@JudithJesch

Professor of Viking Studies, University of Nottingham. FBA. Mostly working on @RagnasIslands these days, but still keen on #Vikings, #runes and #OldNorse.

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nottingham.ac.uk/english/people/judith.jesch
Joined February 2012
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The closing date for applications for FIBO Assistant Warden and Ranger is Saturday 4th January
Fair Isle Bird Observatory@FI_Obs21 Nov 2024
We are now accepting applications for the positions of Assistant Warden and Ranger for March-October 2025. For more information, visit our website fairislebirdobs.co.uk
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Merry Christmas to all from the @RagnasIslands team, with the last in our little series of vignettes about Christmas in the Saga of the Earls of Orkney. blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ragna…
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Episode 7: ... choices... choices... blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ragna…
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Episode 6: ... on the sixth day of Christmas, a ship arrived and off the ship came ‘a man in a blue cape who had hidden his hair under a hood... blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ragna…
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Simon@MalkyDungeon21 Dec 2024
Here’s the new Log Laird for #nationalrobinday
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Congratulations @cassidycroci, this looks like great stuff!
Cassidy Croci@cassidycroci21 Dec 2024
It was a pleasure to work with Aquilia, a British children’s magazine, on their December #Vikings issue! The issue is a mix of facts and fun that will hopefully inspire the next generation of Vikingologists! Plus the spreads by different illustrators are simply gorgeous!
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Episode 3... #Christmas preparations: a bit of brewing... sitting by the fireside... oh and setting fire to buildings! blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ragna…
Black and white woodcut print of a nighttime scene showing a crowd of men surrounding a burning cabin. Smoke billows from the roof. Wilhelm Wetlesen's illustration for Magnus Erlingssons saga, Heimskringla, 1899-edition (Public Domain). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnus_Erlingssons_saga-Huset_til_Ossur-W._Wetlesen.jpg

ALT Black and white woodcut print of a nighttime scene showing a crowd of men surrounding a burning cabin. Smoke billows from the roof. Wilhelm Wetlesen's illustration for Magnus Erlingssons saga, Heimskringla, 1899-edition (Public Domain). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnus_Erlingssons_saga-Huset_til_Ossur-W._Wetlesen.jpg

Ragna's Islands@RagnasIslands18 Dec 2024
Episode 2...#Christmas a time for feasting, carousing and... catching your enemies off guard! blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ragna…
Black and white woodcut print showing a man running with sword outstretched on front of a stone building. A body lies on the ground. Wilhelm Wetlesen's illustration for Haraldsønnenes saga (Inges saga), Heimskringla 1899-edition (public Domain). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haraldsonnenes_saga-Alv_Rode-W._Wetlesen.jpg

ALT Black and white woodcut print showing a man running with sword outstretched on front of a stone building. A body lies on the ground. Wilhelm Wetlesen's illustration for Haraldsønnenes saga (Inges saga), Heimskringla 1899-edition (public Domain). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haraldsonnenes_saga-Alv_Rode-W._Wetlesen.jpg

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Since 'tis the #festive season... we thought you might like some Christmassy(ish) tales from #Orkneyinga saga! First up... 'The host with most...' (tune in until the 24th for further episodes!) #Orkney blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ragna…
Black and white woodcut print showing a drinking hall scene with men raising their drinking horns. Drinking scene by Halfdan Egedius from the 1899 edition of the J.M. Stenersen & Co. Heimskringla (Public Domain). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olav_Tryggvasons_saga_-_Sigvalde_jarl_-_H._Egedius.jpg

ALT Black and white woodcut print showing a drinking hall scene with men raising their drinking horns. Drinking scene by Halfdan Egedius from the 1899 edition of the J.M. Stenersen & Co. Heimskringla (Public Domain). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olav_Tryggvasons_saga_-_Sigvalde_jarl_-_H._Egedius.jpg

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Everyone was involved in the seabird harvest , storing up vital supplies for the winter
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🚨VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY🚨 We are looking for a volunteer for the 2025 season to help with bird monitoring, ringing, and obs maintenance! Full board included. Long term volunteers preferred, but all applications welcome! Contact [email protected] for more info Please share!
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Judith Jesch retweeted
Helen Day@LBFlyawayhome15 Dec 2024
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 15 Artist: CF Tunnicliffe (What to Look for in Winter, 1959)
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My new book is out in the world! GOLD ON THE HORIZON explores the literary landscape of Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. How does Susan echo Anglo-Saxon poets? What is Eustace's connection to The Faerie Queene? What about the Blowing Stone? And much more...
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St Magnus Cathedral looking epic in the darkness.
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Martin Gray@peediepuss14 Dec 2024
A hefty lump of Flint/Chert from the Papay shore today. This rock type is completely absent in Orkneys geology; but occasionally found as glacially transported pebbles (usually on east side beaches) or, like this, a 'ballast stone' from the days of wooden ships. @BritGeoSurvey
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Kristel Zilmer@Kristel_Zilmer21 Nov 2024
Gode nyheter: tv2.no/nyheter/innenriks/far…

Får millioner

Regjeringen slenger flere millioner på bordet for å sikre ferdigstilling av nytt Vikingtidsmuseum.

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Another good church window
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We invite applications for the Neil Ker Memorial Fund 2024-2025. The scheme allows early career and established researchers to study Western medieval manuscripts to explore aspects of the manuscripts' production, readership, and use. Learn more: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fund…
White banner with an image of an open old manuscript with yellowed pages. The words 'Neil Ker Memorial Fund 2024-2025' are written on the right-hand side.

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The walled garden suiting the snow thoroughly
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It was a great talk!
UoN CSVA@UoNCSVA19 Nov 2024
From medieval law codes to the mysteries of Viking dental modification - thank you Alex @norse_ajw for a fascinating paper yesterday at the CSVA seminar! Can't wait to see where your research on @bodypoliticsERC goes next.
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