Mike Dymond
@mikedymond.bsky.social
Medievalist, historian, software developer, gamer, LRPer, collector of DnD books, all round geek and techno nerd!
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Help send me goddaughter to Greece to learn about sea turtles and conservation.
People in Sweden learning to read and write before the Normal invasion!
Viking Age Studies and Reenactment | Reconstruction of a wax tablet based on a find from Sigtuna from the first half of the 11th century | Facebook
Reconstruction of a wax tablet based on a find from Sigtuna from the first half of the 11th century.
The tablet measures 427x213 mm, (stratigraphic dating 1030-1050).
The type of wood in the...
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May 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
People in Sweden learning to read and write before the Normal invasion!
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
💍 Of course medieval marriages required consent! @dianewatt.bsky.social debunks the myth of women as powerless pawns, showing how the Paston Letters reveal real agency in marriage choices. 👰📖 #MedievalHistory #MythBusting
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2d70fa
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💍 Of course medieval marriages required consent! @dianewatt.bsky.social debunks the myth of women as powerless pawns, showing how the Paston Letters reveal real agency in marriage choices. 👰📖 #MedievalHistory #MythBusting
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2d70fa
<a href="/hashtag/medieval" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#medieval #History #Podcast
May 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
💍 Of course medieval marriages required consent! @dianewatt.bsky.social debunks the myth of women as powerless pawns, showing how the Paston Letters reveal real agency in marriage choices. 👰📖 #MedievalHistory #MythBusting
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2d70fa
<a href="/hashtag/medieval" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#medieval #History #Podcast
💍 Of course medieval marriages required consent! @dianewatt.bsky.social debunks the myth of women as powerless pawns, showing how the Paston Letters reveal real agency in marriage choices. 👰📖 #MedievalHistory #MythBusting
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2d70fa
<a href="/hashtag/medieval" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#medieval #History #Podcast
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The Lion Of Mali: The Hajj of Mansa Musa www.medievalists.net/2019/11/the-... #History
The Lion Of Mali: The Hajj of Mansa Musa - Medievalists.net
A recounting of the fabled Hajj of Mali emperor Mansa Musa in 1324.
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April 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Lion Of Mali: The Hajj of Mansa Musa www.medievalists.net/2019/11/the-... #History
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The power of curriculum. Changing perceptions of the past through beautiful story telling based on rigorous historical research
Year 7 today, started Mansa Musa and Mali. One genuinely asked “I don’t mean to be racist but I thought black people were slaves back then?”
An hour with the opening story from the #changinghistoriesKS3 enquiry changed his view! Just look at this writing 👀
An hour with the opening story from the #changinghistoriesKS3 enquiry changed his view! Just look at this writing 👀
December 20, 2024 at 2:23 PM
The power of curriculum. Changing perceptions of the past through beautiful story telling based on rigorous historical research
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Butcher in the Middle Ages! Or an Innkeeper or a Merchant https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/worst-jobs-middle-ages/ #medievalsky #jobs #history
The Worst Jobs in the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net
What did medieval people think were the worst jobs you could have? The answers will surprise you.
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December 19, 2024 at 5:45 PM
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Butcher in the Middle Ages! Or an Innkeeper or a Merchant https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/worst-jobs-middle-ages/ #medievalsky #jobs #history
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Last year these gentlemen from Curia Vitkov (a reconstruction of an early medieval noble residence in the Czech republic) decided to go for a little winter walk.
Yes, of course the medieval way!
Yes, of course the medieval way!
December 15, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Last year these gentlemen from Curia Vitkov (a reconstruction of an early medieval noble residence in the Czech republic) decided to go for a little winter walk.
Yes, of course the medieval way!
Yes, of course the medieval way!
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if there's ONE thing I've learned from @wnsdpod.bsky.social it's that every time you see some strain of "ooh medieval Europe was so wretched" handwringing you can blame VICTORIAN ENGLAND.
5) The idea that medieval Europe was particularly violent is a very modern development in which medieval barbarism was a mirror held up to European white modernity serving multiple functions - a way to distance oneself from the past but also to find heroic origins in it.
December 12, 2024 at 2:34 PM
if there's ONE thing I've learned from @wnsdpod.bsky.social it's that every time you see some strain of "ooh medieval Europe was so wretched" handwringing you can blame VICTORIAN ENGLAND.
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Today I found out I needed to hear 'Everybody wants to rule the world' in Classical Latin.
youtu.be/Xtt78SW-mgg?...
youtu.be/Xtt78SW-mgg?...
Everybody wants to rule the world cover in Classical Latin (SOFTBARDCORE)
YouTube video by the_miracle_aligner
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December 14, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Today I found out I needed to hear 'Everybody wants to rule the world' in Classical Latin.
youtu.be/Xtt78SW-mgg?...
youtu.be/Xtt78SW-mgg?...
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So what did Vikings really look like?
TV/movies tell us they looked like dollar-store biker gangs, wearing black leather, covered in dirt and allergic to colours... but in reality... they looked like 1970s pop singers.
Seriously, thread time.🧵
Photo: Roberto Fortuna
TV/movies tell us they looked like dollar-store biker gangs, wearing black leather, covered in dirt and allergic to colours... but in reality... they looked like 1970s pop singers.
Seriously, thread time.🧵
Photo: Roberto Fortuna
December 13, 2024 at 3:58 PM
So what did Vikings really look like?
TV/movies tell us they looked like dollar-store biker gangs, wearing black leather, covered in dirt and allergic to colours... but in reality... they looked like 1970s pop singers.
Seriously, thread time.🧵
Photo: Roberto Fortuna
TV/movies tell us they looked like dollar-store biker gangs, wearing black leather, covered in dirt and allergic to colours... but in reality... they looked like 1970s pop singers.
Seriously, thread time.🧵
Photo: Roberto Fortuna
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Just a little antidote, here's a nice video of the reconstructed rooms at Dover Castle that have LOTS OF COLOUR.
Damn you Hollywood, damn you.
youtu.be/4vC26uHogM8?...
Damn you Hollywood, damn you.
youtu.be/4vC26uHogM8?...
Colour, Preconception and Dover Castle
YouTube video by Tod's Workshop
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December 6, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Just a little antidote, here's a nice video of the reconstructed rooms at Dover Castle that have LOTS OF COLOUR.
Damn you Hollywood, damn you.
youtu.be/4vC26uHogM8?...
Damn you Hollywood, damn you.
youtu.be/4vC26uHogM8?...
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🎄💾🗓️ Day 2: Retrocomputing Advent Calendar brings us the TRS-80! 🎄💾🗓️
December 2, 2024 at 10:41 PM
🎄💾🗓️ Day 2: Retrocomputing Advent Calendar brings us the TRS-80! 🎄💾🗓️
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The evil mean folks at History Hit have been torturing our poor pal @goingmedieval.bsky.social by showing her medieval themed images created by AI... may the gods have mercy on us all.
youtu.be/wmn55r0zdmE?...
youtu.be/wmn55r0zdmE?...
Medieval Historian Versus AI
YouTube video by History Hit
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December 2, 2024 at 8:08 PM
The evil mean folks at History Hit have been torturing our poor pal @goingmedieval.bsky.social by showing her medieval themed images created by AI... may the gods have mercy on us all.
youtu.be/wmn55r0zdmE?...
youtu.be/wmn55r0zdmE?...
I think I know where I am going to be spending my birthday next year :-)
The excellent Middle Ages in the Modern World conference is back next year, and we're taking a strand on Medievalist Games! We've got a particular focus on 'Temporalities'. Call for Papers deadline 10 January for event 24-26 June at Kings College London.
middleagesinmoderngames.net/announcement...
middleagesinmoderngames.net/announcement...
December 3, 2024 at 12:54 PM
I think I know where I am going to be spending my birthday next year :-)
I have just been accepted as a trustee of the Hampshire History Trust. I am excited to see where this opportunity may lead!
December 2, 2024 at 4:50 PM
I have just been accepted as a trustee of the Hampshire History Trust. I am excited to see where this opportunity may lead!
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Massive away win for the little fella.
This is a longshot. Does anyone know any good sources to investigate the impact of the investiture contest in the 11th and 12th century on the ordinary person? Did they think there was a problem that need to be fixed in the first place? Did they care who fixed it? Did they like the outcome?
December 2, 2024 at 3:31 PM
This is a longshot. Does anyone know any good sources to investigate the impact of the investiture contest in the 11th and 12th century on the ordinary person? Did they think there was a problem that need to be fixed in the first place? Did they care who fixed it? Did they like the outcome?
Reposted by Mike Dymond
The excellent Middle Ages in the Modern World conference is back next year, and we're taking a strand on Medievalist Games! We've got a particular focus on 'Temporalities'. Call for Papers deadline 10 January for event 24-26 June at Kings College London.
middleagesinmoderngames.net/announcement...
middleagesinmoderngames.net/announcement...
December 2, 2024 at 2:08 PM
The excellent Middle Ages in the Modern World conference is back next year, and we're taking a strand on Medievalist Games! We've got a particular focus on 'Temporalities'. Call for Papers deadline 10 January for event 24-26 June at Kings College London.
middleagesinmoderngames.net/announcement...
middleagesinmoderngames.net/announcement...
Would love to take this course.
Explore the complexities of gender and sexuality in the medieval world—enroll in our course today! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medieval-gender-sexuality #gender #sexuality #onlinecourse #education #medievalists #middleages
Medieval Gender and Sexuality
An introduction to conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period. Each week historian Eleanor Janega discusses the philosophical and societal underpinnings that shaped culture and…
medievalstudies.thinkific.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Would love to take this course.
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Explore the complexities of gender and sexuality in the medieval world—enroll in our course today! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medieval-gender-sexuality #gender #sexuality #onlinecourse #education #medievalists #middleages
Medieval Gender and Sexuality
An introduction to conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period. Each week historian Eleanor Janega discusses the philosophical and societal underpinnings that shaped culture and…
medievalstudies.thinkific.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Explore the complexities of gender and sexuality in the medieval world—enroll in our course today! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medieval-gender-sexuality #gender #sexuality #onlinecourse #education #medievalists #middleages
In honour of today being Trans Day of Remembrance I thought I would highlight one of the most interesting people I have come across from medieval history, St Wilgerfortis. Her cult grew after their death, speaking to unhappy wives and the non-binary all across Europe. doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...
November 20, 2024 at 3:06 PM
In honour of today being Trans Day of Remembrance I thought I would highlight one of the most interesting people I have come across from medieval history, St Wilgerfortis. Her cult grew after their death, speaking to unhappy wives and the non-binary all across Europe. doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...