Francesca Tinti
@francescatinti.bsky.social
Ikerbasque Research Professor of Medieval History at University of Basque Country UPV/EHU - Coordinating Editor of Early Medieval Europe - Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge (2025-2026)
@writinghelena.bsky.social - have you seen this? www.finestresullarte.info/archeologia/... I have very fond memories of the visit to this site you led several years ago
Restauro e valorizzazione per il Mausoleo di Sant’Elena e le Catacombe dei santi Marcellino e Pietro a Roma
Il Mausoleo di Sant’Elena e le Catacombe dei santi Marcellino e Pietro a Roma ampliano le possibilità di visita grazie a un importante progetto di restauro e valorizzazione che comprende anche la riap...
www.finestresullarte.info
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
@writinghelena.bsky.social - have you seen this? www.finestresullarte.info/archeologia/... I have very fond memories of the visit to this site you led several years ago
Thoroughly enjoyed the Munch Museum in Oslo; they have got so much, including numerous pieces of furniture and objects belonging to the artist, such as his palette
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed the Munch Museum in Oslo; they have got so much, including numerous pieces of furniture and objects belonging to the artist, such as his palette
Oh and all this bling from the Carolingian Empire was found in the Hon hoard, the largest gold hoard from the Viking Age
November 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Oh and all this bling from the Carolingian Empire was found in the Hon hoard, the largest gold hoard from the Viking Age
The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum
Runes and travel! A very apt discovery at the Oslo historical museum ahead of my paper on long-distance travel this afternoon. The runes on this stone (11th or 12th cent) were probably carved by a man ‘son of Svein’ to boast about his journeys
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Runes and travel! A very apt discovery at the Oslo historical museum ahead of my paper on long-distance travel this afternoon. The runes on this stone (11th or 12th cent) were probably carved by a man ‘son of Svein’ to boast about his journeys
The Leper Chapel, Cambridge, 12th century
November 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Leper Chapel, Cambridge, 12th century
It seems that the shelf underneath the current section on Charlemagne in the Cambridge University Library has been prudently left empty for likely future expansion
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It seems that the shelf underneath the current section on Charlemagne in the Cambridge University Library has been prudently left empty for likely future expansion
Back to Todas las Almas for lunch
October 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Back to Todas las Almas for lunch
A new Early Medieval Europe virtual issue on Travel and Mobility in the Early Middle Ages, featuring five brilliant articles published over the past 20 years by Andy Merrills, Paul Dutton, Frank Riess, Ben Allport and Rebecca Thomas: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Beyond migrations: travel and mobility in the early Middle Ages: Early Medieval Europe
Early Medieval Europe is an interdisciplinary medieval studies journal covering European history from the fall of the Roman Empire up until the 11th century.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
A new Early Medieval Europe virtual issue on Travel and Mobility in the Early Middle Ages, featuring five brilliant articles published over the past 20 years by Andy Merrills, Paul Dutton, Frank Riess, Ben Allport and Rebecca Thomas: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
At Early Medieval Europe we’re thrilled to team up once again with the BSR to sponsor a fellowship! One doctoral student or ECR will have the chance to carry out a month of research in Rome. More info below
📣 BSR / Early Medieval Europe Fellowship – Call for Applications!
Are you a PhD student or early career researcher in early medieval European history?
Apply now!
⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2026
More info here: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...
Are you a PhD student or early career researcher in early medieval European history?
Apply now!
⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2026
More info here: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...
October 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
At Early Medieval Europe we’re thrilled to team up once again with the BSR to sponsor a fellowship! One doctoral student or ECR will have the chance to carry out a month of research in Rome. More info below
Reposted by Francesca Tinti
Dame Janet L. Nelson (28 March 1942 – 14 October 2024)
by Alice Rio (All Souls College, University of Oxford)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by Alice Rio (All Souls College, University of Oxford)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
Dame Janet L. Nelson (28 March 1942 – 14 October 2024)*
Jinty Nelson left a strong mark of her presence in every institution that she was ever a part of, and there is none which does not regard its association w
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October 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Dame Janet L. Nelson (28 March 1942 – 14 October 2024)
by Alice Rio (All Souls College, University of Oxford)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by Alice Rio (All Souls College, University of Oxford)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
Excited and very grateful to be starting as a Visiting Fellow at
@clarehallcambridge.bsky.social today! The photo (from the college website) makes the UL look far off in the distance, but in reality it’s just a short walk away… so really no excuse not to get the work done...
@clarehallcambridge.bsky.social today! The photo (from the college website) makes the UL look far off in the distance, but in reality it’s just a short walk away… so really no excuse not to get the work done...
October 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Excited and very grateful to be starting as a Visiting Fellow at
@clarehallcambridge.bsky.social today! The photo (from the college website) makes the UL look far off in the distance, but in reality it’s just a short walk away… so really no excuse not to get the work done...
@clarehallcambridge.bsky.social today! The photo (from the college website) makes the UL look far off in the distance, but in reality it’s just a short walk away… so really no excuse not to get the work done...
Reposting for the early morning crowd: a three-year postdoc opportunity to work on early medieval correspondence
Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Are you passionate about early medieval Britain? Do you have advanced knowledge of Medieval Latin and interested in the analysis of Latin letter-writing? If yes, then you may be interested in this f...
jobs.kent.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Reposting for the early morning crowd: a three-year postdoc opportunity to work on early medieval correspondence
Reposted by Francesca Tinti
The @oxembi.bsky.social is hosting a special lecture, Long Distance Travel from Early Medieval Britain by Prof @francescatinti.bsky.social & a workshop on Global Britain with Jörg Drauschke, Maria Duggan, @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social, @jk-viking.bsky.social & others. 14 & 15 October. All welcome.
September 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The @oxembi.bsky.social is hosting a special lecture, Long Distance Travel from Early Medieval Britain by Prof @francescatinti.bsky.social & a workshop on Global Britain with Jörg Drauschke, Maria Duggan, @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social, @jk-viking.bsky.social & others. 14 & 15 October. All welcome.
Very excited about this new project on early medieval correspondence starting in January 2026
Really grateful to @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my upcoming project on letter-writing in early medieval Britain. You can read about it in the current Leverhulme newsletter www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr... Info on postdoc positions coming soon 🙂
Leverhulme Trust Newsletter – September 2025
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September 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Very excited about this new project on early medieval correspondence starting in January 2026
Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social has gone through EME’s back catalogue to create this timely virtual special issue on tariffs and tolls in early medieval Europe gathering five contributions originally published between 1992 and 2025. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Tariffs and Tolls in Early Medieval Europe: Early Medieval Europe
Early Medieval Europe is an interdisciplinary medieval studies journal covering European history from the fall of the Roman Empire up until the 11th century.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social has gone through EME’s back catalogue to create this timely virtual special issue on tariffs and tolls in early medieval Europe gathering five contributions originally published between 1992 and 2025. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
A rather unexpected turn of events for Peter's Pence, a tribute that originated from the voluntary donations made to the papacy from AS England: the election of an American pope might render it taxable by the US government- www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025...
Papa, disegno di legge Usa per non fargli pagare le tasse: o dovrà rinunciare alla cittadinanza
Leone avrebbe l’obbligo di fare la dichiarazione dei redditi Oltreatlantico. E nel mirino del fisco americano potrebbero finire i fondi papali, come l’Obolo di…
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July 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A rather unexpected turn of events for Peter's Pence, a tribute that originated from the voluntary donations made to the papacy from AS England: the election of an American pope might render it taxable by the US government- www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025...
I had some time to kill while in Madrid and entered the Lázaro Galdiano museum expecting to find El Greco and Goya as its major attractions but it seems that this private collector did not disdain some Visigothic bling either
July 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I had some time to kill while in Madrid and entered the Lázaro Galdiano museum expecting to find El Greco and Goya as its major attractions but it seems that this private collector did not disdain some Visigothic bling either
End of the day conference excursion and aperitif
July 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
End of the day conference excursion and aperitif
Clemens has just shown us a recent “photograph” of Anastasius bibliothecarius
July 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Clemens has just shown us a recent “photograph” of Anastasius bibliothecarius
And Clemens Gantner is now about to start his talk which promises to be very interesting
July 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
And Clemens Gantner is now about to start his talk which promises to be very interesting
And we now move on to @ecroberts.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
And we now move on to @ecroberts.bsky.social
About to start our second day at the Estella conference on Languages and Identities in the Early Middle Ages. Herewith Ramon Martí introducing the brilliant Magali Coumert
July 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
About to start our second day at the Estella conference on Languages and Identities in the Early Middle Ages. Herewith Ramon Martí introducing the brilliant Magali Coumert
Another early medieval winner at Kalamazoo! Congratulations to Graham Barrett for winning La Coronica book award for his recent monograph
May 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Another early medieval winner at Kalamazoo! Congratulations to Graham Barrett for winning La Coronica book award for his recent monograph