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Hannah Armstrong
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Post-Doctoral Fellow @ Tübingen | Medieval(ism)ist | Old Norse, North Atlantic Islands, Place and Travel Writing | Access and Engagement | She/Her.
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Julian of Norwich spotted on the new Florence and the Machine album:
A screenshot of lyrics: Downloading "Revelations of Divine Love" on my phone Trying to read, but getting distracted Trying to live, but feeling so damaged [Chorus] And all shall be well All shall be well Miracles are often inconvenient And a prayer is a spell
November 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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The last two weeks have been rather busy for me... ✨👩‍🎓👰
Hannah is standing in a book-lined office and is holding her PhD thesis in front of her. She is smiling and celebrating passing her viva. To her right is her internal examiner, Matthew Campbell, and to her left her external examiner, Eleanor Barraclough. A groom and bride walk towards the camera up a path. They are looking at each other. The groom is holding the bouquet and the bride is lifting the hem of her white dress to show a red shoe with a bow on it.
May 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Yesterday was a big day for me as I submitted my PhD thesis. That still feels quite surreal to type, but I wanted to share it as there are many people that I need to thank for their kindness and support over the years.
Front page of a thesis, the title of which is Sheaves from Sagaland: Island Medievalism and the Norse North Atlantic in British Writing (1860-Present). First page of two of the thesis's acknowledgements section. Second page of two of the thesis's acknowledgements section.
April 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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#ProofOfCat
A black and white cat sits asleep on a floral patterned cushion. Her face is split in colour, black on the left and white on the right A black and white cat with greeny-yellow eyes sits on oatmeal coloured stairs. She is looking over the camera with interest at something out of the photo.
November 12, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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Oh, and I also have a soft spot for folklore, folk horror and local histories (you can find me in Issue 6 of Hellebore!), and I'm just starting to get into linocut printing:
Two linocut blocks. One has abstract practice squiggles and cuts, the other a black octopus with large eyes and whose legs reach out over the edge of its block. In the background are linocut tools and scraps of cut lino.
November 11, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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Fljótsdalur, from the ruins of Skriðuklaustur. 'What are men to rocks and mountains' etc
A view of a valley in Iceland. One half of the sky is blue and the other clouded, but strong rays of sunlight fall to the green valley below.
September 1, 2024 at 7:26 PM