Goliardic Society
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This account is the official presence of the Goliardic Society of Western Michigan University on BlueSky.
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Friends, we leave you now for a break to give thanks. We'll be braving the winter winds as we journey to our friends and families afar - or stay in Michigan!
See you on the other side - vale!
See you on the other side - vale!
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Friends, we leave you now for a break to give thanks. We'll be braving the winter winds as we journey to our friends and families afar - or stay in Michigan!
See you on the other side - vale!
See you on the other side - vale!
There IS a right answer, and it IS the sallet
#medieval #medievalmeme #medievalstudies #middleages #history
#medieval #medievalmeme #medievalstudies #middleages #history
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
There IS a right answer, and it IS the sallet
#medieval #medievalmeme #medievalstudies #middleages #history
#medieval #medievalmeme #medievalstudies #middleages #history
In the chilliness of Kalamazoo's first snowfall of the season, the Goliards gathered for hot drinks, great company, and a pumpkin (and turnip!) carving party! Thank you for such a great group of gourds! 🎃
#pumpkincarving #autumn #wmu #westernmichiganuniversity
#pumpkincarving #autumn #wmu #westernmichiganuniversity
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In the chilliness of Kalamazoo's first snowfall of the season, the Goliards gathered for hot drinks, great company, and a pumpkin (and turnip!) carving party! Thank you for such a great group of gourds! 🎃
#pumpkincarving #autumn #wmu #westernmichiganuniversity
#pumpkincarving #autumn #wmu #westernmichiganuniversity
#WMU history students, we call on you to attend the 2025 Loew Lecture!
Our university will be hosting Dr. Nicholas Paul of Fordham University as he presents "What a Cross is Worth." Please drop by!
#westernmichiganuniversity #history #medievalhistory #crusades
Our university will be hosting Dr. Nicholas Paul of Fordham University as he presents "What a Cross is Worth." Please drop by!
#westernmichiganuniversity #history #medievalhistory #crusades
November 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
#WMU history students, we call on you to attend the 2025 Loew Lecture!
Our university will be hosting Dr. Nicholas Paul of Fordham University as he presents "What a Cross is Worth." Please drop by!
#westernmichiganuniversity #history #medievalhistory #crusades
Our university will be hosting Dr. Nicholas Paul of Fordham University as he presents "What a Cross is Worth." Please drop by!
#westernmichiganuniversity #history #medievalhistory #crusades
Many people are familiar with Halloween traditions of dressing up, trick-or-treating, and carving pumpkins. However, did you know that a lot of these traditions are associated with a much older ancient pagan festival called Samhain?
#samhain #medieval #middleages #medievalstudies #medievalhistory
#samhain #medieval #middleages #medievalstudies #medievalhistory
October 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Many people are familiar with Halloween traditions of dressing up, trick-or-treating, and carving pumpkins. However, did you know that a lot of these traditions are associated with a much older ancient pagan festival called Samhain?
#samhain #medieval #middleages #medievalstudies #medievalhistory
#samhain #medieval #middleages #medievalstudies #medievalhistory
Happy 540 years of conquering England with mama ❤️
#medieval #medievalmeme #medievalstudies #middleages #history
#medieval #medievalmeme #medievalstudies #middleages #history
October 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Happy 540 years of conquering England with mama ❤️
#medieval #medievalmeme #medievalstudies #middleages #history
#medieval #medievalmeme #medievalstudies #middleages #history
We are pretty firmly in the "yikes" part of the semester, I fear
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalmeme #middleages #illumination #marginalia
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalmeme #middleages #illumination #marginalia
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We are pretty firmly in the "yikes" part of the semester, I fear
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalmeme #middleages #illumination #marginalia
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalmeme #middleages #illumination #marginalia
October 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
He's gonna teach the dragon to fetch the newspaper and bring him ale
#medieval #medievalmemes #middleages #medievalhistory #marginalia #illumination
#medieval #medievalmemes #middleages #medievalhistory #marginalia #illumination
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
He's gonna teach the dragon to fetch the newspaper and bring him ale
#medieval #medievalmemes #middleages #medievalhistory #marginalia #illumination
#medieval #medievalmemes #middleages #medievalhistory #marginalia #illumination
Over the weekend, a few of our Goliards went to Chicago to attend the Medieval + Monsters conference at Dominican University! Thank you to everyone who made this happen!
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #middleages
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #middleages
October 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Over the weekend, a few of our Goliards went to Chicago to attend the Medieval + Monsters conference at Dominican University! Thank you to everyone who made this happen!
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #middleages
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #middleages
Poem written in a copy of Beowulf by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Alastair Reid.
#medieval #medievalliterature #medievallit #middleages #medievalstudies #poetry #language #beowulf
#medieval #medievalliterature #medievallit #middleages #medievalstudies #poetry #language #beowulf
October 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Poem written in a copy of Beowulf by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Alastair Reid.
#medieval #medievalliterature #medievallit #middleages #medievalstudies #poetry #language #beowulf
#medieval #medievalliterature #medievallit #middleages #medievalstudies #poetry #language #beowulf
Yesterday, the Medieval Research Group had the chance to listen to Halle Martin (PhD student of history), Marianne Swierenga (associate professor, cataloguing and metadata librarian), and Benwin George (MS student of computer science) discuss their work in the Cistercian Women's Houses project.
October 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Yesterday, the Medieval Research Group had the chance to listen to Halle Martin (PhD student of history), Marianne Swierenga (associate professor, cataloguing and metadata librarian), and Benwin George (MS student of computer science) discuss their work in the Cistercian Women's Houses project.
Last night, we had the distinct honour of greeting Dr. Thomas E. Burman from the University of Notre Dame for his lecture.
We had a lovely time listening to a great scholar - thank you, Dr. Burman!
#medieval #medievalmediterranean #medievalstudies #middleages #notredameuniversity
We had a lovely time listening to a great scholar - thank you, Dr. Burman!
#medieval #medievalmediterranean #medievalstudies #middleages #notredameuniversity
October 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Last night, we had the distinct honour of greeting Dr. Thomas E. Burman from the University of Notre Dame for his lecture.
We had a lovely time listening to a great scholar - thank you, Dr. Burman!
#medieval #medievalmediterranean #medievalstudies #middleages #notredameuniversity
We had a lovely time listening to a great scholar - thank you, Dr. Burman!
#medieval #medievalmediterranean #medievalstudies #middleages #notredameuniversity
As the Plague of Autumn takes many of our members, we look to the joyful. Who's your companion in these troubled times?
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #medievalmanuscript #meme #middleages
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #medievalmanuscript #meme #middleages
October 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
As the Plague of Autumn takes many of our members, we look to the joyful. Who's your companion in these troubled times?
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #medievalmanuscript #meme #middleages
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #medievalmanuscript #meme #middleages
(1240-60). Medallion with Two Young Warriors with Falchions and Bucklers. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. 17.190.2147.
#medieval #middleages #medievalart #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #arthistory
#medieval #middleages #medievalart #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #arthistory
October 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
(1240-60). Medallion with Two Young Warriors with Falchions and Bucklers. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. 17.190.2147.
#medieval #middleages #medievalart #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #arthistory
#medieval #middleages #medievalart #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #arthistory
October 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Where in the world are the Goliards?!
This weekend, a few members of our team made it out to the Michigan Renaissance Festival! Weapons were wielded, games were played, and horses were petted - all essential parts of the medieval experience, of course.
#michiganrenaissancefestival #medieval
This weekend, a few members of our team made it out to the Michigan Renaissance Festival! Weapons were wielded, games were played, and horses were petted - all essential parts of the medieval experience, of course.
#michiganrenaissancefestival #medieval
September 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Where in the world are the Goliards?!
This weekend, a few members of our team made it out to the Michigan Renaissance Festival! Weapons were wielded, games were played, and horses were petted - all essential parts of the medieval experience, of course.
#michiganrenaissancefestival #medieval
This weekend, a few members of our team made it out to the Michigan Renaissance Festival! Weapons were wielded, games were played, and horses were petted - all essential parts of the medieval experience, of course.
#michiganrenaissancefestival #medieval
September 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Just as they celebrated the solstices - the longest day and night - medieval people honoured the equinoxes, when the day and night are split evenly. 🧵
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #autumn #equinox #arthistory #history
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #autumn #equinox #arthistory #history
September 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just as they celebrated the solstices - the longest day and night - medieval people honoured the equinoxes, when the day and night are split evenly. 🧵
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #autumn #equinox #arthistory #history
#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #autumn #equinox #arthistory #history
Big fan of Beneventan myself, but Merovingian is a close second. Having two favourites makes me less of a nerd it's just science
#medieval #middleages #medievalmanuscript
#medieval #middleages #medievalmanuscript
September 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Big fan of Beneventan myself, but Merovingian is a close second. Having two favourites makes me less of a nerd it's just science
#medieval #middleages #medievalmanuscript
#medieval #middleages #medievalmanuscript
Committing adultery is surprisingly easy! What could possibly go wrong?
Excerpts come from The Miller's Tale by Chaucer; Powerpoint is by our own Emily (thank you!).
#medieval #middleages #medievalliterature #chaucer #millerstale
Excerpts come from The Miller's Tale by Chaucer; Powerpoint is by our own Emily (thank you!).
#medieval #middleages #medievalliterature #chaucer #millerstale
September 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Committing adultery is surprisingly easy! What could possibly go wrong?
Excerpts come from The Miller's Tale by Chaucer; Powerpoint is by our own Emily (thank you!).
#medieval #middleages #medievalliterature #chaucer #millerstale
Excerpts come from The Miller's Tale by Chaucer; Powerpoint is by our own Emily (thank you!).
#medieval #middleages #medievalliterature #chaucer #millerstale
And they're STILL acting like this in 2025, smh.........
#memes #medieval #medievalhistory #middleages
#memes #medieval #medievalhistory #middleages
September 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
And they're STILL acting like this in 2025, smh.........
#memes #medieval #medievalhistory #middleages
#memes #medieval #medievalhistory #middleages
September 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Only a few hours left to submit your abstract! Come through - we would love to hear from you!
The Goliardic Society welcomes you to submit your papers for the 61st International Conference on Medieval Studies!
We are seeking papers related to leisure in the Middle Ages and tools for uncovering marginalised stories.
Links to submit papers will follow in the thread!
We are seeking papers related to leisure in the Middle Ages and tools for uncovering marginalised stories.
Links to submit papers will follow in the thread!
September 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Only a few hours left to submit your abstract! Come through - we would love to hear from you!