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Judith Jesch
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Emeritus Professor of Viking Studies @uoncsva.bsky.social. Visiting Professor @insuhi.bsky.social, FBA. The Saga of the Earls of Orkney: https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-saga-of-the-earls-of-orkney/ https://uonenglish.substack.com/s/ragnas-islands .. more

Judith Jesch is a British scholar of Old Norse language and literature, runology, and the Viking Age. She was Professor of Viking Age Studies at the University of Nottingham until 2025. Jesch is chair of the international Runic Advisory Group and president of the English Place-Name Society. .. more

History 45%
Communication & Media Studies 18%

'music-related research will continue within its School of Computer science' 🤔
'The University of Nottingham has confirmed that it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students.'

A blight on East Midlands and UK higher education.
Nottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affected
Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans
www.timeshighereducation.com
'The University of Nottingham has confirmed that it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students.'

A blight on East Midlands and UK higher education.
Nottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affected
Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Hurra!

I barndommen var jeg mer interessert i Nancy Drew og barnedetektiver med jenter (Happy Hollisters [Lykkebarna], Bobbsey Twins). Men jeg leste litt Hardy Boys og voksen meg lurer nå på om The Viking Symbol Mystery (1963 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vik...) noen gang ble oversatt til norsk - vet du?
The Viking Symbol Mystery - Wikipedia
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41% staffing cuts in the Faculty of Arts at UoN. We're entering a wilderness of creativity and critical thinking.

That sounds exciting - congratulations!
It’s Korvapuustipäivä in Finland and Kanelsbullens Dag in Sweden, which is to say Cinnamon Bun Day! I happen to have a recipe for Swedish Cinnamon Buns, so of course it has to be #RecipeOfTheDay www.nigella.com/recipes/swed...
Swedish Cinnamon Buns
Swedish Cinnamon Buns are not radically different from other cinnamon buns (and do see my Norwegian Cinnamon Buns), but they do diverge in one fundamental way: rather than having the fluffiness of, sa...
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76 years ago today, Snoopy made his first appearance in ‘Peanuts.’
Super stoked to have @smsindbaek.bsky.social back on the podcast. This time we talked about the series of cool books he's written about the #vikingage ring fortresses in Denmark. Check it out!

vikingology.substack.com/p/denmarks-v...
Denmark’s Viking Age Ring Fortresses
Listen now | Our chat with archaeologist Søren Sindbæk about these enigmatic monuments
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