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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ medieval cultural history, esp. Norse. wake up. brush teeth. sagas. rinse. repeat. not necessarily in that order.

ืื’ืจื˜ืœ ืขื ืคืจื—ื™ื ืฉืคื’ ืชื•ืงืคื
https://youtu.be/-LkzdB_c0ww
ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื•ื”ื’ื–ืจ / ืœื•ื™ืŸ ืงื™ืคื ื™ืก
a mรธรธse once bit my sisterโ€ฆ no realli! she was carving her initials on the mรธรธse with the sharpened end of a tรธรธthbrush
ื ืชื ื™ื”ื•: ื›ึพ150 ืงื˜ื™ื ื™ื ืื—ืจืื™ื ืœืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื‘ื’ื“ื”; ื‘ื“ืฆืžื‘ืจ ื˜ืขืŸ ืฉืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ึพ70 - ืžื“ื™ื ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ื ื™ - ื”ืืจืฅ https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2026-07-07/ty-article/.premium/0000019f-3d89-d6c0-a9df-fd9fc5750000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native
ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื”ืคืš
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/politics/trump-vandalism-claims-reflecting-pool.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
screengrab of two numpties who beat me to quoting monty pythonโ€™s philosophy football skit
ืคืœื— ื”ื•ืœืš ื•ื’ื“ืœ ื‘ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืžืกืจื‘ ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืชื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืœื”ื’ื‘ื™ืœ ืืช ืžืื•ื•ื™ื™ื• - ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” - ื”ืืจืฅ https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/television/tv-review/2026-06-22/ty-article/.highlight/0000019e-ebb6-d0cc-af9e-ffffe09c0000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native
ื‘ืื•ืฉื•ื•ื™ืฅ, ืžื™ ืฉืจื™ื—ื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• โ€” ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืกื•ืฃ ืฉืœื• (ื”ื›ืชื‘ื” ืขืฆืžื” ื—ื–ืงื”, ื›ืœ ืงืฉืจ ืœืฆื™ื•ืฅ ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ ืขืœ ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื‘ืœื‘ื“)
ื ืขืจื” ื‘ืช ื›-16, ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืช 1948, ืžืกืชื›ืœืช ืฉืžืืœื”
ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืœืขืชื™ืจื” ื ื’ื“ ืžื™ื ื•ื™ ื’ื•ืคืžืŸ: ื”ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืžื•ืคืงื“ืช ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืจื”"ืž, ื•ืจืง ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื• - ืžื“ื™ื ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ื ื™ - ื”ืืจืฅ https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2026-05-08/ty-article/0000019e-069f-d930-adde-b7bf1bcb0000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native
screengrab of e-mail header: Garrison Keillor and Friends 14:00 > Man on the run having fun The Column: 05.01.26
ื‘ื’"ืฅ: ื ืืคืฉืจ ืœืžืžืฉืœื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ืœื’ื‘ืฉ ืžืชื•ื•ื” ืœื•ื•ืขื“ืช ื—ืงื™ืจื” ืœืื™ืจื•ืขื™ 7 ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ - ืžื“ื™ื ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ื ื™ - ื”ืืจืฅ https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2026-04-27/ty-article/.premium/0000019d-cf42-d3b0-af9d-efd39a7c0000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native
ืžืžืฉืœ ื˜ืจืืžืค ืžืชื›ื ืŸ ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืœื“ืจื›ื™ ื”ื”ื•ืฆืื” ืœื”ื•ืจื’ ื›ื™ืชืช ื™ื•ืจื™ื, ื›ื™ืกื ื—ืฉืžืœื™ ื•ื—ื ืง - ืืžืจื™ืงื” - ื”ืืจืฅ https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/world/america/2026-04-25/ty-article/.premium/0000019d-c587-dbb2-a19d-d7d7ee4a0000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native
The attempted restoration by Cecilia Gimรฉnez of the fresco Ecce Homo by Elรญas Garcรญa Martรญnez.
ืจื‘ืงื” ืžื™ื›ืืœื™ ื•ื™ื•ืกื™ ื‘ื ืื™
ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื“ื™ืคืœื•ืžื˜ื™ื”. ื›ืืฉืจ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืžืฉื˜ืจ ืื™ื ื• ืืคืฉืจื™, ืจื‘ื™ื ืคื•ื ื™ื ืœื“ื™ืคืœื•ืžื˜ื™ื”: ืžืืžืฅ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื”ืกื›ื ื›ื•ืœืœ ืฉื™ื’ื‘ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ื’ืจืขื™ืŸ ื•ื™ืฉืœื‘ ืืช ืื™ืจืืŸ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช. ื’ื ื›ืืŸ ื™ืฉ ื ื˜ื™ื™ื” ืœืื•ืคื˜ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื™ืชืจ. ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืื™ื ื” ืจืง ื—ื•ืกืจ ืืžื•ืŸ ื”ื“ื“ื™, ืืœื ื’ื ืžื‘ื ื™ืช. ื”ื›ื•ื— ื‘ืื™ืจืืŸ ืžืคื•ื–ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื•ืกื“ื•ืช, ืืš ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ื—ื•ืฅ ื ืฉืœื˜ื™ื ื‘ืžื™ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืฉืžืœื›ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืžืชื ื’ื“ื™ื ืœืคืฉืจื•ืช ืขืžื•ืงื•ืช, ื•ื‘ืจืืฉื ืžืฉืžืจื•ืช ื”ืžื”ืคื›ื”. ื”ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื•ื›ืจืช: ืกื‘ื‘ื™ ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ, ื”ืกื›ืžื™ื ื—ืœืงื™ื™ื, ื•ืื– ืงืจื™ืกื” ืฉืœื”ื ื•ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืขื™ืžื•ืช. ื’ื ื›ืืฉืจ ืžื•ืฉื’ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื ื•ืช, ืงืฉื” ืœื™ื™ืฉื ืื•ืชืŸ ืœืื•ืจืš ื–ืžืŸ. ื”ื“ื™ืคืœื•ืžื˜ื™ื” ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ืช, ืืš ื”ื™ื ืื™ื ื” ืžืกืคืงืช ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื›ื•ืœืœ.
ื“ืขื•ืช ื“ืจื•ืฉื” ื’ื™ืฉื” ืื—ืจืช ืžื•ืœ ืื™ืจืืŸ: ืœื ื”ื›ืจืขื”, ืืœื ืฉื—ื™ืงื” ืžืฆื˜ื‘ืจืช ืžื ื—ื ืžืจื—ื‘ื™. ืขืžื™ืช ืžื—ืงืจ ื‘ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ืžื›ื•ืŸ ื˜ืจื•ืžืŸ ื•ืžืจืฆื” ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืืงื“ืžื™ ืฉืœื
we heard about your divorce
ืžื—ื•ืœ ืงื•ื–ืงื™ ืกื•ืขืจ
IT IS WORSE THAN ITโ€™S EVER BEEN IT IS WORSE THAN ITโ€™S EVER BEENโ€ฆSO FAR
Allister Heath The tragic irony of Haraldr harรฐrรกรฐi is that it destroys the very people it claims to help ALLISTER HEATH The Telegraph
one way signs point in opposite directions broadway & w 40th
some old phd notes on teresa de lauretisโ€™s works
romani ite domum
Vikings: Enquรชte sur les femmes des terres gelรฉes, par Thomas Cirotteau, Lucie Malbos, et ร‰ric Pincas. 2026. pp. 168-169.
two adjacent postings, one (by rachel schine) about a charismatic medievalist w a talent for hatefulness and another (by ellen muehlberger) about a charismatic (?!) billionaire w a talent for pedophilia
ืื™ืœื”ืŸ ืขื•ืžืจ ืžืกืชืขืจืช ืื™ื ืกื˜ื™ื ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ืขืœ ืชื•ืงืฃ ืฉื”ืชื™ื– ืขืœื™ื” ื—ื•ืžืจ ื‘ืœืžืดื–
https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/ever-seen-a-pet-cow-pick-up-a-broom-and-scratch-herself-with-it-you-have-now Veronika is able to manipulate the tool depending on what area she wants to scratch, the scientists discovered.
Auรฐumbla
ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืœื™ ืœื‘
lโ€™eclatante โ€” lamps ร  pรฉtrole sans mรจche (manuel robbe 1898)
egill skallagrรญmsson
john gast, american progress (1872)
ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื‘ืดื”ืืจืฅืด: 96% ืžืชื™ืงื™ ื”ื”ืกืชื” ืฉื ืคืชื—ื• ื‘ื›ื”ื•ื ืช ื‘ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจ โ€” ื ื’ื“ ืขืจื‘ื™ื
screengrab from the bad place of a tweet excoriating zeev engelmeierโ€™s daily cartoon celebrating mamdaniโ€™s victory
ืฉืชื™ ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ื‘ืดื”ืืจืฅืด (6 ื‘ื ื•ื‘ืžื‘ืจ 2025): 1) ื”ืื–ืจื— ืฉืงืจื ืœื‘ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืดื›ื”ื ื™ืกื˜ืด ื•ื ืขืฆืจ: ื”ืคืฉื™ื˜ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ, ื ืื–ืงืชื™ ืœืฉืขื•ืช 2) ืจื•ื ื‘ืจืกืœื‘ืกืงื™ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื‘ื™: ืดืชืงืคื• ืื•ืชื™ ืžื™ื ื™ืช, ื”ืชืคืœืœืชื™ ืœืืœื•ื ื™ื - ืชืฆื™ืœ ืื•ืชื™ืด
ืœื
ithaca sunset
article proofs! yay
ืื‘ื. ื™ื ื•ืืจ 2012
ืกื™ื›ืช ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ื“ื’ืœื™ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืŸ ื•ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉืœื•ื‘ื™ื. (ืื•ื™ ื•ืื‘ื•ื™ ื”ืชื’ืœื—ืชื™ ืžืžืฉ ืจืข ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ. ืกืœื™ื—ื”)
ืฆื™ืœื•ื sepia ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื” ื›ื‘ืช ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื” ื›ืœื™ ืžืžืชื›ืช ื•ืžื—ื™ื™ื›ืช
hopewell rocks, bay of fundy, new brunswick
email from academia.edu: โ€œAn AI created a podcast of your paperโ€ฆโ€
nonsensical google translate summary of a danish translation of floamanna saga.
ืžื™ืกื” ื‘ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžืชื™ื (ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžืช ืœืขื‘ืจื™ืช)
The Bare-Sarked Warrior: A Brief Cultural History of Battlefield Exposure (ACMRS, 2015)
ืขืžื™ืจื” ื”ืก ื‘ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง : ืื’ื‘ ื™ืื™ืจ ื’ื•ืœืŸ ื•ืžื—ื ื” ื”ืดืžื” ื ื–ื›ืจืชืืด. ืœืคื™ ืื•ืชื• ื”ื’ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืดืžื” ื ื–ื›ืจืชืด ืœื›ืœ ืื™ืฉ ืžื™ืœื•ืื™ื ืฉืžืกืจื‘ ื”ื™ื•ื ืœื”ืชื™ื™ืฆื‘, ืื‘ืœ ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืกื“ื™ืจื ื™ืง ื•ื”ืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืกื‘ื‘ื™ ื›ื™ื‘ื•ืฉื™ื ื•ืชืงื™ืคื•ืช โ€ฆ
billboard showing a seated woman surrounded by myriad cats. banner says โ€œitโ€™s important to know when to stop.โ€ sidebar completes the thought: โ€œespecially when betting on sports. WinThemBack.org.โ€ kalamazoo mi
poster for a talk by nahir otaรฑo gracia, โ€œchivalric whiteness in the global north atlantic: the many faces of yvain.โ€ first annual Quodlibet lecture
yellow ribbon saying: bring them home now!
poster for the film Silent Running (1972)
book cover: raphael falk / zionism and the biology of jews (springer verlag, 2017)
cover of Violence & Risk in Medieval Iceland: This Spattered Island (oup 2021)