Early #medieval -ist, focusing on the #history of #law and #lawbooks from the 6th-13th centuries.
Postdoc historian on the #PresentDead project
#ludonarratologist studying medieval-set TTRPGs & creating one based on the #Lombard laws: #LangobardRPG
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Thom Gobbitt π²β¨πΏβ οΈβοΈπ
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On thursday my #TTRPG group made squires for #pendragon. Most importantly, their riding horsies (rouncies):
π Eliza has a brave dun
π Laura, a clumsy grey
π Michelle, a steady bay, and
π Viktoria a chestnut with a proclivity for biting
The rest of the character sheet doesn't seem so important π
This is a post about a roleplaying game β a solo journaling game β but Iβm addressing my fellow book historians & bookish sickos.
I hope this post by Asa (including photos players shared of their personally-bound copies) convinces SOMEONE to adopt SPINE in their class engaging textual materiality.
Forgot to say on this, we've extended the deadline to the 31 May!
Stealing lower leg armour from a warrior's tomb - yep, I'm a greave-robber
#TTRPG or #PresentDead
Extended deadline is tomorrow (Friday 12 June) I've had a small but promising collection of proposals come through - but would welcome any more #medievalsky
Realised that I really should have tied it to this...
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Hello #MedievalSky and #Antiquity from the #PresentDead!
Here's my #cfp for a hybrid conference on "interacting with the Dead in Antiquity & the Middle Ages", to be held in Graz, Austria on 2-4 Sept., 2026
presentdead.uni-graz.at/en/news/blog...
Please do circulate it to interested parties :)
NEW POST: βLegal cultures in Arab-Norman Sicily and Italyβ
(29 β30 October 2026). Read the full post and call for papers on H-Net:
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
My unconference for tabletop game-makers is happening soon!
If you make tabletop games, come along to meet folks, swap ideas, and solve problems together.
Sat 20th June
Near St Pancras, London
Tickets are Β£1+
ti.to/tabletop-unc...
The vibe is 'post-it notes & packed lunches in a village hall'.
Thom Gobbitt π²β¨πΏβ οΈβοΈπ
Thom Gobbitt π²β¨πΏβ οΈβοΈπ
Thom Gobbitt π²β¨πΏβ οΈβοΈπ
A reminder that I do freelance work. #MedievalSky #EarlyModern
joanneedge.co.uk/freelance-wo...
Hello #MedievalSky and #Antiquity from the #PresentDead!
Here's my #cfp for a hybrid conference on "interacting with the Dead in Antiquity & the Middle Ages", to be held in Graz, Austria on 2-4 Sept., 2026
presentdead.uni-graz.at/en/news/blog...
Please do circulate it to interested parties :)
An unconference-style gathering for tabletop game-makers to meet and chat with each other about projects, problems, and ideas. See further down the page for more information!
Transcription, scholarly editing, archival visits Joanne is available for freelance work: transcriptions and editions of late medieval and early modern Latin, English and Anglo-Norman manuscript teβ¦
