Chris Riedel
@medievalhistory.bsky.social
Teaching medieval & ancient history at a SLAC in Michigan. Researches nostalgia. Lots of nerdy things. A greyhound named Malibu. Still misses old Twitter. he/him 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
My (delightful) partner, assessing our visit to Segovia: "It's only a real castle if it's in Castile, otherwise it's just sparkling battlements."
October 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
My (delightful) partner, assessing our visit to Segovia: "It's only a real castle if it's in Castile, otherwise it's just sparkling battlements."
I stood in front of this Monet at the DIA yesterday, & had a profound sense that my departed mother, who adored Impressionists, was standing beside me. I felt almost as if I could see her there & reach out to her. I had to move on before I completely broke down. Art has such power to move the soul.
October 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I stood in front of this Monet at the DIA yesterday, & had a profound sense that my departed mother, who adored Impressionists, was standing beside me. I felt almost as if I could see her there & reach out to her. I had to move on before I completely broke down. Art has such power to move the soul.
She's a sweetie
October 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
She's a sweetie
Came up in my memories, don't have the citations unfortunately. Christ as geometer between the angels and the hellmouth.
September 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Came up in my memories, don't have the citations unfortunately. Christ as geometer between the angels and the hellmouth.
My friend Norma died on AA77 at the Pentagon. Everyone thinks of the Towers in New York, but this is 9/11 to me.
September 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My friend Norma died on AA77 at the Pentagon. Everyone thinks of the Towers in New York, but this is 9/11 to me.
Last weekend of summer. Thinking a lot about mom. She loved to hear about the first day of a new semester. This cosmic sky reminds me of the journey into the West, appropriate as I embark on my Tolkien first-year course for the first time since she passed.
August 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Last weekend of summer. Thinking a lot about mom. She loved to hear about the first day of a new semester. This cosmic sky reminds me of the journey into the West, appropriate as I embark on my Tolkien first-year course for the first time since she passed.
Also I finally got my mold guys in to fix the other quarter of my basement we thought was fine three years ago. So much work boxing up several hundred books. Still a month before the flooring company can resurface.
Still have to revamp syllabi
Still have to revamp syllabi
August 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Also I finally got my mold guys in to fix the other quarter of my basement we thought was fine three years ago. So much work boxing up several hundred books. Still a month before the flooring company can resurface.
Still have to revamp syllabi
Still have to revamp syllabi
Malibu's morning
July 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Malibu's morning
Happy St Swithun's Day!
July 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Happy St Swithun's Day!
CFP "Historical Aspects of Engla Land: Beyond Beowulf"
Session(s) celebrating the historical study of Early Medieval England at
@kzooicms.bsky.social 2026.
We welcome papers focusing on any historical aspect between 500 and 1070. Co-Sponsored by
@haskinssociety.bsky.social!
Session(s) celebrating the historical study of Early Medieval England at
@kzooicms.bsky.social 2026.
We welcome papers focusing on any historical aspect between 500 and 1070. Co-Sponsored by
@haskinssociety.bsky.social!
July 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
CFP "Historical Aspects of Engla Land: Beyond Beowulf"
Session(s) celebrating the historical study of Early Medieval England at
@kzooicms.bsky.social 2026.
We welcome papers focusing on any historical aspect between 500 and 1070. Co-Sponsored by
@haskinssociety.bsky.social!
Session(s) celebrating the historical study of Early Medieval England at
@kzooicms.bsky.social 2026.
We welcome papers focusing on any historical aspect between 500 and 1070. Co-Sponsored by
@haskinssociety.bsky.social!
Thanks to Archaeopress
for making the crucial Winchester Studies series more widely available and affordable. Just received three more big tomes for my collection
for making the crucial Winchester Studies series more widely available and affordable. Just received three more big tomes for my collection
April 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Thanks to Archaeopress
for making the crucial Winchester Studies series more widely available and affordable. Just received three more big tomes for my collection
for making the crucial Winchester Studies series more widely available and affordable. Just received three more big tomes for my collection
I wasn't happy with any of the genealogies of the kings of Jerusalem and Cyprus that I saw online, so I wrote it out by hand for class.
I do things like this surprisingly often. Especially when there's a stack of papers to grade...
I do things like this surprisingly often. Especially when there's a stack of papers to grade...
April 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I wasn't happy with any of the genealogies of the kings of Jerusalem and Cyprus that I saw online, so I wrote it out by hand for class.
I do things like this surprisingly often. Especially when there's a stack of papers to grade...
I do things like this surprisingly often. Especially when there's a stack of papers to grade...
Always love Roman Legion drill day
March 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Always love Roman Legion drill day
Put up the rest of my faux-stained-glass at my office at the college. I’ll get better pics on a sunnier day.
September 14, 2023 at 6:42 PM
Put up the rest of my faux-stained-glass at my office at the college. I’ll get better pics on a sunnier day.
Got these stained-glass replica static clings, finally got them up in my home office. Really loving the vibe they give.
September 12, 2023 at 5:31 PM
Got these stained-glass replica static clings, finally got them up in my home office. Really loving the vibe they give.
Here’s the shop’s info:
September 5, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Here’s the shop’s info:
At the Renn Faire this weekend (yes, I enjoy tacky fake medieval, been going for a third of a century), had a lovely chat with an elderly artist couple after correctly identifying a painting of Ecthelion dueling Gothmog at the Fall of Gondolin. Lovely people, ended up with this portrait of Turgon
September 5, 2023 at 4:09 PM
At the Renn Faire this weekend (yes, I enjoy tacky fake medieval, been going for a third of a century), had a lovely chat with an elderly artist couple after correctly identifying a painting of Ecthelion dueling Gothmog at the Fall of Gondolin. Lovely people, ended up with this portrait of Turgon
Portrait of a Lady
August 24, 2023 at 7:41 PM
Portrait of a Lady
