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Welcome to the official Bluesky of medievalists at Charles University!
Follow us for research news, lectures, and updates from our medieval and digital humanities projects. ⚔️📜
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November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🏰 A one-day journey into the past—study Old High German and uncover the roots of the German language. medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/german #medievalstudies
Old High German Workshop
This one-day workshop is devoted to exploring the diverse texts and genres that make up the vibrant yet circumscribed body of Old High German literature and the literary, intellectual, and religious…
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November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
✍️ Curious about medieval German? Join our one-day Old High German crash course—no prior knowledge needed! medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/german #oldhighgerman #medievalstudies #medievalhistory
Old High German Workshop
This one-day workshop is devoted to exploring the diverse texts and genres that make up the vibrant yet circumscribed body of Old High German literature and the literary, intellectual, and religious…
medievalstudies.thinkific.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Curious about how Vikings lived? Sign up for our online course and explore their world! medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/viki... #viking #medievalstudies
Society in the Viking Age
The structure of Nordic society was unique in Europe during the Viking Age from c. AD 750-1100. Learn how and why that mattered for what Vikings were able to accomplish.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We have two new online courses just set up! Old High German Workshop is a one-day event on November 8th medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/german #medievalstudies
Old High German Workshop
This one-day workshop is devoted to exploring the diverse texts and genres that make up the vibrant yet circumscribed body of Old High German literature and the literary, intellectual, and religious…
medievalstudies.thinkific.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Poem written in a copy of Beowulf by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Alastair Reid.

#medieval #medievalliterature #medievallit #middleages #medievalstudies #poetry #language #beowulf
October 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in September, which include pieces focusing on medieval England and Poland. www.medievalists.net/2025/10/medi... #medievalstudies #openaccess
10 Medieval Studies’ Articles Published Last Month - Medievalists.net
What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in September, which include pieces focusing on medieval England and Poland.
www.medievalists.net
October 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just as they celebrated the solstices - the longest day and night - medieval people honoured the equinoxes, when the day and night are split evenly. 🧵

#medieval #medievalstudies #medievalhistory #autumn #equinox #arthistory #history
September 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
#MedievalSky don't forget to send in your proposals for #DigitalMedievalist sessions at #IMC2026! Thank you for the great abstracts already received! We'll be in touch in the coming days.

#DigitalMedievalStudies #MedievalStudies #DigitalHumanities #DH #AI #LLM
If you do #DigitalMedievalStudies consider submitting to panels we are organising for #IMC2026 by @imc-leeds.bsky.social, sponsored by @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social! Feel free to get in touch if you have questions!
📜Call for Papers: Digital Medievalist sponsored sessions International Medieval Congress 2026 (Leeds, UK).

We seek proposals on the following themes:
- 'Large Language Models and Medieval Texts'
- 'Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts'

▶️Full call: tinyurl.com/f82tcrzk
📆21 Sept 2025
September 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Session Proposal, International Medieval Congress (Leeds, 2026)

Stories as Pilgrims: Transformation and Travel
How stories move across borders & time, medieval to modern.

Adaptation, history, pedagogy, and literary views welcome.

👉 Reach out by Sept. 25.
#IMC2026 #MedievalStudies #Adaptation
September 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
📚 Meet our Acquisitions Editors at the 28th #Germanistentag!

Say hello to Julia, Henning, Hana, Marcus and Robert (left to right) from our offices in Paderborn, Göttingen and Berlin. Visit our book table and discover the latest publications in #LiteraryStudies, #MedievalStudies and #Linguistics.
September 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Uncover the mysteries of the medieval past with our diverse range of online courses—enroll now and start exploring! 🌌📖 medievalstudies.thinkific.com #MedievalStudies #LearnHistory
Medieval Studies Courses from Medievalists.net
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April 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Step into the spiritual crossroads of medieval Spain—sign up for the Religions of Medieval Spain course and expand your knowledge! https://medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/religions-spain #MedievalSpain #MedievalCulture #HistoryLovers #MedievalStudies
The Three Religions of Medieval Spain
This course introduces nearly 1,000 years of innovation, collaboration, and conflict in the Iberian Peninsula (today’s Spain & Portugal) from 711 to the 17th century, celebrated for its years of…
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January 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Works by #French #medievalist Jacques Le Goff (1924-2014) in #Chinese translation, all published in recent years. #GlobalMiddleAges #medievalStudies #MedievalHistory #中古 #中世紀 #歐洲歷史
November 18, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Assigned female at death.

Lived as a male monk.

Buried with honor — until a revelation sparked centuries of confusion.

Joseph of Schönau isn’t modern.
Joseph is medieval.
And gender? It’s always been more than two.

#Brewminate #GenderHistory #TransHistory #MedievalStudies #LGBTQHistory
Joseph of Schönau and the Disruption of Medieval Gender Binaries
Sometime after 1188, Engelhard of Langheim composed a story about a Cistercian monk named Joseph. Engelhard insisted Joseph was a woman.
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July 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM