lucius 🦋
@swanrad.ch
Historical linguist from Switzerland working in the field of Germanic languages, etymology, onomastics. I like libraries, tea, Linux, typography & type design, photography, cinnamon buns. https://swanrad.ch pics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29409291@N05/
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lucius 🦋
@swanrad.ch
· Oct 22
‚Swe gameliþ ist.‘ Studien zur vergleichenden germanischen Sprachwissenschaft, erschienen 2023: www.winter-verlag.de/de/detail/97... #sprachwissenschaft #linguistik #gotisch #germanischesprachen
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Am 15. November 2025 lädt die Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin zum 5. Berliner Altsprachenfest „Entdecke die Antike!“ ein. Von 11–15 Uhr präsentieren 15 Berliner Gymnasien Workshops, Theater und Mitmachaktionen rund um Latein und Griechisch.📍 HU Berlin, 🔗 dachverein-alte-sprachen.berlin
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Am 15. November 2025 lädt die Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin zum 5. Berliner Altsprachenfest „Entdecke die Antike!“ ein. Von 11–15 Uhr präsentieren 15 Berliner Gymnasien Workshops, Theater und Mitmachaktionen rund um Latein und Griechisch.📍 HU Berlin, 🔗 dachverein-alte-sprachen.berlin
Symposium in Erlangen: www.indogermanistik.phil.fau.de/2025/11/10/v... #linguistik #germanisch #germanischesprachen #wissenschaft #sprachwissenschaft
Kleines Internationales Symposium zum Nordwestgermanischen am 12. Dezember 2025
Am 12. Dezember 2025 findet an der Professur für Vergleichende Indogermanische Sprachwissenschaft ein Kleines Internationales Symposium zum Nordwestgermanischen statt. Auf diesem werden aus…
www.indogermanistik.phil.fau.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A river of gold? Not really, the yellow-ish color you see is actually due to a reflection of an illuminated hillside covered in larches. #Wallis #Valais #switzerland #photography #naturephotography #SaasFee #hiking #wandern #unterwegs #photosky #naturfotografie #fotografie #November
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A river of gold? Not really, the yellow-ish color you see is actually due to a reflection of an illuminated hillside covered in larches. #Wallis #Valais #switzerland #photography #naturephotography #SaasFee #hiking #wandern #unterwegs #photosky #naturfotografie #fotografie #November
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Fabulous Visigothic bronze belt buckles inlaid with cloisonné glass. AD 500s.
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Fabulous Visigothic bronze belt buckles inlaid with cloisonné glass. AD 500s.
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Petition: "Keine Bühne für Propaganda: Stoppen Sie die Auftritte von Anna Netrebko in Zürich" -->> www.change.org/p/keine-b%C3... Bitte unterschreiben!
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October 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Petition: "Keine Bühne für Propaganda: Stoppen Sie die Auftritte von Anna Netrebko in Zürich" -->> www.change.org/p/keine-b%C3... Bitte unterschreiben!
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Overnight, Russia launched another attack on Ukraine: Kh-101s, Kalibrs, Kinzhals, and hundreds of drones. The main targets were gas and energy infrastructure in Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Poltava regions.
October 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Overnight, Russia launched another attack on Ukraine: Kh-101s, Kalibrs, Kinzhals, and hundreds of drones. The main targets were gas and energy infrastructure in Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Poltava regions.
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#MosaicMonday 💥
Ancient Olbia, modern Qasr Libya. The town contains a museum with fifty Byzantine mosaics. This mosaic dates to the 5th C AD and shows a scene from River Bank. lt portrays a crocodile swimming in shallow water. 👀
#Archaeology #History #art
Ancient Olbia, modern Qasr Libya. The town contains a museum with fifty Byzantine mosaics. This mosaic dates to the 5th C AD and shows a scene from River Bank. lt portrays a crocodile swimming in shallow water. 👀
#Archaeology #History #art
October 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#MosaicMonday 💥
Ancient Olbia, modern Qasr Libya. The town contains a museum with fifty Byzantine mosaics. This mosaic dates to the 5th C AD and shows a scene from River Bank. lt portrays a crocodile swimming in shallow water. 👀
#Archaeology #History #art
Ancient Olbia, modern Qasr Libya. The town contains a museum with fifty Byzantine mosaics. This mosaic dates to the 5th C AD and shows a scene from River Bank. lt portrays a crocodile swimming in shallow water. 👀
#Archaeology #History #art
Faldumalp. Lötschental, Canton of Valais, Switzerland. #photography #photosky #naturephotography #hiking #switzerland #schweiz #unterwegs #alps #october #autumn #wandern #oktober #wallis #valais #olympus #landscape #landscapephotography #landschaft #landschaftsfotografie #lötschental
October 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Faldumalp. Lötschental, Canton of Valais, Switzerland. #photography #photosky #naturephotography #hiking #switzerland #schweiz #unterwegs #alps #october #autumn #wandern #oktober #wallis #valais #olympus #landscape #landscapephotography #landschaft #landschaftsfotografie #lötschental
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From a hiking tour in the Justistal valley. Berner Oberland, Switzerland. #photography #photosky #naturephotography #hiking #switzerland #schweiz #unterwegs #alps #october #autumn #wandern #oktober #bern #berneroberland #olympus #landscape #landscapephotography #landschaft #landschaftsfotografie
October 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
From a hiking tour in the Justistal valley. Berner Oberland, Switzerland. #photography #photosky #naturephotography #hiking #switzerland #schweiz #unterwegs #alps #october #autumn #wandern #oktober #bern #berneroberland #olympus #landscape #landscapephotography #landschaft #landschaftsfotografie
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Ambulances wrecked. Windows boarded. Kharkiv hospital after last night’s Russian strike.
October 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Ambulances wrecked. Windows boarded. Kharkiv hospital after last night’s Russian strike.
October 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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⚡️Update: 'Missiles, one after another' — Child killed, 12 injured amid mass Russian attack on Ukrainian cities, energy infrastructure.
'Missiles, one after another' — Child killed, 12 injured amid mass Russian attack on Ukrainian cities, energy infrastructure
"From the explosions that just occurred — a ballistic missile attack is ongoing. Missiles one after another, air defense is active," Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said.
kyivindependent.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
⚡️Update: 'Missiles, one after another' — Child killed, 12 injured amid mass Russian attack on Ukrainian cities, energy infrastructure.
«Was steckt eigentlich hinter Ortsnamen?» – Ich war zu Gast beim MEET THE LINGUISTS - Podcast – Gespräch auf Schweizerdeutsch - www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj2X... #linguistik #langsky #schweizerdeutsch #namenkunde #onomastics #sprachgeschichte
«Namen haben eine sehr wichtige Funktion in unserer Gesellschaft» | Luzius Thöny
YouTube video by Adrian Leemann
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October 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
«Was steckt eigentlich hinter Ortsnamen?» – Ich war zu Gast beim MEET THE LINGUISTS - Podcast – Gespräch auf Schweizerdeutsch - www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj2X... #linguistik #langsky #schweizerdeutsch #namenkunde #onomastics #sprachgeschichte
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The regime recently arrested & repressed #Wikipedia editors in #Belarus. As a result, Belarusian-language sections are now experiencing record lows in article growth.
In July, only 361 new articles were created - a dramatic drop from the usual 900-1100 per month.
In July, only 361 new articles were created - a dramatic drop from the usual 900-1100 per month.
October 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The regime recently arrested & repressed #Wikipedia editors in #Belarus. As a result, Belarusian-language sections are now experiencing record lows in article growth.
In July, only 361 new articles were created - a dramatic drop from the usual 900-1100 per month.
In July, only 361 new articles were created - a dramatic drop from the usual 900-1100 per month.
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We are advertising a 12-month researcher position in #runology (more specifically, digital runology) based at the Museum of Cultural History, connected to the NFR funded project NORCHRON: Norwegian diachronic corpus 200–1814 CE. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Researcher in Runology (286462) | University of Oslo
Job title: Researcher in Runology (286462), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, October 24, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
October 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
We are advertising a 12-month researcher position in #runology (more specifically, digital runology) based at the Museum of Cultural History, connected to the NFR funded project NORCHRON: Norwegian diachronic corpus 200–1814 CE. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
From a hiking tour in the Justistal valley. Berner Oberland, Switzerland. #photography #photosky #naturephotography #hiking #switzerland #schweiz #unterwegs #alps #october #autumn #wandern #oktober #bern #berneroberland #olympus #landscape #landscapephotography #landschaft #landschaftsfotografie
October 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
From a hiking tour in the Justistal valley. Berner Oberland, Switzerland. #photography #photosky #naturephotography #hiking #switzerland #schweiz #unterwegs #alps #october #autumn #wandern #oktober #bern #berneroberland #olympus #landscape #landscapephotography #landschaft #landschaftsfotografie
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⚡️Massive Russian attack on Ukraine kills 5, injures 14.
A large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine killed at least five people and injured at least 14 overnight on Oct. 5, according to the authorities.
kyivindependent.com/russian-mass...
A large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine killed at least five people and injured at least 14 overnight on Oct. 5, according to the authorities.
kyivindependent.com/russian-mass...
Massive Russian attack on Ukraine kills 5, injures 14
In Lviv Oblast, four people were killed, and another four were injured, the State Emergency Service said on Telegram.
kyivindependent.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
⚡️Massive Russian attack on Ukraine kills 5, injures 14.
A large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine killed at least five people and injured at least 14 overnight on Oct. 5, according to the authorities.
kyivindependent.com/russian-mass...
A large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine killed at least five people and injured at least 14 overnight on Oct. 5, according to the authorities.
kyivindependent.com/russian-mass...
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Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles targeting energy infrastructure. Lviv sustained heavy strikes with damaged homes and a fire at Sparrow industrial park. Over 73,000 lost power in Zaporizhzhia where at least one person was killed.
October 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles targeting energy infrastructure. Lviv sustained heavy strikes with damaged homes and a fire at Sparrow industrial park. Over 73,000 lost power in Zaporizhzhia where at least one person was killed.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Come work with us!🏺
Together with my brilliant colleague Georgia Barker we are looking for a project curator to research how childhood is represented in the collections of our two departments at the British Museum, Egypt & Sudan and Greece & Rome. 👇👇👇
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Together with my brilliant colleague Georgia Barker we are looking for a project curator to research how childhood is represented in the collections of our two departments at the British Museum, Egypt & Sudan and Greece & Rome. 👇👇👇
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Project Curator: Hidden Stories of Childhood
Greece and Rome; Egypt and Sudan
Full-time: 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Fixed term for 12 months
£36,396 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 17 October 2025
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Come work with us!🏺
Together with my brilliant colleague Georgia Barker we are looking for a project curator to research how childhood is represented in the collections of our two departments at the British Museum, Egypt & Sudan and Greece & Rome. 👇👇👇
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/C...
Together with my brilliant colleague Georgia Barker we are looking for a project curator to research how childhood is represented in the collections of our two departments at the British Museum, Egypt & Sudan and Greece & Rome. 👇👇👇
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/C...
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Jobs (PhD & postdoc) at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social 🤩
"The Cluster of Excellence Cross-Cultural Philology has just been launched. It takes a cross-cultural approach to the study of philological practices and cultural dynamics over a 5,000-year period."
🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2025/09/30/j...
"The Cluster of Excellence Cross-Cultural Philology has just been launched. It takes a cross-cultural approach to the study of philological practices and cultural dynamics over a 5,000-year period."
🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2025/09/30/j...
Jobs: LMU docs and postdocs in philology
The Cluster of Excellence Cross-Cultural Philology has just been launched at the LMU in Munich. The research cluster takes a cross-cultural approach to the study of philological practices and cultu…
hiphilangsci.net
September 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Jobs (PhD & postdoc) at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social 🤩
"The Cluster of Excellence Cross-Cultural Philology has just been launched. It takes a cross-cultural approach to the study of philological practices and cultural dynamics over a 5,000-year period."
🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2025/09/30/j...
"The Cluster of Excellence Cross-Cultural Philology has just been launched. It takes a cross-cultural approach to the study of philological practices and cultural dynamics over a 5,000-year period."
🔗 hiphilangsci.net/2025/09/30/j...
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Troops to Portland? Illegal and absurd. But the absurdity is the point. Trump policy is to ignore real threats to US security coming from abroad and use the armed forces to pursue imaginary threats from within, thereby creating an atmosphere suitable for personal rule. (1/2)
September 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Troops to Portland? Illegal and absurd. But the absurdity is the point. Trump policy is to ignore real threats to US security coming from abroad and use the armed forces to pursue imaginary threats from within, thereby creating an atmosphere suitable for personal rule. (1/2)
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Yesterday was the opening of our major special exhibition "Foreign neighbours - Rome and the Germanic people" in our branch museum Limesmuseum Aalen.
A highlight of the exhibition is the presentation of prestigious grave goods from Germanic burials unearthed in Kariv, Western Ukraine, in 2017. 🧵1/3
A highlight of the exhibition is the presentation of prestigious grave goods from Germanic burials unearthed in Kariv, Western Ukraine, in 2017. 🧵1/3
September 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Yesterday was the opening of our major special exhibition "Foreign neighbours - Rome and the Germanic people" in our branch museum Limesmuseum Aalen.
A highlight of the exhibition is the presentation of prestigious grave goods from Germanic burials unearthed in Kariv, Western Ukraine, in 2017. 🧵1/3
A highlight of the exhibition is the presentation of prestigious grave goods from Germanic burials unearthed in Kariv, Western Ukraine, in 2017. 🧵1/3
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4-year funded PhD in Old Norse-Viking Studies at UCC, working on the Literature & Art strand of the NorseMap Project. www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...
September 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
4-year funded PhD in Old Norse-Viking Studies at UCC, working on the Literature & Art strand of the NorseMap Project. www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...