Prussian-Stepping Goose
@pauldlockhart.bsky.social
Professor of History. War & religion in EM Europe; Denmark. Author of FIREPOWER (Basic, 2021); DENMARK, 1513-1660 (Oxford UP, 2007). Current project - Days of Wrath: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Søren Jensen Quist
Doer of several things.
Doer of several things.
Happy 483rd to my man Anders Sørensen Vedel, born this day in 1542. I think I've read everything he published; it'd be kinda nice if he'd manifest some species of appreciation for that. Sigh. #skystorians #earlymodern
November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Happy 483rd to my man Anders Sørensen Vedel, born this day in 1542. I think I've read everything he published; it'd be kinda nice if he'd manifest some species of appreciation for that. Sigh. #skystorians #earlymodern
Academia dot edu offered to create an "AI generated descriptive analogy" of my book DENMARK, 1513-1660. Not ordinarily my cup of tea but I thought wtf, why not. Here's the result. Ugh. #skystorians
November 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Academia dot edu offered to create an "AI generated descriptive analogy" of my book DENMARK, 1513-1660. Not ordinarily my cup of tea but I thought wtf, why not. Here's the result. Ugh. #skystorians
Makes sense.
November 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Makes sense.
My 19-year-old son’s brief assessment of the NYC mayoral debate today has to be the funniest damn thing I’ve read in weeks. Proud dad here.
October 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My 19-year-old son’s brief assessment of the NYC mayoral debate today has to be the funniest damn thing I’ve read in weeks. Proud dad here.
Friends, I’m doing a thing that’s not my usual thing. Thanks to WSU School of Humanities for the shout-out. #skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
October 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Friends, I’m doing a thing that’s not my usual thing. Thanks to WSU School of Humanities for the shout-out. #skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
Just found my dad’s mini-album of photos he took of his cat, Figaro. Stratford, CT, 1941. #catsofbluesky
October 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Just found my dad’s mini-album of photos he took of his cat, Figaro. Stratford, CT, 1941. #catsofbluesky
There’s more interest in the poor parson of Vejlby than I had anticipated, and for that I’m grateful, but I also hate writing book proposals and I’d rather just sit here and just exist for a while.
October 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
There’s more interest in the poor parson of Vejlby than I had anticipated, and for that I’m grateful, but I also hate writing book proposals and I’d rather just sit here and just exist for a while.
A wood stove at Egeskov Slot on the island of Fyn, Denmark:
Bevar din hender
Fra den du eÿ kiender
Bevar din hender
Fra den du eÿ kiender
October 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A wood stove at Egeskov Slot on the island of Fyn, Denmark:
Bevar din hender
Fra den du eÿ kiender
Bevar din hender
Fra den du eÿ kiender
In all the hours I’ve spent around Parson Quist’s church at Vejlby, this is the first time I’ve heard the bell. One of the coolest experiences I had on my most recent trip. [Not *the* coolest, tho. That wasn’t even in Denmark ☺️
October 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
In all the hours I’ve spent around Parson Quist’s church at Vejlby, this is the first time I’ve heard the bell. One of the coolest experiences I had on my most recent trip. [Not *the* coolest, tho. That wasn’t even in Denmark ☺️
Lion from King Frederik II’s (now lost) fountain at Skanderborg Castle, Denmark (ca 1573). Friggin adorable. #skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
October 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Lion from King Frederik II’s (now lost) fountain at Skanderborg Castle, Denmark (ca 1573). Friggin adorable. #skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
Back from v productive trip to Denmark and UK. This unremarkable hillock was one of my goals: the tinghøj where Sønder Djurs herredsting condemned Søren Jensen Quist, parson of Vejlby, to death in July 1626. Near the village of Albøge, East Jutland, Denmark. #skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
October 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Back from v productive trip to Denmark and UK. This unremarkable hillock was one of my goals: the tinghøj where Sønder Djurs herredsting condemned Søren Jensen Quist, parson of Vejlby, to death in July 1626. Near the village of Albøge, East Jutland, Denmark. #skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
How my grumpy little girl cat tells me she missed me while I was in Europe for the past couple of weeks: sitting behind a toy and complaining at me. #academiccats #catsofbluesky
October 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
How my grumpy little girl cat tells me she missed me while I was in Europe for the past couple of weeks: sitting behind a toy and complaining at me. #academiccats #catsofbluesky
Wiping away a tear, gettin’ all sentimental for the time when this (Provianthuset) was Rigsarkivet. Or *this* - Rigsdagsgården 9 - was Rigsarkivet. That was a long time ago.
Done with mss for the day. Time to check out some churches. #skystorians #danishhistory
Done with mss for the day. Time to check out some churches. #skystorians #danishhistory
September 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Wiping away a tear, gettin’ all sentimental for the time when this (Provianthuset) was Rigsarkivet. Or *this* - Rigsdagsgården 9 - was Rigsarkivet. That was a long time ago.
Done with mss for the day. Time to check out some churches. #skystorians #danishhistory
Done with mss for the day. Time to check out some churches. #skystorians #danishhistory
I’ve been waiting to see this for years. The written exam taken by candidate Søren Jensen Quist, soon-to-be Parson of Vejlby, for Jens Giødesen, bishop-superintendent of Aarhus Stift, sometime in 1597 or ‘98. #skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
September 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I’ve been waiting to see this for years. The written exam taken by candidate Søren Jensen Quist, soon-to-be Parson of Vejlby, for Jens Giødesen, bishop-superintendent of Aarhus Stift, sometime in 1597 or ‘98. #skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
Danish friends: I’ll be yakking away in Odense on 24 September. Thanks to @witchykallestrup.bsky.social for making this possible!
#skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
#skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
September 2, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Danish friends: I’ll be yakking away in Odense on 24 September. Thanks to @witchykallestrup.bsky.social for making this possible!
#skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
#skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
After working with the ill-fated parson of Vejlby for so long, it’s very odd to see his name written in his own hand. Here he signs off - as Søffren Jenssøn - for Vejlby and Homø parishes in Jutland for contributions to the livestock tax in 1625. #earlymodern #skystorians
August 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
After working with the ill-fated parson of Vejlby for so long, it’s very odd to see his name written in his own hand. Here he signs off - as Søffren Jenssøn - for Vejlby and Homø parishes in Jutland for contributions to the livestock tax in 1625. #earlymodern #skystorians
Pete has become my new Office Cat. I think it’s mostly to escape my poodle. Sadly, he’s decided that underneath my bookshelves is the best place to barf. #catsofbluesky #academiccats
August 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Pete has become my new Office Cat. I think it’s mostly to escape my poodle. Sadly, he’s decided that underneath my bookshelves is the best place to barf. #catsofbluesky #academiccats
Academia.edu is giving me a really creepy vibe today.
August 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Academia.edu is giving me a really creepy vibe today.
From the account of Jep Skade's confession under torture, which ended mercifully with his beheading: 'Went immediately from the Assembly and thence to his death.'
August 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
From the account of Jep Skade's confession under torture, which ended mercifully with his beheading: 'Went immediately from the Assembly and thence to his death.'
End of Peder Vorm's confession under torture, 11 July 1634: 'Here besides Peder Vorm cried out in agony and said, "God damn you, Jens Mikkelsen... You forced me to do it, just come here and deny it if you can..."
August 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
End of Peder Vorm's confession under torture, 11 July 1634: 'Here besides Peder Vorm cried out in agony and said, "God damn you, Jens Mikkelsen... You forced me to do it, just come here and deny it if you can..."
V cool moment from the Parson of Vejlby case - here, the confessions of Peder Hansen Vorm and Jep Rasmussen Skade, for false witness leading to the execution of the parson in 1626. Confessions from 1634. Dombog of the Landsting at Viborg, Denmark. #skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
August 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
V cool moment from the Parson of Vejlby case - here, the confessions of Peder Hansen Vorm and Jep Rasmussen Skade, for false witness leading to the execution of the parson in 1626. Confessions from 1634. Dombog of the Landsting at Viborg, Denmark. #skystorians #earlymodern #danishhistory
In a little more than five weeks, I'll be coming home to Denmark. It's been eight years since I've been back - way too long.
Nicolai Habbe, 'Reservesoldater fra 1848 paa Marschen', 1852 (Nationalhistorisk Museum, Frederiksborg)
Nicolai Habbe, 'Reservesoldater fra 1848 paa Marschen', 1852 (Nationalhistorisk Museum, Frederiksborg)
August 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In a little more than five weeks, I'll be coming home to Denmark. It's been eight years since I've been back - way too long.
Nicolai Habbe, 'Reservesoldater fra 1848 paa Marschen', 1852 (Nationalhistorisk Museum, Frederiksborg)
Nicolai Habbe, 'Reservesoldater fra 1848 paa Marschen', 1852 (Nationalhistorisk Museum, Frederiksborg)