Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literatures

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The Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literatures supports and promotes research into the cultures and intellectual life of the Middle Ages.

An image of the cover of the latest issue of Medium Aevum (94.2) which lists the editors: David Rundle, Corinne Saunders, Sylvia Huot, and Stephen Mossman.
An image of Cardiff Castle sits in the background, with the names of the speakers of the Medieval Wales conference in the foreground. The names listed are: Graffudd Antur Adam Chapman Elissa Chiariotti Thomas Clancy Natalia Petrovskaia Kit Treadwell Jessica Shales Russell O Riagain Buffy Revell Gwen Jones-Edwards Jenny Day Gruffudd Antur Adam Chapman Helen Fulton Scott Lloyd Elissa Chiariotti Pietro Giusteri Makenzie Marshall Rhiannon Jones Josh Coulthard Philip Hume Luciana Cordo Russo Peter McIntosh Brigid Ehrmantraut John Hines
A graphic with the Society logo announces the winner of the Medium Aevum Essay Prize 2026. The winner is Clara Bykvist studying at Queen's College University of Oxford, for her essay 'The Liber Iparchi: A Twelfth Century Forgery of Ancient Astronomy'.
The first page of the programme for the conference reads as follows: Rhagflaenir gan Ddarlith Goffa Henry Loyn, 24 Ebrill 2026 Preceded by the Henry Loyn Memorial Lecture, 24 April 2026 16:45: Derbyniad / Reception (Oriel Viriamu Jones, Prif Adeilad / Viriamu Jones Gallery, Main Building) 17:30: Darlith Goffa Henry Loyn / Henry Loyn Memorial Lecture (Darlithfa Wallace, Prif Adeilad / Wallace Lecture Theatre, Main Building) Yr Athro / Professor John Hines: ''Pentref diffaith' neu 'Dasgwedd': golygion ar y safle hanesyddol ac archeolegol yn Cosmeston, Bro Morgannwg’ / ‘'Deserted Village' or 'Taskscape': perceptions of the historical and archaeological site at Cosmeston, Vale of Glamorgan’ Saturday 25 April / Dydd Sadwrn 25 Ebrill All sessions will be held in the Glamorgan Building (Committee Room 1). Cynhelir pob sesiwn yn Adeilad Morgannwg (Ystafell Bwyllgor 1). 9.30-10:00 Welcome and Coffee / Croeso a Choffi 10:00-12:00 Session 1 / Sesiwn 1 Thomas Clancy, ‘What's the Commotion? Sound, Structure and Sense in Ystoria Gereint uab Erbin’ Natalia Petrovskaia, ‘“Revisiting the “Cauldron Story”: Some Implications of Fractal Structures in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi’ Kit Treadwell, ‘A widowed countess owns the castle’: Positions of Widows in Medieval Welsh Literature’ Jessica Shales, ‘The Arthur of the Welsh?’ 12:00-13:00 Lunch / Cinio 13:00-14.30 Session 2 / Sesiwn 2 Russell O Riagain, ‘The Welsh kingdoms and the Scandianvian diaspora, c.AD790–1110’ Buffy Revell, ‘Economy, Diet and Status: New perspectives on human:animal relations in medieval Wales’ Gwen Jones-Edwards, ‘Yr Hen Ogledd: Cyfarfyddiad y Gymraeg a’r Aeleg ar lannau’r Clud, ac olion y cyfarfyddiad hwnnw yn y ganrif rhwng 1150 -1250' (*‘The Old North: The meeting of Welsh and Gaelic on the banks of the Clyde and its traces in the century 1150-1250')
An image of the bright green cover of Medium Aevum which details the names of its editors: David Rundle, Corinne Saunders, Sylvia Huot, and Stephen Mossman.
Cardiff University and the Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature are pleased to announce a multi-disciplinary conference on medieval Wales, to be held at Cardiff University on the 25th and 26th of April 2026. The conference will provide a space for discussion and collaboration between scholars of all disciplinary backgrounds interested in medieval Wales. The conference programme will include the Medium Ævum annual lecture, which will be delivered by Professor Helen Fulton (University of Bristol). The Henry Loyn Memorial Lecture will be held on the evening of the 24th of April, and will be delivered by Professor John Hines (Cardiff University). We invite proposals for 20-minute presentations representing any specialization that sheds light on medieval Wales. We shall particularly welcome papers that discuss encounters between different languages and traditions and their consequences. Proposals are welcome from speakers at all career stages and papers can be delivered in English or Welsh. Proposals should include a title and an abstract (100–200 words) and should be submitted to Dr David Callander (callanderd@cardiff.ac.uk) by 30 November.
An advert for the SSMLL annual day conference 2025, 'Global Glossing: Transnational Commentary in the Later Middle Ages'. This advert highlights Session II: 11:45am-12:45pm, which features ‘Nescio corrigere: Scribes' Comments in Late Medieval Bohemia’ by Lucie Doležalová (Charles University, Prague) and ‘Convincing via Commentary: The Glosses to the Pseudo-Ovidian De Vetula’ by Rebecca Menmuir (Lincoln College, Oxford).
An advert for the SSMLL annual day conference 2025, 'Global Glossing: Transnational Commentary in the Later Middle Ages'. This advert highlights Session 1: 10:15-11:15am, 'Theories of Voice in Medieval Commentary' by Andrew Kraebel (Trinity University, Texas) and 'Dante the exegete' by Paola Nasti (Northwestern, Illinois).
An advertisement for the upcoming Global Glossing: Transnational Commentary in the Later Middle Ages, highlighting the 9:45-10:15am session 'Virtual Walkthrough of Medieval St Andrews' by Bess Rhodes. Registration deadline: June 30th.
A poster for the Nigel F. Travel Fund Appeal. The text states: The Nigel F. Palmer Travel Fund was established by the Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature in 2025, and honours the contribution made to the Society by Nigel F. Palmer, executive editor of Medium Ævum 1990-2022. The Travel Fund will support graduate students whose research in medieval languages and literature necessitates travel. The Fund will support: - Travel to visit libraries and archives to consult manuscripts or other archival material - Travel to visit archaeological sites and/or monuments of direct relevance to the student’s research The Society welcomes donations of any size. To donate to the Nigel F. Palmer Travel Fund please scan the QR code in the post, or visit mediumaevum.org.uk/donate/palmerfund
A poster for the SSMLL Global Glossing: Transnational Commentary in the Later Middle Ages conference, taking place at the University of St Andrews on Saturday 19th of July 2025. Delegates can attend online and in person.