripe on my purple belt in BJJ, which was a nice surprise
April 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Times are tough here in the states but I got another stripe on my purple belt in BJJ, which was a nice surprise
Times are tough here in the states but I got another stripe on my purple belt in BJJ, which was a nice surprise
April 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Times are tough here in the states but I got another stripe on my purple belt in BJJ, which was a nice surprise
Hit up the Lexington protests and parade and Ed Markey liked my sign, so that’s me done for the year
April 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Hit up the Lexington protests and parade and Ed Markey liked my sign, so that’s me done for the year
At some point in my life I adopted the aesthetic of a guy who REALLY wants you to finance a trip to #atlantis and I’m not gonna lie I’m not entirely sure how we got here
April 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
At some point in my life I adopted the aesthetic of a guy who REALLY wants you to finance a trip to #atlantis and I’m not gonna lie I’m not entirely sure how we got here
The face of a cat who put his foot in my coffee and then ran away to track it through the house just as I sat down to write.
April 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The face of a cat who put his foot in my coffee and then ran away to track it through the house just as I sat down to write.
One of my favorite video essayists presented at Lincoln Center tonight so I made the trek down to Manhattan to try not to embarrass myself
March 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
One of my favorite video essayists presented at Lincoln Center tonight so I made the trek down to Manhattan to try not to embarrass myself
Get thee behind me
March 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Get thee behind me
The world we live in is one where I saw a man working out at my gym at 6:00am wearing a Halloween costume Luigi hat and I cannot tell if this is a normal eccentricity or some kind of political speech
March 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The world we live in is one where I saw a man working out at my gym at 6:00am wearing a Halloween costume Luigi hat and I cannot tell if this is a normal eccentricity or some kind of political speech
I have two (and a half?) degrees in medieval history and have taken some classes in medieval Ireland. I could not tell you what’s going on at this St. Patrick’s day parade
March 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I have two (and a half?) degrees in medieval history and have taken some classes in medieval Ireland. I could not tell you what’s going on at this St. Patrick’s day parade
Me: America has a weird obsession with a reductive idea of Irish culture.
Also me: I’m sorry, the beer is green?
Also me: I’m sorry, the beer is green?
March 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Me: America has a weird obsession with a reductive idea of Irish culture.
Also me: I’m sorry, the beer is green?
Also me: I’m sorry, the beer is green?
When the fascist is congratulating you that’s basically always a bad sign
March 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
When the fascist is congratulating you that’s basically always a bad sign
Preparing an extremely professional slide for my Global Middle Ages class about one of the great figures in the literary canon: Batman.
February 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Preparing an extremely professional slide for my Global Middle Ages class about one of the great figures in the literary canon: Batman.
Gary keeping me company as I work in bed while icing a busted up heel from bjj this morning.
…Also waiting to be fed
…Also waiting to be fed
January 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Gary keeping me company as I work in bed while icing a busted up heel from bjj this morning.
…Also waiting to be fed
…Also waiting to be fed
YouTube somehow recommending me a free version of Atlas Shrugged?
This algorithm either does not get me or is desperately trying to change me
This algorithm either does not get me or is desperately trying to change me
December 29, 2024 at 12:33 AM
YouTube somehow recommending me a free version of Atlas Shrugged?
This algorithm either does not get me or is desperately trying to change me
This algorithm either does not get me or is desperately trying to change me
Gary the Stylite
December 19, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Gary the Stylite
Finally achieved my final form
November 30, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Finally achieved my final form
Gary getting involved in yoga
November 24, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Gary getting involved in yoga
It’s tough out there folks. Please enjoy this photo of my cat Gary, who is unsure whether he likes having his bottom scratched
November 22, 2024 at 10:04 PM
It’s tough out there folks. Please enjoy this photo of my cat Gary, who is unsure whether he likes having his bottom scratched
I’d like to think I’m mature.
I’d like to think that.
I’d like to think that.
August 22, 2024 at 5:36 PM
I’d like to think I’m mature.
I’d like to think that.
I’d like to think that.
Today for what I assure you are valid reasons, I went into an extended discussion of trebuchets in class.
The internet circa 2017 rejoiced
The internet circa 2017 rejoiced
October 20, 2023 at 8:52 PM
Today for what I assure you are valid reasons, I went into an extended discussion of trebuchets in class.
The internet circa 2017 rejoiced
The internet circa 2017 rejoiced